Canadian federal agency in charge of elections and referendums
For information on elections in Canada, see Elections in Canada.
Elections Canada
Élections Canada
Agency overview
Formed
July 1, 1920 (1920-07-01)[1]
Jurisdiction
Canada
Headquarters
30 Victoria Street Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0M6
Employees
500 (Permanent) up to 235,000 (election period)[2]
Annual budget
$628,864,260 (2021–22)[3]
Agency executive
Stéphane Perrault, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada
Website
www.elections.ca
Elections Canada (French: Élections Canada) is the non-partisan agency responsible for administering Canadian federal elections and referendums[a]. Elections Canada is an office of the Parliament of Canada, and reports directly to Parliament rather than to the Government of Canada.[6][5]
^ ab"How we began". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2022-09-13. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
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^ abPerrault, Stéphane; LeBlanc, Dominic (2022). 2021–22 Departmental Results Report(PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. p. 19. ISSN 2371-8218.
^ ab"The Chief Electoral Officer and His Office - Overview of Elections Canada and the Federal Electoral System Briefing Book (October 2021)". www.elections.ca. Elections Canada. October 2021. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
^ ab"Canada Elections Act". Parliament of Canada. December 12, 2022 [May 31, 2000]. Part 2. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Justice Laws. Last amended June 29, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^"The Electoral System of Canada" (PDF). Elections Canada. 2015.
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