2019–20 Departmental Plan
Additional Information
Corporate Information
Organizational Profile
Appropriate Minister: The Honourable Karina Gould, PC, MP, Minister of Democratic Institutions
Institutional Head: Stéphane Perrault, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada
Agency: Office of the Chief Electoral Officer
Year of incorporation/commencement: 1920
Enabling instruments:
- Canada Elections Act, S.C. 2000, c. 9Footnote viii
- Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. E-3Footnote ix
- Referendum Act, S.C. 1992, c. 30Footnote x
Raison d'être, Mandate and Role: Who We Are and What We Do
"Raison d'être, Mandate and Role: Who We Are and What We Do" is available on the Elections Canada website.Footnote xi
Reporting Framework
Elections Canada's Departmental Results Framework and Program Inventory of record for 2019–20 are shown below:
There were no changes to this Reporting Framework from 2018–19 to 2019–20.
Supporting Information on the Program Inventory
Supporting information on planned expenditures, human resources and results related to Elections Canada's Program Inventory is available in the GCFootnote xii
Supplementary Information Tables
The following supplementary information tables are available on Elections Canada's website:Footnote xiii
- Departmental Sustainable Development StrategyFootnote xiv
- Details of transfer payment programs of $5 million or moreFootnote xv
- Gender-based analysis plusFootnote xvi
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 on Federal Tax Expenditures.Footnote xvii 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 Information
General Enquiries
Address
Elections Canada
30 Victoria Street
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0M6
Telephone
1-800-463-6868 (toll-free in Canada and the United States)
001-800-514-6868 (toll-free in Mexico)
613-993-2975 (from anywhere in the world)
For people who are deaf or hard of hearing:
TTY 1-800-361-8935 (toll-free in Canada and the United States)
Fax
613-954-8584
1-888-524-1444 (toll-free in Canada and the United States)
Website
www.elections.ca
info@elections.ca
Media information
Telephone
1-877-877-9515
819-939-1900
TTY 1-800-361-8935
Fax
613-954-8584