Date: December 28, 2005
To: Directors/Chiefs of Staff Relations/
Compensation Managers
Subject: Time for Voting on January 23, 2006
This is to remind you that the Canada
Elections Act requires that employees have three consecutive hours to
vote during the period the polls are open for federal elections.
If the scheduled hours of work are such that they do not allow for three
consecutive hours during the period the polls are open, employees shall be
granted leave with pay to allow three consecutive hours for voting.
The voting hours on polling day are:
- from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., if the electoral district is in the
Newfoundland, Atlantic or Central time zone;
- from 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., if the electoral district is in the Eastern
time zone;
- from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., if the electoral district is in the Mountain
time zone; and
- from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., if the electoral district is in the Pacific
time zone.
Departmental Compensation and Staff Relations managers are to direct any
questions that they may have to their corporate Compensation officials who, if
need be, will contact Labour Relations Operations at the Treasury Board of
Canada Secretariat.
Don Graham
Director, Labour Relations Operations
Labour Relations and Compensation Operations
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