Return of 45th General Election Members

Summary#

The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer published notices under the Canada Elections Act saying the official "Return of members elected at the 45th general election was published as extra issues of the Canada Gazette.** Those notices appeared as Extra Vol. 159, No. 7 on May 9, 2025 and Extra Vol. 159, No. 8 on May 13, 2025.

What it does#

• States that the formal return (the official record) of who won seats in the 45th general election was published in special (extra) issues of the Canada Gazette.
• Gives the specific Canada Gazette extra issue references: Extra Vol. 159, No. 7 (May 9, 2025) and Extra Vol. 159, No. 8 (May 13, 2025).
• The Gazette item shown here does not list the elected members itself; it only notes that the return was published on those dates.

Who's affected#

• Members named in the return — newly elected federal Members of Parliament from the 45th general election.
• Political parties, parliamentary staff, journalists, researchers and anyone who needs the official, legal record of election results.
• Ordinary voters who want to confirm official records may be indirectly affected because this is the formal public record.

Why it matters#

• Publishing the return in the Canada Gazette creates the formal, public record of who was elected. That record is used for administrative steps such as seating MPs, payroll, and official archives.
• It supports transparency and public trust by making official results publicly available.
• This Gazette entry appears to be an administrative notice about where and when the return was published; it does not, in itself, change election results.