GATINEAU, QC, Aug. 6, 2024 /CNW/ - The Commissioner
of Canada Elections (CCE), Caroline J. Simard, announced today the
publication of 12 administrative monetary penalties (AMPs) to
address violations under the Canada Elections Act (the Act).
In order to maintain transparency, and as required by the Act,
summaries of AMPs are published on the CCE's website.
Notices of violation imposing AMPs were issued to:
- An individual who voted in an electoral district during the
2021 federal election even though they were not a Canadian citizen
and therefore ineligible to vote. The AMP was reviewed by the Chief
Electoral Officer and the AMP amount was upheld.
- An individual who voted twice in two different electoral
districts during the 2019 federal general election. The AMP was
reviewed by the Chief Electoral Officer and the AMP amount was
upheld.
- Nine financial agents of deregistered electoral district
associations who failed to provide the Chief Electoral Officer with
the Registered Association's Financial Transaction Return and other
required documents within six months of the association's
deregistration.
- An association which failed to register as a third party for
the purpose of the 2021 federal election. The AMP was reviewed by
the CCE and the AMP amount was upheld.
AMPs are administrative tools that the Commissioner can use to
address violations under the Act. They aim to promote compliance
with the Act. More information about AMPs can be found in the
CCE's Policy for the Administrative Monetary Penalty
Regime.
The Office of the Commissioner of Canada Elections is distinct
from Elections Canada and the Commissioner carries out a different
mandate. Elections Canada administers the Act and federal elections
while the Commissioner is responsible for ensuring compliance with,
and enforcement of, the Act and the Referendum Act.
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