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27 November 2020
Yesterday, the Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur announced the suspension of the English-language school boards elections scheduled for December 20. During this suspension, no activities may be undertaken to resume the electoral process, whether to fill seats for which no candidates had been nominated or to fill seats that may become vacant. This […]
Categories: General election, School board, Voting
26 November 2020
On November 6, the Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation, together with the Secrétariat à la condition féminine, launched the initial phase of the “Je me présente” communications campaign, in preparation for the 2021 municipal general elections. Phase 1 primarily targets women, who are underrepresented on municipal councils. Indeed, in the 2017 municipal elections, […]
Categories: General election, Municipal
3 November 2020
On October 27, the Minister of the Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation, Ms. Andrée Laforest, announced the resumption of municipal by-elections. By-elections will therefore be held in several municipalities, including those in red zones, on December 13, 2020. Certain municipalities may hold elections on another date. In order for these elections to be held, security measures […]
Categories: By-election, Municipal
28 October 2020
Élections Québec has released the financial reports of authorized political entities for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. Authorized political entities include provincial political parties, party authorities, MNAs and authorized independent candidates. You can now read the financial reports or use our contributor search engine to find details on this financial data. Highlights1 In […]
21 October 2020
Under the provisions of Order in Council 1039-2020, issued by the government on October 7, any school board elections scheduled to be held in red zones on November 1 have been postponed indefinitely. As a result, no school board elections will be held on November 1, since the nine seats of commissioner or chair up […]
Categories: General election, School board
7 October 2020
Returning officer is not your ordinary job. It involves coordinating, with the support of Élections Québec’s experienced staff, the organization and conduct of provincial elections across an entire electoral division over a period of 10 years. The person hired as returning officer must be available full time during provincial by-elections, general elections and referendums. In […]
Categories: Institutional, Jobs, Provincial
2 October 2020
We have tabled our 2019-2020 Annual Management Report (in French only) in the Assemblée nationale and it is now available on our website. This year’s document compiles the 31 recommendations we have made in recent years for improving Québec’s election system. It also takes stock of the past financial year, which included a by-election in the […]
Categories: Institutional
25 September 2020
Chief Electoral Officer, Pierre Reid, participated in the particular consultations on Bill No. 64 and submitted a written brief on this matter on September 22, 2020. This bill proposes amendments to several acts, including the Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector and the Election Act. During his visit, Mr. Reid […]
Categories: Institutional
22 September 2020
The Vox populi: Ta démocratie à l’école! program is the result of a partnership between Élections Québec, the Assemblée nationale du Québec and the Fondation Jean-Charles-Bonenfant. It supports schools and student council coordinators who want to bring democracy to life in their schools. It offers, free of charge, a personalized support service, voting material, pedagogical […]
Categories: Democracy education, Institutional
4 September 2020
The lifting of the suspension of municipal by-elections was announced on August 7. Today, several municipalities enter an election period in order to fill one or more seats on their respective municipal councils. If there is more than one candidate for any one of these seats, a by-election will be held on October 4 in […]
Categories: By-election, Municipal