It took a series of legislative actions throughout history to expand the right to vote too
women, people of color, immigrants, Native Americans, and those without property or money.
Starting in Ontario in 1884 and Manitoba in 1900, the Married Women's Property Act gave married women in these provinces the same legal rights as men, which allowed women to be able to enter into legal agreements and buy property. The rest of the provinces and territories followed slowly, with Quebec eventually signing the Married Women’s Property Act in 1964; the Civil Code of Québec was amended to give married women full legal and property rights.
