Public Service Employment Act

Marginal note:Definitions

• 111 (1) The following definitions apply in this Part.

  election

  élection

  election means a federal, provincial, territorial or municipal election. (élection)

  federal election

  élection fédérale

  federal election means an election to the House of Commons. (élection fédérale)

  municipal election

  élection municipale

  municipal election means an election as the mayor or a member of the council of a municipality. (élection municipale)

  municipality

  municipalité

  municipality means

  • (a) an incorporated or unincorporated regional municipality, city, town, village, rural municipality, township, county, district or other municipality, however designated; or

  • (b) any other local or regional authority that is determined by the Governor in Council to be a municipality for the purposes of this Part. (municipalité)

  political activity

  activité politique

  political activity means

  • (a) carrying on any activity in support of, within or in opposition to a political party;

  • (b) carrying on any activity in support of or in opposition to a candidate before or during an election period; or

  • (c) seeking nomination as or being a candidate in an election before or during the election period. (activité politique)

  provincial election

  élection provinciale

  provincial election means an election to the legislature of a province. (élection provinciale)

  territorial election

  élection territoriale

  territorial election means an election to the Council of the Northwest Territories or the Legislative Assembly of Yukon or of Nunavut. (élection territoriale)

• Meaning of deputy head

  (2) For the purposes of this Part, deputy head includes a Commissioner appointed under subsection 4(5) and the Chairperson of the Tribunal designated under subsection 88(5).