By Alessia Passafiume More than 40 per cent of registered electors living in Indigenous communities voted in the federal election last year, a new Elections Canada report shows. The highest level of voter participation in Indigenous communities was recorded in the Yukon at 61.9 per cent, while the lowest level was recorded in Quebec at 21.1 per cent. Across Canada, nearly 70 per cent of registered electors cast ballots in the 2025 election. Indigenous people in Canada tend to be less likely than others to vote in federal elections \u2014 a legacy of decades of mistrust and tensions between their communities and Ottawa. Before 1960, First Nations people generally had to forfeit their Indian status in order to vote in an election. Memories of those days linger, making some Indigenous… <\/p>\n
By Alessia Passafiume More than 40 per cent of registered electors living in Indigenous communities voted in the federal election last year, a new Elections Canada report shows. The highest level of voter participation in Indigenous communities was recorded in the Yukon at 61.9 per cent, while the lowest level was recorded in Quebec at 21.1 per cent. Across Canada, nearly 70 per cent of registered electors cast ballots in the 2025 election. Indigenous people in Canada tend to be less likely than others to vote in federal elections \u2014 a legacy of decades of mistrust and tensions between their communities and Ottawa. Before 1960, First Nations people generally had to forfeit their Indian status in order to vote in an election. Memories of those days linger, making some Indigenous... <\/p>\n