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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
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
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
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
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
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
In order to provide for the effective implementation of paragraph 8 of the OSCE 1990 Copenhagen Document, consideration should be given to full explicit provisions for election observation by both international and citizen observers in electoral legislation.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Legal Framework and Electoral System
Canada
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration should be given to revising the legal framework to better provide for upholding the principle of equality of the vote.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Electoral System
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Legal Framework and Electoral System
Canada
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to reviewing campaign finance reporting arrangements to assess possibilities for establishing public pre-election reporting, in order to improve transparency and accountability.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Canada
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Election specific timeframes could be instituted for the courts to resolve election cases, including prior to election day.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals and Electoral Offences
Canada
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
A review could be undertaken of possible appropriate measures that could be introduced to increase the political participation of women. This could include financial incentives to parties to encourage women’s representation both as candidates and within internal party structures, and/or requirements for parties to have policies and provide public information on women within the party.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of Women
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Participation of Women
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