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General Information

Under the guidance of the DND Coordinating Officer and the Deputy Coordinating Officer, the Estates and Elections Section of the Directorate of Law/Compensation Benefits, Pensions & Estates carries out the administrative process associated with ensuring that the CF elector’s right to vote is protected. This includes CF presentations on the federal electoral process under Part II Special Voting Rules of the Canada Elections Act, as well as administration of that CF vote during a federal general election. In addition, all Canadian Forces electors are advised of any upcoming federal by-elections and provincial general and by-elections, in order to ensure that they have the opportunity to vote.

Legislation & Regulations

Information for Canadian Forces electors

• Voting by CF electors - It's simple, secret and it counts (EC 78003 (06/06) (PDF Version, 708.88 kb)
• Message to CF electors from Elections Canada - Statement of Ordinary Residence (EC 78001 (01/02)(PDF Version, 738.21 kb)

Federal, Provincial and Territorial Elections

• CFAO 99-9

QR and O Articles

• 19.44 (Political Activities And Candidature For Office)
• 19.36 (Disclosure of Information or Opinion)
• 19.37 (Permission to Communicate Information)

CF Elections Manual

• Federal,Provincial and Territorial Electoral Events (Bilingual) (PDF Version, 124.42 kb)

Special Voting Rules

• Interpretation and Application — Part II to the Canada Elections Act — Sections 177 to 282

Federal Election 2008 material

• Deputy Returning Officer - (DRO) Manual (PDF Version, 397.14 kb)
• Liaison Officer - (LO) Briefing (PDF Version, 380.03 kb)
• Deputy Returning Officer - (DRO) Briefing EC 78130 (10/04) (PDF Version, 805.08 kb)
• Setting Up a Central Polling Place (PDF Version, 218.42 kb)
• Setting Up a Polling Station (PDF Version, 190.99 kb)

Links

• Elections Canada Website

CANFORGENS & CANELECTGENS

CANFORGENS

• Canforgen 160/07 - Amendment To A Canadian Forces Member S Statement Of Ordinary Residence (PDF Version, 17.38 kb)
• CANFORGEN 200/09 - Updated Statement of Ordinary Residence And Voting Procedures For CF Members

CANELECTGENS

• Federal By-Elections 9 Nov 09-List of Candidates (PDF Version, 13.21 kb)
• Federal By-Elections - Federal Electoral Districts Of New Westminster–Coquitlam, Cumberland–Colchester–Musquodoboit Valley Montmagny–L Islet–Kamouraska–Rivière-Du-Loup And Hochelaga (PDF Version, 37.03 kb)
• 2009 Provincial General Election - Nova Scotia (PDF Version, 22.42 kb)
• 2009 Provincial General Election - British Columbia (PDF Version, 51.93 kb)
• 2008 Quebec General Elections (PDF Version, 31.32 kb)

Points of Contact

National Defence

DND Coordinating Officer SVR
Constitution Building,
305 Rideau Street,
Ottawa, ON K1A 0K2
Tel: 613-995-2628
Fax: 613-995-3155

DND Deputy Coordinating Officer SVR,
Constitution Building,
305 Rideau Street,
Ottawa ON K1A 0K2
Tel: 613-992-6274 or 613-995-2653
Fax: 613-995-5111

JAG Elections Administration Officer,
Constitution Building,
305 Rideau Street,
Ottawa, ON K1A 0K2
Tel: 613-992-0073
Fax: 613-995-3155

Assistant to JAG Elections Administration Officer,
Constitution Building,
305 Rideau Street,
Ottawa, ON K1A 0K2
Tel: 613-992-2705
Fax: 613-995-3155

Elections Canada

In Writing

257 Slater Street,
Ottawa, ON K1A OM6

By Telephone

• 1-800-INFO-VOTE (1-800-463-6868), toll-free in Canada or the United States;
• at 001-800-514-6868, toll-free in Mexico;
• at 613-993-2975 from anywhere in the world;
• for the hearing impaired at TTY 1-800-361-8935, toll-free in Canada and the United States

By Fax

613-954-8584 or 1-800-363-4796, toll-free in Canada and the United States

Over the Internet

www.elections.ca *Under registration

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