Political Financing Handbook for Nomination Contestants and Financial Agents (EC 20182) – March 2019 – DRAFT guideline OGI 2019-03
This document is Elections Canada's draft guideline OGI 2019-03.
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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 recent releases?
Release | Where | Title | Summary |
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March 2019 | Chapter 2 | Accepting contributions of cryptocurrency | New content added as per OGI 2018-10, Cryptocurrencies. |
March 2019 | Chapter 3 | Types of loans | New way to report a line of credit in some circumstances. |
March 2019 | Chapter 6 | Ticketed fundraising events | Clarified what is included in the benefit for a ticketed fundraiser. |
March 2019 | Chapters 7–12 | All | New and redefined expense categories and payment options, as per Bill C-76. |
March 2019 | Chapter 12 | Auditor's fees | New auditor's subsidy explained. |
March 2019 | Chapter 15 | What is a surplus? | New formula for calculating surplus funds, as per Bill C-76. |
March 2019 | Sale of capital assets | Added requirement to sell capital assets after the nomination contest, as per Bill C-76. | |
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. |
December 2018 | 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 Regular Hours Elections Canada General Enquiries |
Fax | Political Financing |
Elections Canada |
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Political Financing Enquiries Electronic Financial Return (EFR)—Enquiries and Submissions |