Electoral district associations deregistered

Summary#

The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer says several local party organizations were deregistered when new riding boundaries from the 2023 Representation Orders came into force on March 23, 2025. This notice lists the specific electoral district associations that lost their registered status under the Canada Elections Act.

What it does#

• Notes that the 2023 Representation Orders took effect on March 23, 2025, and that, under subsection 469(3) of the Canada Elections Act, certain electoral district associations were deregistered on that date.
• Lists the deregistered associations:
  • Christian Heritage Party of Canada — Christian Heritage Party Lambton–Kent–Middlesex Riding Association (district Lambton–Kent–Middlesex)
  • Communist Party of Canada — Laurier–Sainte-Marie EDA, CPC (district Laurier–Sainte-Marie)
  • Conservative Party of Canada — Algoma–Manitoulin–Kapuskasing Conservative Association (district Algoma–Manitoulin–Kapuskasing)
  • Association du Parti conservateur d’Avignon–La Mitis–Matane–Matapédia (district Avignon–La Mitis–Matane–Matapédia)
  • Green Party of Canada — Fort McMurray–Cold Lake Federal Green Party Association (district Fort McMurray–Cold Lake)
  • New Democratic Party — Algoma–Manitoulin–Kapuskasing Federal NDP Riding Association (district Algoma–Manitoulin–Kapuskasing)
  • New Democratic Party — NDP Riding Association of Avignon–La Mitis–Matane–Matapédia (district Avignon–La Mitis–Matane–Matapédia)
  • New Democratic Party — Mississauga–Malton NDP Riding Association (district Mississauga–Malton)

Who's affected#

• The specific local party organizations named above — they no longer hold registered status as of March 23, 2025.
• Local party members, volunteers and organizers in those ridings are the most directly affected.
• Party headquarters and officials who manage riding-level registration and finance will also notice these changes.
• It is unclear from the notice what immediate steps, if any, those local groups must take next (for example, whether they need to re-register under new district names).

Why it matters#

• This is an administrative result of redrawing electoral boundaries. It aligns party registration records with the new map created by the 2023 Representation Orders.
• For ordinary voters, this does not change who represents them in Parliament. But it can change which local party office people contact to get involved, volunteer, or find candidate information.
• For party organizers and donors, it can affect which legal entity handles local fundraising, nominations and campaign activity at the riding level.