Canada Elections Act

Marginal note:Prohibitions in relation to lists of electors

111 No person shall

• (a) wilfully apply to be included in a list of electors in a name that is not his or her own;

• (b) wilfully apply, except as authorized by this Act, to be included in a list of electors for a polling division if he or she is already included in a list of electors for another polling division, which list was prepared for use at the same election;

• (c) wilfully apply, except as authorized by this Act, to be included in a list of electors for a polling division in which the person is not ordinarily resident;

• (d) apply to have included in a list of electors for an electoral district the name of a person, knowing that the person is not qualified as an elector or entitled to vote in the electoral district;

• (d.1) compel, induce or attempt to compel or induce any other person to make a false or misleading statement relating to that other person’s qualification as an elector for the purposes of the inclusion of that other person’s name in a list of electors;

• (e) wilfully apply to have included in a list of electors the name of an animal or thing; or

• (f) knowingly use personal information that is recorded in a list of electors for a purpose other than

  • (i) to enable registered parties, eligible parties, members or candidates to communicate with electors in accordance with section 110, or

  • (ii) a federal election or referendum.