Canada is a country that has opened its doors to immigrants through programs that help them obtain permanent residency so they can study and work, ultimately , settle in this country to start a new life. Due to the ever-increasing number of immigrants, it makes sense that controversial issues arise and bring important topics regarding these groups to the table. One of these topics concerns the right of permanent residents to vote in municipal elections. Although there are opinions against it, permanent residents, who are not Canadian citizens, should be allowed to vote in municipal elections. Permanent residents make up a significant group of the population in Canada, so much so that according to the Citizenship Immigration Canada (CIC) website, “Over the past five years, Canada has admitted on average more than 250,000 new permanent residents each year. year. This represents approximately 0.8 percent of Canada's population” (cic.gc.ca). It seems that the government will continue to implement its immigration policy and therefore promote the arrival of a greater number of immigrants in the different provinces of the country, which would obviously result in a substantial increase in these groups . In this sense, on November 1, 2013, Citizenship Immigration Canada announced that “in 2014, Canada will welcome between 240,000 and 265,000 new permanent residents who will contribute to the Canadian economy” (cic.gc.ca). This suggests that they will be increasingly present in Canadian society and the economy and therefore what they think should be taken into account by the authorities. Although councilor opinion on whether permanent residents, who are not Canadian citizens, should be allowed to vote in municipal elections is divided, many groups middle of paper ......h are proposing to non-citizens to vote are those where citizenship has been more difficult to obtain, but obtaining Canadian citizenship is becoming increasingly difficult” (“Toronto Council debates voting privileges for permanent residents”). Works Cited “Briefing Document – ​​Planning for Immigration Levels 2014: Public and Stakeholder Consultations”. Government of Canada, Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Np, and Web. April 7, 2014. “Notice – Additional Information to the 2014 Immigration Levels Plan.” Government of Canada, Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Np, November 1, 2013. Web. April 7, 2014.Black, Debra. “Votes for non-citizens are subject to debate. » Toronto Star, May 20, 2013. ProQuest.Web. April 7, 2014. “Toronto Council debates voting privileges for permanent residents. » Scarborough Mirror [Toronto, Ontario] February 1, 2013: 1. Quarterly Index to Canadian Periodicals. Internet. April 7.2014.