Canada Elections Act

Marginal note:Deregistration — fewer than 50 candidates

• 385 (1) The Chief Electoral Officer shall, effective on the expiration in a general election of the period for the confirmation or refusal of nominations under subsection 71(1), deregister a registered party that, at that time, has not endorsed a candidate in at least 50 electoral districts.

• Marginal note:Notice of deregistration

  (2) The Chief Electoral Officer shall give notice of the deregistration under subsection (1) of a registered party, and of the resulting deregistration under section 389.2 of its registered associations, to the leader, the chief agent and any other officer of the party set out in the registry of parties as well as to the chief executive officers and financial agents of the associations.