Regulation Adapting the Canada Elections Act for the Purposes of a Referendum — 2
Definitions 2 (1) The definitions in this subsection apply in this Act. advance poll means a vote held under Part 10. ( vote par anticipation ) advance polling station means a polling station established under subsection 168(3). ( bureau de vote par anticipation ) broadcaster means a person who is licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission under the Broadcasting Act to carry on a programming undertaking. ( radiodiffuseur ) broadcasting means broadcasting, as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Broadcasting Act , that is regulated and supervised by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission pursuant to section 5 of that Act. ( radiodiffusion ) Broadcasting Arbitrator means the person appointed as Broadcasting Arbitrator under subsection 332(1) of the Canada Elections Act . ( arbitre ) commercial value , in relation to property or a service, means the lowest amount charged at the time that it was provided for the same kind and quantity of property or service or for the same usage of property or money, by (a) the person who provided it, if the person is in the business of providing that property or service; or (b) another person who provides that property or service on a commercial basis in the area where it was provided, if the person who provided the property or service is not in that business. ( valeur commerciale ) Commissioner means the Commissioner of Canada Elections appointed under section 509 of the Canada Elections Act . ( commissaire ) common-law partner , in relation to an individual, means a person who is cohabiting with the individual in a conjugal relationship, having so cohabited for a period of at least one year. ( conjoint de fait ) election means an election of a member to serve in the House of Commons. ( élection ) elector means a person who is qualified as an elector under section 3. ( électeur ) judge , when used to define the judicial officer on whom is conferred specific powers, means (a) in relation to the Province of Ontario, a judge of the Superior Court of Justice; (b) in relation to the Province of Quebec, a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec; (c) in relation to the Provinces of Nova Scotia and British Columbia, a judge of the Supreme Court of the Province; (d) in relation to the Provinces of New Brunswick, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, a judge of the Court of Queen’s Bench of the Province; (e) in relation to the Provinces of Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland, a judge of the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of the Province; (f) in relation to the electoral district of Yukon, a judge of the Supreme Court of Yukon; (g) in relation to the electoral district of the Northwest Territories, a judge of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories; (h) in relation to the electoral district of Nunavut, a judge of the Nunavut Court of Justice; and (i) in relation to any place or territory in Canada, (i) if a vacancy exists or arises in the office of any such judge or if such a judge is unable to act by reason of illness or absence from their judicial district, the judge exercising the jurisdiction of that judge, (ii) if there is more than one judge exercising that jurisdiction, the senior of them, and (iii) if no judge is exercising that jurisdiction, a judge designated for the purpose by the Minister of Justice. ( juge ) list of electors means the list showing the surname, given names, civic address and mailing address of every elector in a polling division and the identifier that is assigned to the elector by the Chief Electoral Officer. ( liste électorale ) member means a member of the House of Commons. ( député ) oath includes a solemn affirmation and a statutory declaration. ( serment ) official list of electors means the list of electors prepared by the returning officer under section 106. ( liste électorale officielle ) periodical publication means a paper, magazine or periodical that is published periodically or in parts or numbers and