Briefing Book for the President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada (December 2019)

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Overview of Elections Canada and the Electoral System

Briefing Book
December 2019

To the attention of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc
President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada

Table of Contents

• The Chief Electoral Officer and Elections Canada
  • Electoral Legislation
  • The Chief Electoral Officer
  • Elections Canada's Key Responsibilities
  • Funding and Accountability of the Chief Electoral Officer
  • Elections Canada's Size and Governance
  • Elections Canada's External Engagement
• Delivering the Election
  • Planning and Readiness
  • The Logistics of an Election
  • Post-election Activities
  • Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
• Regulating the Election
  • Regulating the Voting Process
  • Political Financing
  • Electoral Communications
  • Election Security
  • Enforcement
• Reference Document
  • Electoral Cycle

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