- December 28, 2006
GENERAL INFORMATION:
New Rules for Federal Political Donations
- December 28, 2006
ELECTION FINANCING:
There are limits to what you can give
- December 20, 2006
ABORIGINAL VOTERS:
Memorandum of Understanding Between the Assembly of First Nations and Elections Canada
- December 20, 2006
Canadian Mission for Accompanying Haitian Elections (CMAHE)
PRESS RELEASE:
Chief Electoral Officer Recognizes the Work of Haiti Election Observers
December 19, 2006
ELECTORAL LAW, POLICY AND RESEARCH:
Federal Accountability Act – Changes to the Canada Elections Act
- December 14, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Chief Electoral Officer Announces Changes in Method of Appointing Returning Officers
- December 14, 2006
CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER OF CANADA:
Returning Officers – Employment
- December 14, 2006
Canadian Mission for Accompanying Haitian Elections (CMAHE)
PRESS RELEASE:
Canadian Mission for Accompanying Haitian Elections Publishes Preliminary Statement
- December 6, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Expanding the Partnership Between the Assembly of First Nations
and Elections Canada
- December 5, 2006
MEDIA ADVISORY:
Expanding the Partnership Between the Assembly of First Nations and Elections Canada
- December 5, 2006
Canadian Mission for Accompanying Haitian Elections (CMAHE)
PRESS RELEASE:
Canadian Observer Injured by Stray Bullet
- November 27, 2006
ELECTION FINANCING:
Contestant's Weekly Leadership Campaign Return (PDF format): Liberal Party of Canada (April 7 to December 3, 2006)
- November 27, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Election Night: Preliminary Results
- November 26, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Election Day: You Can Still Register to Vote
- November 25, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Live: Election Night Results on Elections Canada's Web Site
- November 24, 2006
ELECTION FINANCING:
Contestant's Weekly Leadership Campaign Return (PDF format): Liberal Party of Canada (April 7 to December 3, 2006)
- November 23, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Important Reminders for Electors on Election Day, Monday, November 27, 2006
- November 21, 2006
2006 BY-ELECTIONS:
Final Candidate Election Expenses Limit – London North Centre
- November 21, 2006
2006 BY-ELECTIONS:
Final Candidate Election Expenses Limit – Repentigny
- November 21, 2006
2006 BY-ELECTIONS:
Final Election Expenses Limit for Registered Political Parties
- November 20, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Important Reminders for Media on Election Day,
Monday, November 27, 2006
- November 17, 2006
ELECTION FINANCING:
Contestant's Weekly Leadership Campaign Return (PDF format): Liberal Party of Canada (April 7 to December 3, 2006)
- November 16, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Deadline Approaching for Revision of Lists of Electors for November 27, 2006, Federal By-elections
- November 16, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Upcoming Deadline for Voting by Mail or at the Office of the Returning Officer in November 27, 2006, Federal By-elections
- November 15, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Advance Voting Begins on Friday, November 17, 2006,
for Federal By-elections
- November 14, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
First Weekly Campaign Return for 2006 Liberal Leadership Contest Now On-line
- November 11, 2006
ELECTION FINANCING:
Contestant's Weekly Leadership Campaign Return (PDF format): Liberal Party of Canada (April 7 to December 3, 2006)
- November 9 , 2006
2006 BY-ELECTIONS:
Registered political party election expenses limit
- November 8, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Elections Canada Releases List of Confirmed Candidates
for November 27, 2006, Federal By-elections
- November 8, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Reminder Card Distribution Begins
- November 2, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Last Day for Potential Candidates to File Nomination Papers for By-elections in Repentigny and London North Centre
- November 1, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Registered Political Parties' Third Quarter
Financial Returns for 2006 Now On-line
- November 1, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
By-election Information in Mail to Electors for Repentigny and London North Centre By-elections
- October 30, 2006
2006 BY-ELECTIONS:
Limit on Election Expenses for Candidates – London North Centre
- October 30, 2006
2006 BY-ELECTIONS:
Limit on Election Expenses for Candidates – Repentigny
- October 27, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Elections Canada Releases Spending Limits for Candidates
- October 25, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Revision of Lists of Electors for Federal By-elections Begins
- October 25, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Commissioner of Canada Elections Finds No Wrongdoing in Federal Vote Held in Riding of Desnethé–Missinippi–Churchill River, Saskatchewan
- October 23, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Offices of Returning Officers for By-elections in Repentigny and London North Centre Open to Public
