Electoral Associations Deregistered; By-election Results

Summary#

The Canada Gazette notice records two election-related items from the House of Commons. It lists the deregistration of several local party associations under the Canada Elections Act, effective May 31, 2026, and it confirms the returns from the April 13, 2026 by-elections showing Doly Begum and Tatiana Auguste as elected members.

What it does#

• The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer published a list of registered electoral district associations that are being deregistered under the Canada Elections Act. The deregistrations are effective May 31, 2026. The associations named are:
  • Barrie‑Simcoe PPC Association
  • Fort McMurray–Cold Lake - PPC Association
  • KWGC Regional PPC Association
  • Midwestern Ontario Regional PPC Association
  • Moose Jaw–Lake Centre–Lanigan - PPC Association
  • Niagara - St. Catharines Regional PPC Association
  • Nipissing–Timiskaming - PPC Association
  • Nova Scotia East PPC Association
  • PEI PPC Regional Association
  • PPC Greater Vancouver Regional Association
  • Thames Valley Regional PPC Association
  • Thunder Bay PPC Regional District Association
  • Vancouver Island Regional PPC Association
  • West Nova Regional PPC Association
  • Winnipeg Regional PPC Association
  • York Region PPC Association
• The Gazette also records the official returns for the by-elections held April 13, 2026. The returns were received on April 24, 2026 and show:
  • Doly Begum elected in Scarborough Southwest
  • Tatiana Auguste elected in Terrebonne

Who's affected#

• The local organizations on the deregistration list. Volunteers, officers and donors connected to those associations are most directly affected.
• The notice names many groups that use “PPC” in their title; that suggests those local groups are affiliated with the People’s Party of Canada (PPC).
• Voters in Scarborough Southwest and Terrebonne. Their ridings now have the elected members listed in the Gazette.
• Political parties and election administrators who track registered associations and official returns.

Why it matters#

• Being deregistered means an association is no longer listed as a registered electoral district association under the Canada Elections Act. The notice itself does not explain the practical consequences, but registered status is what election rules use to identify local party organizations.
• The by-election returns signal who will represent those two ridings in the House of Commons. That changes who constituents contact for federal matters and who votes in Parliament for those districts.
• If you are a member, volunteer, donor, or voter in any named group or riding, this is the official public record of those changes.