Administrative Consolidation – 2023 Representation Orders

The representation order for the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, for the Province of Prince Edward Island, for the Province of Nova Scotia, for the Province of New Brunswick, for the Province of Ontario, for the Province of Manitoba, for the Province of Saskatchewan, for the Province of Alberta and for the Province of British Columbia will be effective on the first dissolution of Parliament that occurs on or after the day that is seven months after the day the proclamation giving force of law to the representation order was issued. As the proclamation was issued on September 22, 2023, the representation order will be effective on the first dissolution of Parliament that occurs on or after April 23, 2024.

The representation order for the Province of Québec will be effective on the first dissolution of Parliament that occurs on or after the day that is seven months after the day the proclamation giving force of law to the representation order was issued. As the proclamation was issued on September 22, 2023, the representation order will be effective on the first dissolution of Parliament that occurs on or after April 23, 2024.

If a general election were to be called before April 23, 2024, that general election would be held using the 338 electoral districts defined in the representation order annexed to the Proclamation Declaring the Representation Order to be in Force Effective on the First Dissolution of Parliament that Occurs after May 1, 2014, registered as SI/2013-102. In such a scenario, the representation orders issued in 2023, described above, would become effective at a later date set by operation of the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act.

View the 2023 representation orders, annexed in the proclamation published in the Canada Gazette.