General Income Tax and Benefit Guide - 1999

Please indicate "Yes" on page 1 of your return to authorize us 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. Please note that 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 Canadians eligible to vote. It 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. Elections Canada needs your help in keeping the National Register of Electors up to date, because every year there are significant changes to elector information for almost 4 million Canadians, including name and address changes and new electors qualifying to vote.

If you indicate "Yes"

• You authorize us to give only your name, address, and date of birth to Elections Canada, for the purpose of making sure that your information on the National Register of Electors is up to date.
• Elections Canada will not add your name if it is not already on the National Register of Electors. Instead, you may receive a letter asking you to confirm that you are eligible to vote and to authorize that your name be added to the National Register of Electors.

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

• We will not give Elections Canada any information.
• You will not lose your right to vote.
• Elections Canada will not delete your name from the National Register of Electors if it is already there.
• Your information may not be up to date on electoral lists produced from the National Register of Electors. If so, you will have to take the necessary steps to correct your information during an election or referendum.

Confidentiality

Under the Canada Elections Act, information on the National Register of Electors can be used for electoral purposes only. 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-INFO-VOTE (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