Canada Elections Act

Marginal note:Register of Electors

• 44 (1) The Chief Electoral Officer shall maintain a register of Canadians who are qualified as electors, to be known as the Register of Electors.

• Marginal note:Contents of Register

  (2) The Register of Electors shall contain, for each elector who is included in it, his or her surname, given names, sex, date of birth, civic address, mailing address and any other information that is provided under subsections 49(2), 194(7), 195(7), 223(2), 233(2) and 251(3).

• Marginal note:Identifier

  (2.1) The Register of Electors must also contain, for each elector, a unique, randomly generated identifier that is assigned by the Chief Electoral Officer.

• Marginal note:Inclusion optional

  (3) Inclusion in the Register of Electors is at the option of the elector.