Maverick Party and riding associations deregistered

Summary#

The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer published notices under the Canada Elections Act that remove the official registration of a federal political party and several local electoral district associations. The main party, the Maverick Party, and a number of its riding associations are deregistered effective February 28, 2025, and two other riding associations are deregistered effective March 31, 2025.

What it does#

• Deregisters the Maverick Party as a registered political party. This action is said to be “as a result of the failure to comply with the obligations of section 413 of the Canada Elections Act.”
  • The Maverick-associated electoral district associations listed as deregistered, effective February 28, 2025, are:
    • Battleford - Lloydminster Maverick Party EDA
    • Calgary Heritage Electoral District Association
    • Dauphin–Swan River–Neepawa Maverick Party EDA
    • Maverick Party Foothills Electoral District Association
    • Maverick Party Grande Prairie-Mackenzie
    • Maverick Party - North Okanagan–Shuswap
    • Maverick Red Deer–Lacombe EDA
    • Mavericks of Peace River - Westlock
• Separately, in accordance with subsection 467(1) of the Canada Elections Act, the following electoral district associations are deregistered, effective February 28, 2025:
  • Charlesbourg–Haute-Saint-Charles GPC Association
  • Oakville North–Burlington - PPC Association
• In accordance with section 466 and subsection 468(4) of the Canada Elections Act, the following electoral district associations are deregistered, effective March 31, 2025:
  • Don Valley East Federal NDP Riding Association
  • Moncton–Riverview–Dieppe Federal NDP Riding Association

Who's affected#

• Members, volunteers, organizers and local officials of the Maverick Party and the specific riding associations named above.
• The people and communities in the specific electoral districts listed (for example, Calgary Heritage, Battleford - Lloydminster, Don Valley East, Moncton–Riverview–Dieppe, etc.).
• The notices also name officials who signed the entries: Stéphane Perrault (Chief Electoral Officer), Jeff Merrett (Acting Senior Director Political Financing), and Josée Villeneuve (Acting Deputy Chief Electoral Officer) — these are the officials who issued the notices, not additional affected parties.

Why it matters#

• The Gazette notice is an official record that these party and local association registrations have been ended on the listed dates (February 28, 2025 and March 31, 2025).
• The public-facing consequences (for example, whether candidates must run as independents, how donations or finances are handled, or what steps the groups can take to re-register) are not explained in the notice.
• If you live in one of the named ridings, are involved with one of the listed associations, or donated to them, you may want to follow up with Elections Canada or the offices named in the notice to learn exactly what this means in practical terms.