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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
Saskatchewan
The Permanent Register of Voters
In Saskatchewan, your personal information is collected and stored in a permanent register of voters for the purpose of carrying out elections. The permanent register includes your:
- Name
- Address
- Date of birth
It may contain your:
- Unique identifier
While the collection of gender and phone number are authorized by The Election Act, Elections Saskatchewan does not include it on the permanent register of voters.
[s. 18.2(4)] (Elections Saskatchewan)
Controlling your Personal Information
You have the right to access your personal information stored in the permanent register and to have it removed from the register [s. 18.6(1)]. To remove your information, fill out this form and email it to info@elections.sk.ca or mail it to:
- Elections Saskatchewan
- 301-3303 Hillsdale St
- Regina, SK S4P 6W9
Sources
- The Election Act, SS 1996, c E-6.01
- R-701 Application for Removal from the Permanent Register of Voters
- Voter registration – Elections Saskatchewan
These pages were last updated and reviewed in the summer of 2024.
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