Electoral Associations Deregistered; Royal Assent Recorded

Summary#

This Canada Gazette notice records a few short parliamentary items published on June 12, 2021. It lists the deregistration of several local political associations, effective June 15, 2021, and notes that three bills received Royal Assent on June 3, 2021.

What it does#

• Announces deregistration, under the Canada Elections Act, of these registered electoral district associations, effective June 15, 2021:
  • Battlefords–Lloydminster PPC Association
  • Cowichan–Malahat–Langford - PPC Association
  • Long Range Mountains Green Party Association
  • Northumberland–Peterborough South - PPC Association
  • Simcoe–Grey - PPC Association
• Records Royal Assent (formal signing) on June 3, 2021 for these bills, which are now chaptered as Acts:
  • An Act respecting Kindness Week (Bill S-223, chapter 9, 2021)
  • An Act to amend the Offshore Health and Safety Act (Bill S-3, chapter 10, 2021)
  • An Act to amend the Bills of Exchange Act, the Interpretation Act and the Canada Labour Code (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation) (Bill C-5, chapter 11, 2021)
• Notes that Standing Order 130 (about notices for private bills) was previously published in the Gazette on September 19, 2020.

Who's affected#

• Members, volunteers, and organizers of the listed local political associations (the items name several PPC associations and one Green Party association).
• People who live in the federal electoral districts named above, who may notice changes in party activity or official status in those ridings.
• Stakeholders and organizations related to the subjects of the three Acts named above:
  • supporters of a national “Kindness Week” observance,
  • parties with interests in offshore health and safety,
  • and those concerned with the creation or recognition of a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
• The notices were issued by the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (dated May 27, 2021 in the document).

Why it matters#

• Deregistration means those local associations are no longer listed as registered electoral district associations under the Canada Elections Act as of June 15, 2021. That changes their formal status for election-related rules and public records.
• The three bills that received Royal Assent on June 3, 2021 have become Acts of Parliament. Their titles indicate new or changed federal measures on a national observance for kindness, offshore health and safety, and recognition of a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, but the Gazette entry itself does not give the detailed effects or implementation steps.