Political Financing Handbook for Electoral District Associations and Financial Agents (EC 20089) – April 2020 – Archived content

About This Document

Introduction to the handbook

This handbook is designed to help electoral district associations and their financial agents in the financial administration of the association.

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
April 2020	All	n/a	New contribution limits for 2020 updated in tables and examples.
April 2020	Chapter 5	Regulated fundraising events	Clarified when a leadership contestant ceases to be a prominent attendee.
April 2020	Chapter 6	Repaying and reporting unpaid claims	Clarified which claims need to be reported at year-end, as per OGI 2018-09, Unpaid Claims and Reporting Requirements.
April 2020	Chapter 9	Submitting reports to Elections Canada	New process added for submitting reports online.
June 2019	All	n/a	New contribution limits for 2019 updated in tables and examples. New threshold for auditor report, as per Bill C-76. Deadline to confirm or change registry information is May 31, even if an election is underway.
June 2019	Chapter 2	Volunteer labour is not a contribution	New content and examples added, as per OGI 2019-01, Volunteer Labour.
June 2019	Chapter 2	Accepting contributions of cryptocurrency	New content added, as per OGI 2018-10, Cryptocurrencies.
June 2019	Chapter 5	Regulated fundraising events	Concept of regulated events (definition, requirements and examples) introduced, as per Bill C-50.
June 2019	Chapter 5	Other ticketed events	New section on calculating the benefit when a ticketed event is held for promotional purposes rather than to raise funds.
June 2019	Chapter 7	Partisan Advertising During the Pre-election Period	New content and examples added, as per Bill C-76.

Contact information

Internet	elections.ca
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
Mail	Elections Canada 30 Victoria Street Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0M6
Email	General Enquiries info@elections.ca Political Financing Enquiries political.financing@elections.ca Electronic Financial Return (EFR)—Enquiries and Submissions efr-rfe@elections.ca

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