2000, c. 9 Canada Elections Act 1 The definition  future elector  in subsection 2(1) of the  Canada Elections Act  is replaced by the following: future elector  means a Canadian citizen who is 14 years of age or older but under  16  years of age. ( futur électeur ) 2 Section 3 of the Act is replaced by the following: Persons qualified as electors 3 Every person who is a Canadian citizen and is  16  years of age or older on polling day is qualified as an elector. 3 Subsection 22(5) of the Act is repealed. 4 (1) Subparagraph 281.3(a)(ii) of the Act is replaced by the following: (ii) is not  16  years of age or older — or will not be  16  years of age or older — on polling day; or (2) Subparagraph 281.3(b)(ii) of the Act is replaced by the following: (ii) is not  16  years of age or older — or will not be  16  years of age or older — on polling day. 5 Paragraph 549.1(1)(b) of the Act is replaced by the following: (b) the elector is  16  years of age or older or will be  16  years of age or older on polling day;