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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
Yukon Territory
The Voters List
Yukon maintains a register of electors and voters lists. The register of electors must include your: [s. 49.02(4)]
- Name
- Date of birth
- Gender
- Address
- Any other information deemed necessary to maintain the register’s accuracy
This information must be used for strictly electoral purposes [s. 49.04(1)].
Controlling your Personal Information
You are entitled to access all your personal information recorded by Elections Yukon and kept in the register of electors [s. 49.03(1)]. You are also entitled to remove your information from the register [s. 136(1)].
Sources
- Elections Act, RSY 2002, c 63.
- Elector information | Elections Yukon
These pages were last updated and reviewed in the summer of 2024.
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