<?xml version="1.0"?><Regulation lims:pit-date="2025-02-12" hasPreviousVersion="true" lims:lastAmendedDate="2025-02-12" lims:current-date="2025-02-17" lims:inforce-start-date="2023-07-26" lims:enacted-date="2023-07-26" lims:fid="1419803" lims:id="1419803" gazette-part="II" regulation-type="SI" xml:lang="en" xmlns:lims="http://justice.gc.ca/lims"><Identification lims:inforce-start-date="2023-07-26" lims:enacted-date="2023-07-26" lims:fid="1419804" lims:id="1419804"><InstrumentNumber>SI/2023-48</InstrumentNumber><RegistrationDate><Date><YYYY>2023</YYYY><MM>8</MM><DD>16</DD></Date></RegistrationDate><ConsolidationDate><Date><YYYY>2025</YYYY><MM>2</MM><DD>18</DD></Date></ConsolidationDate><EnablingAuthority lims:inforce-start-date="2023-07-26" lims:enacted-date="2023-07-26" lims:fid="1419805" lims:id="1419805"><XRefExternal reference-type="act" link="E-2.01">CANADA ELECTIONS ACT</XRefExternal></EnablingAuthority><LongTitle lims:inforce-start-date="2023-07-26" lims:enacted-date="2023-07-26" lims:fid="1419806" lims:id="1419806">Order Designating the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness as the Minister for the Purposes of the Canada Elections Act</LongTitle><RegulationMakerOrder><RegulationMaker>P.C.</RegulationMaker><OrderNumber>2023-778</OrderNumber><Date><YYYY>2023</YYYY><MM>7</MM><DD>26</DD></Date></RegulationMakerOrder></Identification><Repealed lims:inforce-start-date="2025-02-12" lims:enacted-date="2025-02-12" lims:fid="1511483" lims:id="1511483">[Repealed, SI/2025-16]</Repealed><RecentAmendments><Amendment><AmendmentCitation>SI/2025-16</AmendmentCitation><AmendmentDate>2025-02-12</AmendmentDate></Amendment></RecentAmendments></Regulation>