Proclamation Declaring the Representation Orders to be in Force Effective on the First Dissolution of Parliament that Occurs after April 22, 2024

Mary May Simon[L.S.]CanadaCHARLES THE THIRD, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom, Canada and His other Realms and Territories KING, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.Shalene Curtis-MicallefDeputy Attorney General of CanadaGreat Seal of CanadaTO ALL TO WHOM these presents shall come or whom the same may in any way concern,GREETING:A ProclamationWhereas, under subsection 24(1) of the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act and section 5 of the Preserving Provincial Representation in the House of Commons Act, the Chief Electoral Officer prepared the representation order set out in Schedule A to this Our Proclamation which applies in respect of all provinces other than the province to which the representation order set out in Schedule B to this Our Proclamation applies, being the province described in subsection 5(2) of the Preserving Provincial Representation in the House of Commons Act, as well as the representation order set out in Schedule B to this Our Proclamation;Whereas, on September 18, 2023, the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness received from the Chief Electoral Officer the representation orders set out in Schedules A and B to this Our Proclamation;And whereas subsection 25(1) of the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act provides that, within five days after the day on which the Minister receives the representation orders, the Governor in Council shall by proclamation declare the representation orders to be in force, effective on the first dissolution of Parliament that occurs at least seven months after the day on which the proclamation was issued, and on the issue of the proclamation the order has the force of law accordingly;Now Know You that We, by and with the advice of Our Privy Council for Canada and under Order in Council P.C. 2023-905 of September 22, 2023, do by this Our Proclamation declare the representation orders set out in Schedules A and B to be in force, effective on the first dissolution of Parliament that occurs at least seven months after the day on which this Our Proclamation is issued.Of all which Our loving subjects and all others whom these presents may concern are required to take notice and to govern themselves accordingly.In testimony whereof, We have caused this Our Proclamation to be published and the Great Seal of Canada to be affixed to it.WITNESS:Our Right Trusty and Well-beloved Mary May Simon, Chancellor and Principal Companion of Our Order of Canada, Chancellor and Commander of Our Order of Military Merit, Chancellor and Commander of Our Order of Merit of the Police Forces, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada.At the City of Ottawa, September 22, 2023, in the second year of Our Reign.By Command,