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Additional information2019–20 Departmental Results Report

Organizational profile

Appropriate minister[s]: The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, PC, MP

Institutional head: Stéphane Perrault, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada

Ministerial portfolio: President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada

Enabling instruments:

Year of incorporation/commencement: 1920

Raison d'être, mandate and role: who we are and what we do

"Raison d'être, mandate and role: who we are and what we do"xxvi is available on the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer's website.

Reporting framework

The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer's Departmental Results Framework and Program Inventory of record for 2019–20 are shown below.

Departmental Results Framework

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This diagram shows the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer's Departmental Results Framework.

The highest level identifies the agency's core responsibility, Electoral Administration and Oversight.

The next level identifies the two departmental results, each of which has four key indicators.

The first departmental result is: Canadians can exercise their democratic right to vote. The indicators of this result are:

  • Percentage of electors included in the National Register of Electors
  • Percentage of polling places that meet Elections Canada's key accessibility criteria
  • Percentage of electors who are aware of the main voting methods
  • Percentage of electors' residences that are within a given road distance of their assigned polling place

The second departmental result is: A fair and transparent electoral process free of undue influence. The indicators of this result are:

  • Percentage of Canadians who have a positive perception of the administration of elections
  • Percentage of excess contributions that are returned to contributors or remitted to the Chief Electoral Officer
  • Percentage of candidates' campaign returns that Elections Canada posts online within 10 business days of filing
  • Election officers' level of compliance with procedures at the polls

The lowest level shows the alignment of Office of the Chief Electoral Officer's programs with departmental results:

  • The Voting Services Delivery and Field Management program supports both departmental results.
  • The National Register of Electors and Electoral Geography program supports both departmental results.
  • The Electoral Information and Awareness program supports both departmental results.
  • The Electoral Integrity and Regulatory Compliance program supports both departmental results.

A separate group called Internal Services supports the two departmental results and the four programs.


In September 2019, changes were made to the Departmental Results Framework to reflect the administrative reintegration of the Office of the Commissioner of Canada Elections. This new framework was reflected in the 2020–21 Departmental Plan.xxvii

Supporting information on the program inventory

Financial, human resources and performance information for the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer Program Inventory is available in GC InfoBase.xxviii

New legislation

An overview of all proposed amendments to electoral legislation impacting the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer's business can be found on Elections Canada's website.xxix

Judicial decisions and proceedings

An overview of judicial decisions and proceedings that may affect electoral legislation can be found on the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer's Judicial proceedings.xxx

Supplementary information tables

The following supplementary information tables are available on the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer's website:

Federal tax expenditures

The tax system can be used to achieve public policy objectives through the application of special measures such as low tax rates, exemptions, deductions, deferrals and credits. The Department of Finance Canada publishes cost estimates and projections for these measures each year in the Report on Federal Tax Expenditures.xxxv This report also provides detailed background information on tax expenditures, including descriptions, objectives, historical information and references to related federal spending programs. The tax measures presented in this report are the responsibility of the Minister of Finance.

Organizational contact information

General enquiries

Address

Elections Canada
30 Victoria Street
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0M6

Telephone

1-800-463-6868 (toll-free in Canada and the United States)
001-800-514-6868 (toll-free in Mexico)
613-993-2975 (from anywhere in the world)

For people who are deaf or hard of hearing:
TTY 1-800-361-8935 (toll-free in Canada and the United States)

Fax

613-954-8584
1-888-524-1444 (toll-free in Canada and the United States)

Website

elections.ca

Email

info@elections.ca

Media information

Telephone

1-877-877-9515
819-939-1900
TTY 1-800-361-8935

Fax

613-954-8584

Footnotes

Footnote xxiii Canada Elections Act, http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/E-2.01/

Footnote xxiv Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/E-3/

Footnote xxv Referendum Act, http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/R-4.7/

Footnote xxvi Raison d'être, mandate and role, https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=rep/dpr/drr2020&document=rais&lang=e

Footnote xxvii 2020–21 Departmental Results Framework, https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=rep/rpp/dp2020&document=p6&lang=e

Footnote xxviii GC InfoBase, https://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/ems-sgd/edb-bdd/index-eng.html#start

Footnote xxix New legislation, http://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=rep/dpr/drr2020&document=legislation&lang=e

Footnote xxx Judicial decisions and proceedings, http://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=rep/dpr/drr2020&document=judicial&lang=e

Footnote xxxi Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy, https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=rep/dpr/drr2020&document=green&lang=e

Footnote xxxii Details on Transfer Payment Programs of $5 million or more, https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=rep/dpr/drr2020&document=details&lang=e

Footnote xxxiii Gender-based analysis plus, https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=rep/dpr/drr2020&document=gba&lang=e

Footnote xxxiv Response to parliamentary committees and external audits, https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=rep/dpr/drr2020&document=rpcea&lang=e

Footnote xxxv Report on Federal Tax Expenditures, https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/services/publications/federal-tax-expenditures.html