Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault announced significant changes to the federal election map in 2024. The changes involve modifying the boundaries of electoral districts, with some seats removed from Toronto and northern Ontario while additional seats will be added in Alberta and British Columbia.. Voting stationVoting station .“One of our election readiness activities this year relates to electoral boundaries redistribution,” Perrault testified at the House Affairs committee. .“As you know, a representation order with a new map of electoral boundaries is expected to be proclaimed early this fall. Elections Canada will then have seven months to prepare for an election using the new boundaries.”.“Any election called after that seven-month period would take place under the new map,” said Perrault. .“Because of the minority context, Elections Canada is faced with the unprecedented situation of having to pursue its preparations for an election under two different sets of maps and be ready to switch instantly from one to another at the end of the seven-month period. This is no small undertaking.”.According to Blacklock’s Reporter, Toronto will have a reduction in its federal ridings. The number of ridings will decrease from 25 to 24, resulting in the loss of Scarborough-Agincourt, represented by MP Jean Yip. .In the 2021 election, the Liberal Party secured all 25 seats in Toronto with 51% support, marking the party's highest popular vote in any major city..Boundary changes in northern Ontario will reduce the number of ridings from nine to eight. The Liberals won the majority of seats in the region, except for Kenora held by Conservative MP Eric Melillo and Timmins-James Bay held by New Democrat Charlie Angus..Two provinces will have an increased representation in Parliament. British Columbia will gain one additional seat called Vernon-Lake Country. Alberta will gain three new seats called Calgary McKnight, Airdrie-Chestermere, and Spruce Grove-Leduc. This change will increase the proportional representation of these provinces in the Parliament..“In the spring of 2024, if no election has been called during the seven-month period after the proclamation of the representation order, we will need at that point to be able to pivot overnight and be ready to hold an election on the new map should one be called,” said Perrault. .“I know redistribution creates uncertainty and challenges for political parties and electoral district associations as they prepare for the next election. Elections Canada will support them.”.Every 10 years, the government rearranges the federal ridings. The new plan includes 343 seats in the House of Commons. Ontario will have 122 seats, Quebec will have 78, British Columbia will have 43, Alberta will have 37, Saskatchewan and Manitoba will each have 14, Nova Scotia will have 11, New Brunswick will have 10, Newfoundland and Labrador will have seven, Prince Edward Island will have four, and Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut will each have one seat.
Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault announced significant changes to the federal election map in 2024. The changes involve modifying the boundaries of electoral districts, with some seats removed from Toronto and northern Ontario while additional seats will be added in Alberta and British Columbia.. Voting stationVoting station .“One of our election readiness activities this year relates to electoral boundaries redistribution,” Perrault testified at the House Affairs committee. .“As you know, a representation order with a new map of electoral boundaries is expected to be proclaimed early this fall. Elections Canada will then have seven months to prepare for an election using the new boundaries.”.“Any election called after that seven-month period would take place under the new map,” said Perrault. .“Because of the minority context, Elections Canada is faced with the unprecedented situation of having to pursue its preparations for an election under two different sets of maps and be ready to switch instantly from one to another at the end of the seven-month period. This is no small undertaking.”.According to Blacklock’s Reporter, Toronto will have a reduction in its federal ridings. The number of ridings will decrease from 25 to 24, resulting in the loss of Scarborough-Agincourt, represented by MP Jean Yip. .In the 2021 election, the Liberal Party secured all 25 seats in Toronto with 51% support, marking the party's highest popular vote in any major city..Boundary changes in northern Ontario will reduce the number of ridings from nine to eight. The Liberals won the majority of seats in the region, except for Kenora held by Conservative MP Eric Melillo and Timmins-James Bay held by New Democrat Charlie Angus..Two provinces will have an increased representation in Parliament. British Columbia will gain one additional seat called Vernon-Lake Country. Alberta will gain three new seats called Calgary McKnight, Airdrie-Chestermere, and Spruce Grove-Leduc. This change will increase the proportional representation of these provinces in the Parliament..“In the spring of 2024, if no election has been called during the seven-month period after the proclamation of the representation order, we will need at that point to be able to pivot overnight and be ready to hold an election on the new map should one be called,” said Perrault. .“I know redistribution creates uncertainty and challenges for political parties and electoral district associations as they prepare for the next election. Elections Canada will support them.”.Every 10 years, the government rearranges the federal ridings. The new plan includes 343 seats in the House of Commons. Ontario will have 122 seats, Quebec will have 78, British Columbia will have 43, Alberta will have 37, Saskatchewan and Manitoba will each have 14, Nova Scotia will have 11, New Brunswick will have 10, Newfoundland and Labrador will have seven, Prince Edward Island will have four, and Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut will each have one seat.
