Canada Votes Timeline By carlylutzmann Jan 1, 1874 First Secret Ballot in Canada Jan 1, 1918 Women Over 21 Allowed to Vote Jan 1, 1948 Asian-Canadians Allowed to Vote Jan 1, 1950 Inuit Given the Right to Vote Jan 1, 1955 Doukhobors, Hutterites and Mennonites Allowed to Vote Jan 1, 1960 First Nations Living on Reserves Given the Right to Vote Jan 1, 1970 Voting Age Lowered from 21 to 18 Jan 1, 1993 Federal Judges & People w/ Mental Disabilities Vote Jan 1, 2002 People Serving Federal Jail Time Given the Vote