| Democratic Institutions | news releases
The Honourable Steven MacKinnon, Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, announced today the Government’s intention to appoint members to the Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments.
| Democratic Institutions | news releases
Today, the Strong and Free Elections Act (Bill C-25) received Royal Assent. The targeted, priority amendments to the Canada Elections Act (CEA) proposed in this Bill will ensure that Canada’s elections remain safe from evolving threats, including foreign interference.
| Democratic Institutions | news releases
Today, the Honourable Steven MacKinnon, Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, announced three initiatives to ensure Canada’s democracy continues to be amongst the strongest in the world, and that it is protected from emerging threats at all times.
| Democratic Institutions | backgrounders
On March 26, 2026, the Government of Canada introduced the Strong and Free Elections Act, with targeted, priority updates to the Canada Elections Act (CEA) aimed at strengthening and protecting Canada’s federal elections and electoral actors, from evolving threats.
| Democratic Institutions | media advisories
Government of Canada officials will host a background media technical briefing related to proposed amendments to the Canada Elections Act.
| Democratic Institutions | news releases
Today, the Government of Canada published the Retrospective Report on the implementation of the Critical Election Incident Public Protocol (CEIPP) during Canada’s 45th General Election (GE45), and the Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections Task Force’s Threats to Canada’s 45th General Election after-action report
| Democratic Institutions | media advisories
Government of Canada representatives from the Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections (SITE) Task Force will provide a technical briefing to media
| Democratic Institutions | statements
Rapid Response Mechanism Canada detects information operation targeting a candidate for the leadership campaign of the Liberal Party of Canada
| Democratic Institutions | backgrounders
Foreign interference poses a growing threat to Canada’s democratic institutions. The Government of Canada is working to ensure that Canadians can maintain their trust in Canada’s democratic institutions. This includes a series of measures already in place, as well as ongoing work to further strengthen our electoral system against foreign interference.
| Democratic Institutions | statements
Today, the Honourable Ruby Sahota, Minister of Democratic Institutions and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, and the Honourable David McGuinty, Minister of Public Safety, issued the following statement: "We extend our gratitude to Commissioner Hogue and her team for their work in producing the Commission’s Final Report.
