Minister of Infrastructure Named for Electoral Act

Summary#

This is an order that assigns responsibility under the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act to a specific cabinet minister. It repeals an earlier order and names the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities as the minister for the Act. The order was registered on November 10, 2021 and made as P.C. 2021-942 on October 26, 2021.

What it does#

• Repeals Order in Council P.C. 2019-1356 of November 20, 2019.
• Designates the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities as the “Minister” for the purposes of the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act.

Who's affected#

• The most directly affected party is the office of the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, which now holds the ministerial role named in the Act.
• Federal officials and bodies that carry out duties under the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (for example, electoral boundaries commissions and the federal departments that support them) will interact with or report to the ministerial office named by this order.
• If it’s unclear who else is affected, that is because the order only makes an administrative designation and does not change the Act’s rules.

Why it matters#

• It clarifies which ministerial office is responsible for tasks and communications under the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act.
• This is an administrative step, not a change to the law’s substance; it mainly affects who within the federal government manages or answers for matters under the Act.