Canada Elections Act

Marginal note:Minimum number of officers

• 395 (1) Subject to subsection (3), a registered party and an eligible party shall have at least three officers in addition to the leader of the party.

• Marginal note:Eligibility — officer

  (2) Only a person who is an elector and whose ordinary residence is in Canada is eligible to be an officer of a registered party or an eligible party.

• Marginal note:Appointment of replacement

  (3) In the event of the death, incapacity, resignation or ineligibility of an officer of a registered party or eligible party, or the revocation of the appointment of one, the party shall, if the remaining number of officers is less than four, appoint a replacement within 30 days.

• Marginal note:Report of appointment

  (4) Within 30 days after the day on which the replacement is appointed, the registered party or eligible party shall inform the Chief Electoral Officer of the appointment by providing a report under subsection 405(1).