Quarterly Allowances to the Registered Political Parties (2008)
Registered political party | 1st Quarter (Jan.–Mar. 2008) Payable April 2008 (With inflation adjustment as of April 1, 2007 – Based on the 39th GE) |
2nd Quarter (Apr.–Jun. 2008) Payable July 2008 (With inflation adjustment as of April 1, 2008 – Based on the 39th GE) |
3rd Quarter (Jul.–Sept. 2008) Payable October 2008 (With inflation adjustment as of April 1, 2008 – Based on the 39th GE) |
4th Quarter (Oct.–Dec. 2008) Payable January 2009 (With inflation adjustment as of April 1, 2008 – Based on the 39th GE) |
Total paid |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bloc Québécois | $742,042 |
$758,350 |
$758,350 |
$758,350 |
$3,017,092 |
Conservative Party of Canada | $2,567,462 |
$2,623,890 |
$2,623,890 |
$2,623,890 |
$10,439,132 |
Green Party of Canada | $317,258 |
$324,231 |
$324,231 |
$324,231 |
$1,289,951 |
Liberal Party of Canada | $2,140,041 |
$2,187,074 |
$2,187,074 |
$2,187,074 |
$8,701,263 |
New Democratic Party | $1,237,180 |
$1,264,371 |
$1,264,371 |
$1,264,371 |
$5,030,293 |
Total | $7,003,983 |
$7,157,916 |
$7,157,916 |
$7,157,916 |
$28,477,731 |
Pursuant to section 435.01 of the Canada Elections Act, the first quarterly allowance for 2008 is the product of $0.4375 multiplied by the number of valid votes cast in the 39th general election. The sum obtained is adjusted by using the inflation adjustment factor in effect on April 1, 2007, of 1.092.
The second, third and fourth quarterly allowances are calculated using the inflation adjustment factor in effect on April 1, 2008, of 1.116.