Canada Elections Act

Marginal note:Commissioner of Canada Elections

• 509 (1) The Commissioner of Canada Elections shall be appointed by the Chief Electoral Officer, after consultation with the Director of Public Prosecutions, to hold office during good behaviour for a non-renewable term of 10 years and may be removed by the Chief Electoral Officer for cause.

• Marginal note:Remuneration

  (2) The Commissioner shall be paid the remuneration that is fixed by the Chief Electoral Officer, after consultation with the Director of Public Prosecutions.

• Marginal note:Ineligibility

  (3) A person is not eligible to be appointed as Commissioner if the person is or has been

  • (a) a candidate;

  • (b) an employee of a registered party or a person whose services have been engaged by the registered party to support its electoral or political financing activities; or

  • (c) a member of the staff referred to in any of paragraphs 4(2)(a) to (f) of the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act or a person referred to in paragraph 4(2)(g) of that Act.

  • (d) and (e) [Repealed, 2018, c. 31, s. 351]

• Marginal note:No re-appointment

  (4) A person who has served as Commissioner is not eligible for re-appointment to that office.