Political financing calendar (2024 and 2023)

This calendar lists the submission deadlines for political financing returns and reports.

Elections Canada publishes returns and reports when it receives them; they are published as submitted. If a return or report is updated by the agent who filed it, or if it is audited by Elections Canada, an additional, updated version is published, as amended.

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Submission deadlines for political participants' financial returns or reports

2024

• January 30
  Registered parties' quarterly financial transactions returns (Q4 2023)
• April 10
  Statements of unpaid claims and loans (18 months – 2022 Conservative Party leadership contest)
• April 30
  Registered parties' quarterly financial transactions returns (Q1 2024)
• May 31
  Registered association's financial transactions returns
• May 31
  Annual confirmation of registry information (associations)
• June 19
  Statements of unpaid claims and loans (18 months – 2022 Green Party leadership contest)
• July 2
  Annual confirmation of registry information (registered and eligible parties)
• July 2
  Registered parties' annual financial transactions returns
• July 4
  Candidates’ and third parties' electoral campaign returns (March 4, 2024, by-elections)
• July 12
  Candidates' statements of unpaid claims and loans (18 months – December 12, 2022, by-election)
• July 30
  Registered parties' quarterly financial transactions returns (Q2 2024)
• October 21
  Candidates' statements of unpaid claims and loans (36 months – GE 44)
• October 30
  Registered parties' quarterly financial transactions returns (Q3 2024)

2023

• January 30
  Registered parties' quarterly financial transactions returns (Q4 2022)
• March 10
  Leadership contestants' campaign returns (Conservative Party)
• April 12
  Candidates' and third parties' electoral campaign returns (Dec. 12, 2022, by-election)
• April 20
  Candidates' statements of unpaid claims and loans (18 months – 44th GE)
• May 1
  Registered parties' quarterly financial transactions returns (Q1 2023)
• May 19
  Leadership contestants' campaign returns (Green Party)
• May 31
  Annual confirmation of registry information (associations)
• May 31
  Registered associations' financial transactions returns
• June 30
  Annual confirmation of registry information (political parties)
• June 30
  Registered parties' annual financial transactions returns (EC20239)
• July 31
  Registered parties' quarterly financial transactions returns (Q2 2023)
• September 21
  Statements of unpaid claims and loans (36 months – 2020 Conservative Party leadership contest)
• October 19
  Candidates' and third parties' electoral campaign returns (June 19, 2023, by-elections)
• October 30
  Registered parties' quarterly financial transactions returns (Q3 2023)
• November 3
  Statements of unpaid claims and loans (36 months – 2020 Green Party leadership contest)
• November 24
  Candidates' and third parties' electoral campaign returns (July 24, 2023, by-election)
• November 27
  Candidates' statements of unpaid claims and loans (36 months – Oct. 26, 2020, byelections)
• December 14
  Statements of unpaid claims and loans (18 months – 2022 Maverick Party leadership contest)