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Canadian Electoral Calendar, 2012
This is a list of elections in Canada in 2012. Included are provincial, municipal and federal elections, by-elections on any level, referendums and party leadership races at any level. January to April *January 16 - North Glengarry, Ontario mayoral by-election *February 27 ** 2012 Hinton, Alberta municipal by-election ** Yellowhead County, Alberta municipal by-election, 2012 *March 19 - Federal by-election in Toronto—Danforth *March 24 - 2012 New Democratic Party leadership election *March 26 - Rocky View County, Alberta municipal by-election, 2012 *April 23 **2012 Alberta general election **2012 Alberta Senate nominee election May to August *May 1 - 2012 Stony Plain municipal by-election *May 14 - 2012 New Brunswick municipal elections *June 11 – Argenteuil and LaFontaine by-elections *June 25 - Rothesay by-election September to December *September 4 ** Fort Whyte by-election ** 2012 Quebec general election *September 6 - Kitchener—Waterloo and Vaughan by-electio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |