Category: chief electoral officer

Major Changes Coming to Canada’s Federal Election Map by 2024, Says Chief Electoral Officer

Elections Canada will be introducing major changes to the country’s federal election map later this year and expects they will be implemented in early 2024, Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault recently told a House of Commons committee. As part of the changes, Elections Canada will be redistributing a number of federal ridings’ boundaries that will…


Chief N.L. Elections Officer Calls on Authorities to Delay Vote Amid COVID Outbreak

ST. JOHN’S, N.L.—Amid soaring COVID-19 cases and community spread in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador’s chief electoral officer is calling on authorities to postpone the vote in Saturday’s provincial election. In a letter sent to party leaders today, Bruce Chaulk says the province’s chief medical officer of health should use her powers to delay the…