Bill C-483: An Act to amend the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (Northern Ontario)

C-483 Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 56 Elizabeth II, 2007 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-483 An Act to amend the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (Northern Ontario) first reading, November 21, 2007 Mr. St. Denis 391561 SUMMARY This enactment amends the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act to ensure that Northern Ontario maintains a minimum of ten electoral districts. Also available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address:http://www.parl.gc.ca .vis1 {position: absolute;display:block;} .vis2 {position: static;} 2nd Session, 39th Parliament, 56 Elizabeth II, 2007 house of commons of canada BILL C-483 An Act to amend the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (Northern Ontario) R.S., c. E-3 Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: 1. Section 15 of the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (2): Exception — Northern Ontario (3) The commission shall depart from the application of the rule set out in paragraph (1)(a) to ensure that, in any case, the number of electoral districts in Northern Ontario is not less than 9% of the total number of electoral districts in the Province of Ontario, rounded off to the nearest whole number. Definition of “Northern Ontario” (4) For the purpose of this section, “Northern Ontario” means the geographic area comprising the following ten electoral districts, as described in the representation order declared in force by proclamation August 25, 2003 under this Act: (a) Algoma — Manitoulin — Kapuskasing; (b) Kenora; (c) Nickel Belt; (d) Nipissing — Timiskaming; (e) Parry Sound — Muskoka; (f) Sault Ste. Marie; (g) Sudbury; (h) Thunder Bay — Rainy River; (i) Thunder Bay — Superior North; and (j) Timmins — James Bay. Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of CommonsAvailable from:Publishing and Depository ServicesPublic Works and Government Services Canada