Bill C-18 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (verification of residence)

This bill was last introduced in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in September 2008.

Sponsor

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment amends the Canada Elections Act to allow an elector or voucher who provides a piece of identification that does not prove his or her residence to use that piece of identification to prove his or her residence provided that the address on the piece of identification is consistent with information related to the elector or voucher that appears on the list of electors.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Procedure and House Affairs Committee, on Nov. 27, 2007

Natasha Kim, Senior Policy Advisor, Legislation and House Planning, Privy Council Office
Marc Chénier, Counsel, Legislation and House Planning, Privy Council Office
Clerk of the Committee, Mr. James M. Latimer

Procedure and House Affairs Committee, on Dec. 4, 2007

Marc Mayrand, Chief Electoral Officer, Office of the Chief Electoral Officer
Clerk of the Committee, Mr. James M. Latimer

Procedure and House Affairs Committee, on Dec. 11, 2007

Naresh Raghubeer, Executive Director, Canadian Coalition for Democracies
Ian Boyko, Government Relations Coordinator, Canadian Federation of Students
Tina Bradford, Staff Representative, BC Government and Service Employees' Union
James, Jim) Quail (Executive Director, British Columbia Public Interest Advocacy Centre
Murray Mollard, Executive Director, B.C. Civil Liberties Association
Michel Bédard, Committee Researcher