Family members of a deceased person and executors do not have to notify Elections Canada about the death of a loved one, unless it occurred outside of Canada. In that case, please contact Elections Canada.
Elections Canada receives notices of death from most provincial and territorial vital statistics agencies, the Canada Revenue Agency, and provincial and territorial agencies with permanent lists of electors. This information is used to remove the names of the deceased from federal lists of electors.
As an alternative, once a federal election is called, you may contact the Elections Canada office in your electoral district.