2016–17 Departmental Results Report
Supplementary Information
Corporate Information
Organizational Profile
Appropriate Minister: The Honourable Karina Gould, PC, MP, Minister of Democratic Institutions
Institutional Head: Stéphane Perrault, Acting Chief Electoral Officer
Agency: Office of the Chief Electoral Officer
Year of incorporation / commencement: 1920
Enabling instruments:
- Canada Elections Act, S.C. 2000, c. 9Footnote xxix
- Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. E-3Footnote xxx
- Referendum Act, S.C. 1992, c. 30Footnote xxxi
Other:
New Legislation
An overview of all proposed amendments to electoral legislationFootnote xxxii affecting Elections Canada's business can be found on the agency's website.
Judicial Decisions and Proceedings
An overview of judicial decisions and proceedingsFootnote xxxiii that may affect electoral legislation can be found on Elections Canada's website.
Opinions, Guidelines and Interpretation Notes
All opinions, guidelines and interpretation notesFootnote xxxiv issued by Elections Canada can be found in a dedicated section of the agency's website.
Reporting Framework
Elections Canada's Strategic Outcome and Program Alignment Architecture of record for 2016–17 are shown below:
1. Strategic Outcome: An Accessible Electoral Framework that Canadians Trust and Use
- 1.1 Program: Electoral Operations
- 1.1.1 Sub-program: Electoral Preparedness
- 1.1.2 Sub-program: Electoral Event Delivery
- 1.1.3 Sub-Program: Electoral Boundaries Redistribution
- 1.2 Program: Regulation of Electoral Activities
- 1.2.1 Sub-program: Administration of Political Financing
- 1.2.2 Sub-program: Compliance
- 1.3 Program: Electoral Engagement
- 1.3.1 Sub-program: Civic Education and Outreach
- 1.3.2 Sub-program: Electoral Development
- Internal Services
Supplementary Information Tables
The following supplementary information tables are available on Elections Canada's website:Footnote xxxv
- Internal Audits and EvaluationsFootnote xxxvi
- Response to Parliamentary Committees and External AuditsFootnote xxxvii
- Policy on Green ProcurementFootnote xxxviii
- User Fee ReportingFootnote xxxix
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 of Federal Tax Expenditures.Footnote xl 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
General Enquiries
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Elections Canada
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Media Information
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