House committee recommends international electors provide proof of last Canadian residence to vote 

Currently, Canadians voting outside of the country are not required to provide proof of their former address—only proof of citizenship—yet their former residence still dictates in which riding they can vote.
More than 1.2 million Canadians cast their votes through special ballots in the 2025 election, almost double the amount in 2019.

A new Procedure and House Affairs Committee report is recommending the government take steps to strengthen the integrity of special ballot voting as more Canadians are voting by this method in federal elections. 

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