Limits on Contributions

Elections Canada: Election Financing: Limits on Contributions


Limit1 on contributions
Registered party
Contributor class Applicable during the calendar year
January 1, 2010, to December 31, 2010		 Applicable during the calendar year
January 1, 2009, to December 31, 2009		 Applicable during the calendar year
January 1, 2008, to December 31, 2008
Individual $1,100 $1,100 $1,100


Registered association, nomination contestant and candidate of a registered party*
Contributor class Applicable during the calendar year
January 1, 2010, to
December 31, 2010		 Applicable during the calendar year
January 1, 2009, to
December 31, 2009		 Applicable during the calendar year
January 1, 2008, to
December 31, 2008
Individual $1,100 $1,100 $1,100


Leadership contestant – per contest
Contributor class Applicable at a contest beginning during the period of
April 1, 2009, and
March 31, 2010		 Applicable at a contest beginning during the period of
April 1, 2008, and
March 31, 2009		 Applicable at a contest beginning during the period of
April 1, 2007, and
March 31, 2008
Individual $1,100 $1,100 $1,100


Non-affiliated2 candidate and independent3 candidate – per election
Contributor class Applicable at an election whose writ is issued during the period of
April 1, 2009, and
March 31, 2010		 Applicable at an election whose writ is issued during the period of
April 1, 2008, and
March 31, 2009		 Applicable at an election whose writ is issued during the period of
April 1, 2007, and
March 31, 2008
Individual $1,100 $1,100 $1,100

*Please note that the total contribution limit applies to the combined registered associations, nomination contestants and candidates of a given registered party during a calendar year.

**For a leadership contest or election that started before January 1, 2007, a contributor who has made contributions of or exceeding $1,100 by that date has reached the contribution limit and can no longer contribute to that event.

1Adjusted by the inflation factor
2Non-affiliated candidate: candidate for an election who is associated with an unregistered party
3Independent candidate: candidate for an election who is not affiliated with a party