User:Mindmatrix/Skunkworks/Register of Future Electors

The Register of Future Electors is a database maintained by Elections Canada containing personal details of Canadian citizens between the ages of 14 and 17. Registration in the database is optional.

The database was established on 1 April 2019 as a result of the Elections Modernization Act of December 2018. The primary source of data for the Register of Future Electors is the Canada Revenue Agency, which obtains it from tax return filings in which the individual has consented to have their name added to the Register of Future Electors. Per the Canada Elections Act, consent of a parent or guardian is not required. Since 2020, Elections Canada has entered into data-sharing agreements with various provincial and territorial electoral agencies and other data suppliers to acquire information about youths in the target age group.

The data included in the database includes the individual's name, birth date, address, sex, and a unique identifier. The data may not be shared with political parties, election candidates, or Members of Parliament. When the individual reaches the age of majority (and more specifically the voting age), that data is transferred to the National Register of Electors.

Legacy
In 2021, the Privy Council Office stated that the most significant barrier to first-time voters was the process of registering to vote, and that the Register of Future Electors removes that barrier.

, the database contains 17.0% of all 17-year-old individuals in Canada, below the Elections Canada target threshold of 25% for April 2023. It held data for 125,560 individuals in the target age group, representing 7.9% of eligible future electors. To increase enrollment, Elections Canada plans to establish an internet-based registration system to "increase youth coverage in the Register over time".