- October 22, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Elections Canada Issues Writs of By-election in Repentigny and London North Centre
- October 12, 2006
STATEMENTS AND SPEECHES:
Presentation of the Chief Electoral Officer to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs on Bill C-16 (Parliamentary Web site)
- October 6, 2006
STATEMENTS AND SPEECHES:
Jean-Pierre Kingsley awarded the Mexican Order of the Aguila Azteca
- October 6, 2006
AWARDS:
2006 – Mexican Order of the Aguila Azteca
- October 4, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Announces Third Quarter Allowances to Be Paid to Registered Political Parties
- October 2, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Receives Notice of Vacancy in House of Commons for London North Centre
- September 28, 2006
STATEMENTS AND SPEECHES:
Presentation of the Chief Electoral Officer to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on Bill C-2 (Parliamentary Web site)
- September 28, 2006
STATEMENTS AND SPEECHES:
Speech of the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada to the Annual Conference of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada, Charlottetown, P.E.I. (August 28, 2006)
- September 18, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Chief Electoral Officer Appoints New Commissioner of Canada Elections
- September 15, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Commissioner of Canada Elections Retires
- September 6, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Receives Notice of Vacancy in House of Commons for Repentigny
- August 28, 2006
ELECTION FINANCING:
Contestant's Weekly Leadership Campaign Return (PDF format): Green Party of Canada (April 21 to August 26, 2006)
- August 25, 2006
ELECTORAL LAW, POLICY AND RESEARCH:
Sentencing Digest – 2006 General Election
- August 25, 2006
ELECTORAL LAW, POLICY AND RESEARCH:
Summary of compliance agreements under the Canada Elections Act
- August 24, 2006
ELECTION FINANCING:
Contestant's Weekly Leadership Campaign Return (PDF format): Green Party of Canada (April 21 to August 26, 2006)
- August 21, 2006
ELECTION FINANCING:
Contestant's Weekly Leadership Campaign Return (PDF format): Green Party of Canada (April 21 to August 26, 2006)
- August 18, 2006
ELECTION FINANCING:
Contestant's Weekly Leadership Campaign Return (PDF format): Green Party of Canada (April 21 to August 26, 2006)
- August 17, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Additional Information Added to Elections Canada's Financial Database
- August 17, 2006
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – ELECTION FINANCING:
Do the provisions of the Canada Elections Act continue to apply to a leadership contestant who has withdrawn from a leadership contest?
- August 17, 2006
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – ELECTION FINANCING:
What are the principles governing the acceptance of speaking invitations by the leader of a registered party when the entities inviting the leader assume the expenses related to the event?
- August 11, 2006
ELECTION FINANCING:
Contestant's Weekly Leadership Campaign Return (PDF format): Green Party of Canada (April 21 to August 26, 2006)
- August 9, 2006
ELECTION FINANCING:
Contestant's Weekly Leadership Campaign Return (PDF format): Green Party of Canada (April 21 to August 26, 2006)
- August 4, 2006
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – ELECTION FINANCING:
A multi-purpose trip is one in which a leadership contestant may travel to a location for a purpose unrelated to the leadership campaign. If a leadership contestant is combining a campaign event and a non-campaign event on the same trip, how is this to be accounted for in order for the leadership contestant to comply fully with the Canada Elections Act?
- August 4, 2006
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – ELECTION FINANCING:
What determines whether or not an event constitutes a leadership campaign event?
- August 2, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Registered Political Parties' Second Quarter Financial Returns for 2006 Now On-line
- July 31, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Registered Political Parties File Election Expenses Returns and Receive Reimbursements
- July 28, 2006
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – ELECTION FINANCING:
Are contributions made for
testing the waters – deciding whether there is enough support
to run as a leadership contestant – governed by the Canada
Elections Act?
- July 28, 2006
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – ELECTION FINANCING:
When is labour provided
free of charge not "volunteer labour" but a non-monetary
contribution?
- July 24, 2006
POLITICAL PARTIES, CANDIDATES AND OTHERS:
New Version of EFR – Electronic Financial Return v.2.8 (13 MB application)
- July 14, 2006
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – ELECTION FINANCING:
Can a corporation, trade union or unincorporated association sponsor an event held by a registered party, including a convention, or otherwise buy visibility at such an event by holding, or paying for, a reception at the event or providing or paying for signs, flags, pens, notepaper, etc. advertising the entity?
What is a "leadership campaign expense"?
