Process to redraw Canada’s federal electoral map gets underway with commissioners soon to be named

The first step in the redistribution process is forming the 10 boundary commissions, which 'have a lot of discretion' in reshaping the federal electoral map, says the University of Ottawa's Michael Pal.

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is pictured in the House of Commons in April 2020; the Lower Chamber could see its seat count jump by four in the electoral boundary redistribution process that's getting underway. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

November 1, 2021

The decennial process to edit Canada’s federal electoral map is getting underway, with members of the 10 provincial commissions that will lead it to be unveiled soon. And while MPs will get a chance to weigh in, these commissions “are really at the heart of the process,” says expert John Court...

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