Annex 1 - Candidacy in Elections
[Return to Requesting Permission or Leave to be a Political Candidate]
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Federal, provincial or territorial elections |
Municipal elections |
| Seeking nomination before or during election period |
Permission1 |
Permission1 |
| Be a candidate before election period |
Permission1 |
Permission1 |
| Be a candidate during election period |
Leave without pay |
Permission2 |
| Effect of being elected |
Cease to be a public service employee |
PSC determines if the person:
- continues to work as a public service employee;
- must take leave without pay; or
- ceases to be a public service employee.
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The Commission may make permission conditional on the employee taking a leave of absence without pay:
- 1 for the period or any part of the period in which he or she seeks nomination as a candidate, or for the period or any part of the period in which he or she is a candidate before the election period, as the case may be.
- 2 for the period in which he or she is a candidate during the election period.
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