 The Elections Act as amended by Bill C @-@ 2 granted royal assent on 31 May 2000 contained thirteen clauses regarding the National Register of Electors , clauses 44 to 56 . Maintenance of the register is specified in clause 44 , and clause 45 specifies that " an electronic copy of the Register for each electoral district shall be sent to the MP for the constituency " by 15 October of each year Clause 55 permits the chief electoral officer of Elections Canada to " enter into agreements with provincial bodies responsible for establishing voters ’ lists " and that a payment may be issued to the provincial body . Prohibition of unauthorised use of the National Register of Electors is stipulated in clause 56 , which also prohibits electors from providing false information . 
