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Provincial and Territorial Elections
General Information
Most of the provinces and territories have very similar legal frameworks surrounding elections. While all provinces and territories gather your personal information in the process of carrying out their elections, the information they collect and the way they handle it can vary from province to province. So, too, can the process of accessing or removing your personal information from their databases.
To understand what pieces of your personal information your provincial or territorial government has, how it’s used, and how you can control it, it’s important to understand the typical structure governments use to collect your information.
Specific details for each Canadian Province and Territory : Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Quebec, Yukon
Newfoundland and Labrador
Permanent List of Electors
Newfoundland and Labrador’s register of electors contains the following personal information: (NL Permanent List of Electors)
- Name
- Address
- Date of Birth
- Electoral district
- Poll Assignment
- Other related information
This information is added from a variety of sources, including:
- Voter registration
- School boards [s. 56.2(1)]
- Elections Canada [s. 56.1]
Personal information from the Permanent List of Electors is extracted to create a voters list for each electoral district [s. 54(1.1)]. These voters lists contain your name and address and are shared with MHAs, political parties, and political candidates.
Controlling your Personal Information
To change or remove your information from the Permanent List of Electors, fill out this form and email it to voterslist@gov.nl.ca or mail it to:
- 39 Hallett Crescent,
- St. John’s, NL
- A1B 4C4
Sources
These pages were last updated and reviewed in the summer of 2024.
The information on these pages only contains general information and guidance; none of the information constitutes legal advice. If you have a specific issue that you believe is a legal problem, the best practice is to consult a lawyer.
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