Political Financing Handbook for Nomination Contestants and Financial Agents (EC 20182) – December 2018 – Archived Content
This document is Elections Canada's archived guideline OGI 2018-07 and is no longer in effect.
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About This Document
Introduction to the handbook
This handbook is designed to assist nomination contestants and their financial agents. It is a tool that will help in the financial administration of the nomination contestant's campaign.
This document is a general guideline issued pursuant to section 16.1 of the Canada Elections Act. It is provided for information and is not intended to replace the Act.
Elections Canada will review the contents of this handbook on a regular basis and make updates as required.
Note: The term "individual" used in this handbook refers to a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
What’s new in this release?
Release | Where | Title | Summary |
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December 2018 | All | n/a | Content reorganized for better flow, new examples added and relevant content brought in from other recent handbooks. |
December 2018 | Chapter 2 | Volunteer labour is not a contribution | New content and examples added as per OGI 2017-04, Volunteer Labour. |
December 2018 | Chapter 6 | Fundraising expenses | Content added on the exclusion of certain fundraising expenses from nomination contest expenses. |
Regulated fundraising events | Concept of regulated events (definition, requirements and examples) introduced as per Bill C-50. | ||
December 2018 | Chapters 7, 8 and 9 |
n/a | Definitions and categories of nomination campaign expenses revised as per Bill C-50. |
December 2018 | Chapter 8 | Websites and web content Website of a parliamentarian |
Reporting requirements clarified for expenses associated with websites, web content and pre-existing material. |
Contact information
Internet | elections.ca |
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Telephone |
Political Entities Support Network 1-800-486-6563 Regular Hours Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) Elections Canada General Enquiries 1-800-463-6868 |
Fax |
Political Financing 1-888-523-9333 (toll-free) 1-819-939-1803 |
Elections Canada 30 Victoria Street Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0M6 |
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General Enquiries info@elections.ca Political Financing Enquiries political.financing@elections.ca Electronic Financial Return (EFR)—Enquiries and Submissions efr-rfe@elections.ca |