- July 10, 2006
REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS:
Voter Registration Mailings
- July 7, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Announces Second Quarter Allowances to Be Paid to Registered Political Parties
- July 6, 2006
ELECTION FINANCING:
Registered Parties' 2005 Fiscal Returns Now On-line
- July 6, 2006
ELECTION FINANCING:
Statements of Assets and Liabilities and Statements of Revenues and Expenses – 2005 Fiscal Period
- July 1, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Registered Political Parties Submit 2005 Fiscal Returns
- June 30, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Media Advisory
Registered Party Financial Transactions Returns for 2005 Available for Consultation
- June 29, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Chief Electoral Officer Requests Conservative Party of Canada to Open Its Books
- June 27, 2006
ELECTION FINANCING:
Third Party Election Advertising Reports for the 2006 General Election
- June 27, 2006
ELECTION FINANCING:
Leadership Contestant's Financial Reports – Leadership Contest of the Green Party of Canada
- June 14, 2006
ELECTION FINANCING:
Statements of Assets and Liabilities at the Time of Registration – Before the 39th General Election (Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada)
- June 14, 2006
ELECTION FINANCING:
Registered Political Parties' Returns in Respect of Election Expenses – 2006 General Election (Conservative Party of Canada)
- June 5, 2006
ELECTION FINANCING:
Leadership Contestant's Financial Reports – Leadership Contest of the Liberal Party of Canada
- June 2, 2006
ELECTION FINANCING:
Leadership Contestant's Financial Reports – Leadership Contest of the Liberal Party of Canada
- June 2, 2006
ELECTION FINANCING:
Leadership Contestant's Financial Reports – Leadership Contest of the Green Party of Canada
- June 1, 2006
ELECTION FINANCING:
Leadership Contestant's Financial Reports – Leadership Contest of the Liberal Party of Canada
- June 1, 2006
STATEMENTS AND SPEECHES:
Speech to the Symposium on the State, Transparency and Accountability – Political Financing: The Canadian Model Today and Potential Avenues of Reform
- June 1, 2006
STATEMENTS AND SPEECHES:
Presentation of the Chief Electoral Officer before the Legislative Committee on Bill C-2 (Parliamentary Web site)
- June 1, 2006
STATEMENTS AND SPEECHES:
Presentation of the Chief Electoral Officer to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on Bill C-4 (Parliamentary Web site)
- May 31, 2006
POLITICAL PARTIES, CANDIDATES AND OTHERS (LEADERSHIP CONTESTANTS):
Important Reminder: All Persons Who Have Accepted Contributions or Incurred Leadership Contest Expenses Must Register as Leadership Contestants
- May 30, 2006
ELECTION FINANCING:
Leadership Contestant's Financial Reports – Leadership Contest of the Liberal Party of Canada
- May 26, 2006
ELECTION FINANCING:
Leadership Contestant's Financial Reports – Leadership Contest of the Liberal Party of Canada
- May 24, 2006
ELECTION FINANCING:
Leadership Contestant's Financial Reports – Leadership Contest of the Liberal Party of Canada
- May 19, 2006
ELECTION FINANCING:
Leadership Contestant's Financial Reports – Leadership Contest of the Liberal Party of Canada
- May 17, 2006
ELECTION FINANCING:
Leadership Contestant's Financial Reports – Leadership Contest of the Green Party of Canada
- May 12, 2006
ELECTION FINANCING:
Leadership Contestant's Financial Reports – Leadership Contest of the Liberal Party of Canada
- May 12, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Chief Electoral Officer Presents Report on 39th General Election and Official Voting Results to Speaker of House of Commons
- May 12, 2006
ELECTIONS CANADA'S OFFICIAL REPORTS:
Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada on the 39th General Election of January 23, 2006 (PDF format)
- May 12, 2006
ELECTIONS CANADA'S OFFICIAL REPORTS:
Thirty-ninth General Election 2006: Official Voting Results
- May 11, 2006
ELECTION FINANCING:
Leadership Contestant's Financial Reports – Leadership Contest of the Liberal Party of Canada
- May 8, 2006
ABOUT ELECTIONS CANADA:
Electoral Insight magazine March 2006
- May 3, 2006
ELECTION FINANCING:
Leadership Contestant's Financial Reports – Leadership Contest of the Liberal Party of Canada
- May 3, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Media Advisory
Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Hosts Launch of ACE Electoral Knowledge Network
- May 3, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Hosts Launch of the ACE Electoral Knowledge Network
- May 2, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Registered Political Parties' First Quarter Financial Returns for 2006 Now On-line
- May 1, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Discusses the International Mission for Iraqi Elections
- May 1, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Remarks by Howar Ziad, Iraq's Ambassador to Canada at the Department of Foreign Affairs & International Trade, at the briefing on the Activities of the IMIE, hosted by Jean-Pierre Kingsley, Chair of the Steering
Committee of the IMIE and Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Ottawa, April 28, 2006
- May 1, 2006
STATEMENTS AND SPEECHES:
Chief Electoral Officer's Speaking Notes – The Chief Electoral Officer's Meeting with Representatives of the Diplomatic Community
- April 20, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Announces Launch of Leadership Contest of the Green Party of Canada
- April 19, 2006
ELECTION FINANCING:
Contributions and Expenses Database: Financial Reports of Candidates at the By-election of May 24, 2005 – Data as Reviewed by Elections Canada
- April 12, 2006
VOTERS:
Talking Circle on Aboriginal Participation in Federal Elections, Vancouver, B.C.
