What is Canada Elections Act?
The '''''Canada Elections Act''''' ({{lang-fr|Loi électorale du Canada}}) is an Act ([[law]]) of the [[Parliament of Canada]] which regulates the [[election]] of [[member of parliament|members of parliament]] to the [[House of Commons of Canada]]. The ''Canada Election Act'' limits [[:wikt:spending|spending]] on election [[advertising]] by [[interest group]]s. It was upheld by the [[Supreme Court of Canada]] in 2004, It also sets out various [[:wikt:provision|provisions]] regarding the [[publication]] or [[broadcast]] of election advertising and election results. In 2003, the ''Act'' was extended to cover the nomination contests of registered [[political party|political parties]]. In 2007, it was [[amendment|amended]] to fix the future election dates, normally every 4 years. {{politics-stub}} {{canada-stub}} [[Category:Elections in Canada]] [[Category:Canadian legislation]]