Elections Modernization Act

Elections Modernization Act
Parliament of Canada
  • An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make certain consequential amendments
CitationS.C. 2018, c. 31
Enacted byHouse of Commons of Canada
Enacted bySenate of Canada
Royal assentDecember 13, 2018
Legislative history
First chamber: House of Commons of Canada
Bill titleBill C-76
Introduced byMinister Karina Gould
First readingApril 30, 2018
Second readingOctober 22, 2018
Third readingOctober 30, 2018
Second chamber: Senate of Canada
Bill titleBill C-76
First readingOctober 31, 2018
Second readingNovember 7, 2018
Third readingDecember 6, 2018
Status: Current legislation

The Elections Modernization Act (officially An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make certain consequential amendments) was enacted as Bill C-76 by the 42nd Parliament of Canada under the government of Justin Trudeau as a response to the Fair Elections Act. The bill received royal assent on December 13, 2018, in time for the 2019 Canadian Election.[1][2]

  1. ^ Dec 14, Marco Vigliotti Published on; 2018 4:30pm. "Elections bill gets Royal Assent after fractious path through Parliament". iPolitics. Retrieved 2019-03-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Election Reform Bill Passed Just In Time To Apply To 2019 Vote". HuffPost Canada. 2018-12-11. Retrieved 2019-03-15.

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