Maverick Party and Local Associations Deregistered

Summary#

The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer published notices under the Canada Elections Act saying several political groups have been removed from the official register. The biggest item is the deregistration of the Maverick Party and a number of its local electoral district associations, effective February 28, 2025; a few other local associations are listed with effective dates of February 28, 2025 and March 31, 2025.

What it does#

• Removes the Maverick Party from the federal register of political parties and deregisters these local associations, effective February 28, 2025:
  • 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
• Deregisters these local associations, also effective February 28, 2025:
  • Charlesbourg–Haute-Saint-Charles GPC Association
  • Oakville North–Burlington - PPC Association
• Deregisters these local associations, effective March 31, 2025:
  • Don Valley East Federal NDP Riding Association
  • Moncton–Riverview–Dieppe Federal NDP Riding Association
• The notice says the Maverick Party was deregistered because it failed to comply with obligations under section 413 of the Canada Elections Act. The notices for the other groups do not explain detailed reasons in the Gazette text.

Who's affected#

• Members, volunteers and local organizers of the Maverick Party and the listed local electoral district associations.
• Members and organizers of the Green Party of Canada (via Charlesbourg–Haute-Saint-Charles GPC Association), the People’s Party of Canada (via Oakville North–Burlington - PPC Association), and the New Democratic Party (via the two riding associations listed for Don Valley East and Moncton–Riverview–Dieppe).
• Voters and local communities in the named electoral districts may notice changes in local party presence or campaign activity.
• The Gazette entries were signed by officials (for example, Stéphane Perrault for the Maverick Party entry). The notices do not list every administrative consequence.

Why it matters#

• Being deregistered means a party or local association is removed from the official register the federal elections agency keeps. That can affect how the group is listed publicly and its formal relationship with federal election rules.
• For the public, this can change who appears as an official party or riding association in government records. It may also affect local campaign organization, fundraising, and whether candidates can run under a party banner — though the Gazette notices themselves do not list the full legal consequences.
• The notice explicitly links the Maverick Party deregistration to non‑compliance with a specific part of the Canada Elections Act, which is why party members and donors will likely want to follow up with Elections Canada for details.