- April 12, 2006
VOTERS:
Seekers: Take a Stand! Make a Difference! (DVD)
- April 7, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Announces Launch of Leadership Contest of the Liberal Party of Canada (DVD)
- April 7, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Announces First Quarter Allowances to Be Paid to Registered Political Parties (DVD)
- April 5, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Submits Report on Federal By-election in 2005
- April 5, 2006
ELECTIONS CANADA'S OFFICIAL REPORTS:
Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Following the May 24, 2005, By-election Held in Labrador
- April 5, 2006
ELECTION FINANCING:
Reimbursements to candidates for the 2004 general election
- March 13, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
General Election Poll-by-Poll Data Now Available
- March 13, 2006
39TH GENERAL ELECTION:
Poll-by-Poll Results
- February 14, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Reimbursement of Candidates' Election Expenses – First Instalment
- February 10, 2006
PRESSRELEASE:
Elections Canada Announces Results of Judicial Recount in the Electoral District of Desnethé–Missinippi–Churchill River
- February 6, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Judicial Recount to Be Held in the Electoral District of Desnethé–Missinippi–Churchill River
- February 3, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Elections Canada Announces Results of Judicial Recount in the Electoral District of Parry Sound–Muskoka
- February 3, 2006
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – ELECTIONS:
When will final results from the election be available? What is the process?
- February 3, 2006
POLITICAL PARTIES, CANDIDATES AND OTHERS:
Limit for Nomination Campaign Expenses (pdf format) – Update
- February 3, 2006
POLITICAL PARTIES, CANDIDATES AND OTHERS:
Limit on Expenses for Notices of Nomination Meetings (1% limit) (PDF format) – Update
- February 2, 2006
ELECTION FINANCING:
Contributions and Expenses Database: Registered Party Fourth Quarter Financial Returns for 2005
- February 2, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Poll-by-Poll Results
- February 1, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Judicial Recount to Be Held in the Electoral District of Parry Sound–Muskoka
- February 1, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Registered Political Parties Submit Fourth Quarter Financial Returns for 2005
- February 1, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Registered Political Parties Submit Fourth Quarter Financial Returns for 2005
- January 31, 2006
BACKGROUNDER:
Validation of Results, Judicial Recounts and Contested Elections
- January 26, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Chief Electoral Officer Thanks Election Workers
- January 23, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Election Night: Preliminary Results
- January 22, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
455,000 Future Voters Cast Their Ballots in Parallel Election
- January 21, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Fraudulent E-mail Circulating Regarding Election Day
- January 21, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Live: Election Night Results on Elections Canada's Web Site
- January 21, 2006
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – ELECTIONS:
Section 59 of the Canada Elections Act provides for the cancellation of an election due to flood, fire or other disaster. How does section 59 work in the context of a general election?
- January 21, 2006
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – POLITICAL ENTITIES INCLUDING THIRD PARTIES:
Does the prohibition on election advertising on polling day set out in section 323 of the Canada Elections Act apply to campaigns placing phone calls or sending e-mails to electors on polling day seeking their vote?
- January 20, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Election Day: You Can Still Register to Vote
- January 19, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Important Reminders for Electors on Election Day
- January 18, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Filming by Media at Polling Stations and in Offices of Returning Officers
- January 17, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
First Estimate of Turnout at Advance Polls Now Available
- January 17, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Announces Final Limits on Election Expenses for Candidates and Political Parties
- January 17, 2006
39TH GENERAL ELECTION:
Final Candidate Election Expenses Limit (PDF format)
- January 17, 2006
39TH GENERAL ELECTION:
Final Election Expenses Limit for Registered Political Parties
- January 16, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Reminders for Media on Election Day
- January 16, 2006
39TH GENERAL ELECTION:
The Challenges of a Winter Election (video)
- January 13, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Upcoming Deadline for Voting by Mail or at the Office of a Returning Officer
- January 11, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
You Can Vote in Advance as of Friday
- January 10, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Important Reminder for British Columbians Voting in the Federal Election
- January 6, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Announces Election Expenses Limits for Registered Political Parties
- January 6, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Announces Election Expenses Limits for Registered Political Parties
- January 6, 2006
39TH GENERAL ELECTION:
Election Expenses Limit for Registered Political Parties
- January 6, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Announces Fourth Quarter Allowances to Be Paid to Registered Political Parties
- January 5, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Final List of Confirmed Candidates Now Available at www.elections.ca
- January 5, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Your Reminder Card Is Being Sent Out
- January 3, 2006
PRESS RELEASE:
Targeted Registration of Students Begins This Week
- January 3, 2006
PHOTOS:
Chief Electoral Officer Receives 2005 COGEL Award