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CA-R-00003-7

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Legal name: Office of the Chief Electoral Officer
Country: Canada
Type: Regulator
Founded: Not disclosed
Head: Stéphane Perrault (Chief Electoral Officer; appointed 8 June 2018 for a non-renewable 10-year term)
Claim: Not claimed by the organisation
Last verified: 14 August 2026

1 of 5 layers verified

Origin Partly verified
Control Not yet verified
Money Not yet verified
Channels Verified
Networks Nothing disclosed

Transparency

Partial

5 of 6 key disclosures on record, 1 of them checked by our researchers.

Legal name on record, not yet checked
Who leads it on record, not yet checked
How it is funded on record, not yet checked
Legal basis or parent body on record, not yet checked
Public contact address not disclosed
Official websites and accounts verified

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Origin

Partly verified

Brand names Pending check: Elections Canada
Élections Canada
OCEO
Registration number Pending check: (Office of the Chief Electoral Officer; Chief Electoral Officer appointed by resolution of the House of Commons; operates under the Canada Elections Act and the Referendum Act)
Registered address: Not disclosed
Public contact email: Not disclosed

2 sources

Who stands behind it?

Control

Not yet verified

Owner or founding authority Pending check: Owner Holding Owner type
Parliament of Canada (House of Commons appoints the Chief Electoral Officer; agency reports directly to Parliament) Direct State or public body
State or public-body ownership Pending check: Fully state-owned
Answers to Pending check: Parliament of Canada (reports directly); listed under the Democratic Institutions ministry in the Public Accounts

Owner	Holding	Owner type
Parliament of Canada (House of Commons appoints the Chief Electoral Officer; agency reports directly to Parliament)	Direct	State or public body

1 source

Elections Canada, Institutional structure (last modified 26 August 2021), read 2026-10-20 (Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, known as Elections Canada, independent non-partisan agency reporting directly to Parliament; CEO appointed by resolution of the House of Commons for a non-renewable 10-year term; Stéphane Perrault appointed 8 June 2018; main site www.elections.ca)

Who pays?

Money

Not yet verified

How it is funded Pending check: Source Share of revenue
State budget Over 50%
Budget and funding bodies Pending check: Funder Type Note
Government of Canada (Public Accounts 2025) Government or public body CAD 313.28m used in 2024-25 (voted CAD 64.03m; statutory CAD 249.25m incl. CAD 230.24m electoral expenditures)

Source	Share of revenue
State budget	Over 50%

Funder	Type	Note
Government of Canada (Public Accounts 2025)	Government or public body	CAD 313.28m used in 2024-25 (voted CAD 64.03m; statutory CAD 249.25m incl. CAD 230.24m electoral expenditures)

1 source

Public Accounts of Canada 2025, Volume II, Section 6 Ministry summary (Democratic Institutions), read 2026-10-20 (Office of the Chief Electoral Officer 2024-25: voted CAD 64,033,614, statutory CAD 249,246,078 incl. electoral expenditures under the Canada Elections Act and Referendum Act CAD 230,241,669; total CAD 313,279,692)

Where does it appear?

Channels

Verified

Official websites Verified: elections.ca
Official social accounts: Not disclosed

1 source

Elections Canada, Institutional structure (last modified 26 August 2021), read 2026-10-20 (Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, known as Elections Canada, independent non-partisan agency reporting directly to Parliament; CEO appointed by resolution of the House of Commons for a non-renewable 10-year term; Stéphane Perrault appointed 8 June 2018; main site www.elections.ca)

Who is connected?

Networks

Nothing disclosed

Agencies and funds under it: Not disclosed
Public-office or party roles of board members: Not disclosed

Change history

Version	Date	What changed
2	20 October 2026	Updated from research database (Origin, Control, Money, Channels)
1	19 October 2026	First published

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