Due to recent changes to the Canada Elections Act providing for fixed-date elections, the following Compendium articles have been updated:

• Parliamentary Cycle [General Article];
• Dissolution of Parliament [Parliamentary Cycle];
• House of Commons of Canada [Parliamentary Framework];

Please note that the following articles relating to Parliamentary Privilege have also been updated:

• Parliamentary Privilege [General Article];
• Application of Parliamentary Privilege to Individual Members of the House of Commons [Parliamentary Privilege];
• Application of Parliamentary Privilege to the House of Commons as a Whole [Parliamentary Privilege];
• Origins and Definitions of Parliamentary Privilege [Parliamentary Privilege]; and
• Limitations of Privilege [Parliamentary Privilege].

The Compendium is a collection of articles on specialized procedural topics. It is designed to help people who need to better understand the workings of the House of Commons and its committees.

The Compendium replaces the Précis of Procedure and the Fact Sheets on Procedure with a single on-line source of up-to-date procedural information.

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