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2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Any process of amendment to electoral legislation should involve robust consultations and include a degree of cross-party agreement. Consultations should include amongst others, representatives of women, aboriginal and minority groups.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of Women
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Legal Framework and Electoral System
Canada
2021
Early election
EET
Parliamentary
elections
To provide for the effective implementation of OSCE commitments, the law should be revised to guarantee the access of citizen and international observers to all stages of the electoral process.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Canada
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The Elections Act could be revised to give more time to ROs to recruit polling staff from sources other than political parties.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Canada
2021
Early election
EET
Parliamentary
elections
The legislature could consider adopting temporary special measures to promote an increased representation of women in parliament.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Participation of Women
Secondary thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Canada
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Elections Canada and the parliament could consider reviewing election day procedures to simplify them to the extent possible without compromising the integrity of the process.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Election Day
Canada
2021
Early election
EET
Parliamentary
elections
To harmonize disclosure requirements among different types of media, the legislature could consider establishing a single repository and a standard format for advertisement registries.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Canada
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Commissioner of Canada Elections could be granted the right to compel witnesses and to impose administrative penalties as another option to resolve minor violations of the Elections Act with a view to improve the timeliness and effectiveness of investigations.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals and Electoral Offences
Canada
2021
Early election
EET
Parliamentary
elections
The legislature could consider defining issue advertising separately from political advertising and providing clear guidance on determining whether an issue is clearly associated with a party or candidate.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Canada
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Electoral legislation should be amended to allow for voting rights for electoral officials and to reflect the Supreme Court decision on prisoner voting.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Legal Framework and Electoral System
Canada
2021
Early election
EET
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration should be given to revising the legal framework to better uphold the equality of the vote, for example by reducing the permitted deviation.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Electoral System
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Electoral Boundary Delimitation
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