Since the late 1900’s, the Immigration Policy in Canada has changed for the better from what it was before World War II. More ethnic backgrounds have been included to immigrate the country and this defined Canada as being the greatest multicultural country worldwide. Now comes the question of these non-citizens who are living in this country. There have been many questions whether non-citizens should be given the right to vote. Only people who acquire a citizenship have the privilege to vote. If an individual wishes to become a citizen, they must be a permanent resident that has been living in the country for more than 3 years to start applying to become a permanent citizen. Although it seems easy enough, these immigrants have to prove their allegiance by taking an oath, demonstrating common knowledge of the country, and at least are able to speak one of the two main languages spoken in Canada. Not only that, the hardest part of applying for citizenship is the long processing period that comes after taking the citizenship test. Many non-citizens have to wait for more than 4 years in able for them to finally take their oath taking. But, what can these non-citizens do meanwhile their citizenship papers process? Even with the certain non-citizens, who do not wish to become a citizenship? Non-citizens are restricted to do many things, like voting. Despite the years of questioning about immigrant residents being able to vote, many have argued that non-citizen residents should have voting rights in Canada. Their contribution to the country through their taxes and living expenses are one of the biggest reasons. Ethically speaking, being able to vote should not be bound by having to get a citizenship, if those immigrants have been living in Canada for more than 3 years. They contribute to the country the same way as any citizen would, but without the status of being a Canadian citizen. Going back in Canada’s history, it did have the racist ideologies of only accepting the “white” races (such as the British, Scandinavian, and Germans) (Elspeth Cameron, XVI). But, that all changed for the better. Only in the recent 35 years did Canada stated itself as a multi-nation (Elspeth Cameron, XVI). As Canada’s immigration policies progressed into accepting more ethnicities, Canada quickly became the biggest multicultural country (next to the United States). With that being said, the importance of non-citizens being able to voice their opinion in how the country or the city they liv