Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Ontario
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The Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Ontario is an independent body responsible for reviewing and redrawing the province’s federal electoral district boundaries to ensure fair and effective representation in the House of Commons.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian federal body
ⓘ
federal electoral boundaries commission ⓘ independent commission ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
maintain representation by population principle
ⓘ
update ridings to reflect population shifts ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ontario Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Province of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionIncludes |
chair
ⓘ
two other members ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| frequency | approximately every ten years ⓘ |
| governsConcept | federal electoral districts in Ontario ⓘ |
| hasMandateFrom | Parliament of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScope | federal electoral districts only ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberAppointedBy |
Chief Justice of the province or designate
ⓘ
Speaker of the House of Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notResponsibleFor |
municipal electoral wards
ⓘ
provincial electoral districts ⓘ |
| operatesUnder | Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. E-3) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overseenBy | Elections Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | network of provincial federal electoral boundaries commissions in Canada ⓘ |
| partOfProcess | federal electoral boundaries readjustment ⓘ |
| processIncludes |
consideration of public submissions
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public hearings ⓘ publication of proposals in the Canada Gazette ⓘ |
| produces |
proposed federal electoral district maps for Ontario
ⓘ
reports on proposed boundary changes ⓘ |
| relatedTo | House of Commons of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Chief Electoral Officer of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parliament of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
ensuring effective representation in the House of Commons for Ontario
ⓘ
ensuring fair representation in the House of Commons for Ontario ⓘ redrawing federal electoral district boundaries in Ontario ⓘ reviewing federal electoral district boundaries in Ontario ⓘ |
| subjectOf | federal redistribution process following each decennial census ⓘ |
| usesCriterion |
community of identity
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community of interest ⓘ historical patterns of electoral districts ⓘ manageable geographic size of districts ⓘ population equality among ridings ⓘ |
| usesDataFrom | decennial census ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Ontario federal electoral districts
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boundaryAuthority
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Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Ontario
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Ottawa federal electoral districts
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hasRedistributionAuthority
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Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Ontario
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