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Please check the "Yes" box on page 1 of your return to authorize the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) to provide your name, address, and date of birth to Elections Canada. Elections Canada will use this information to make sure that the National Register of Electors is kept up to date. Your authorization is needed every year, whether your information has changed or not.

National Register of Electors

The National Register of Electors is an automated data base maintained by Elections Canada, containing the name, address, and date of birth of eligible electors (Canadian citizens who are 18 years of age or older). The National Register of Electors is used to produce electoral lists without having to conduct door-to-door enumerations, saving approximately $30 million for each federal general election or referendum.

If you check "Yes"

• You authorize the CCRA to give only your name, address, and date of birth to Elections Canada, to ensure that your information on the National Register of Electors is up to date.
• If you are an eligible elector who is not already on the National Register of Electors, Elections Canada will accept this as your request to have your information added to it.

Note
The CCRA updates the information provided to Elections Canada several times throughout the year. Your authorization remains in effect for a period of 12 months. Therefore, if you move during this period, and you advise the CCRA of your new address, they will advise Elections Canada the next time information is provided.

If you check "No" (or do not make a choice)

• The CCRA will not give any of your information to Elections Canada.
• You will not lose your right to vote.
• Elections Canada will not remove your information from the National Register of Electors if it is already there.
• If there is an election or referendum, your information may not be up to date on electoral lists produced from the National Register of Electors. In that case, you will have to take the necessary steps to correct your information.

Confidentiality

Under the Canada Elections Act, information on the National Register of Electors will be used only for electoral purposes. You can request, in writing, not to be included on the National Register of Electors, or that your information not be shared with provinces, territories, municipalities, and school boards that use the National Register of Electors to produce their electoral lists.

Contacting Elections Canada

Telephone: (613) 993-2975 or 1-800-463-6868 
toll free in Canada and the United States.

Teletypewriter: 1-800-361-8935 
(for individuals with a hearing or speech impairment) toll free in Canada and the United States.

Internet: www.elections.ca