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.
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.
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
Government of Canada representatives from the Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections (SITE) Task Force will provide a technical briefing to media
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.
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.
The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, today issued a statement on the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions.
Minister LeBlanc announces that measures brought in to protect recent by-elections from any potential foreign interference will be applied to all future by-elections, ensuring Canadians can continue to have confidence in the strength and the resilience of our democracy.