Minister LeBlanc introduces legislation to further strengthen Canada’s electoral process

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March 20, 2024 20:20 Announcement

Today, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, introduced amendments to the Canada Elections Act (CEA) to enhance citizens’ participation and trust in Canada’s electoral process.

Ottawa, Ontario, March 20, 2024 – Today, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, introduced amendments to the Canada Elections Act (CEA) to enhance citizens’ participation and trust in Canada’s electoral process.

The amendments brought forward in Bill C-65, an Act to amend the Canada Elections Act build on the Government of Canada’s work to remove barriers to voting and encourage voter participation, better protect personal information, and further strengthen electoral protection measures, including against foreign interference.

The Bill seeks to enhance voter participation, including by:

adding two additional days of advance voting;

improving the process to vote by special ballot (i.e., vote by mail);

making the “Vote on Campus” program permanent;

offering dedicated, onsite voting for electors in long-term care;

giving voters who require assistance, such as persons with disabilities, the choice of who may assist them when voting;

ensuring that the fixed date election in 2025 does not conflict with Diwali by moving it to the following Monday;

taking steps toward voting at any polling station in an elector’s riding;

assessing the measures needed to move to an expanded “Election Day” to include three days of voting.

Safe and secure elections are essential to voter engagement and trust. The integrity of the electoral process will also be enhanced by changes to the CEA to help counter disinformation, the misuse of technologies, and foreign interference, including:

ensuring that key protections against foreign interference are not limited to the election period;

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