Candidates [C.E.A., s. 464(1)-(2), 465(1)(a), 465(1)(c)-(d), 465(2)]

• Without delay after receipt of a return of the writ for an electoral district, the Chief Electoral Officer must provide the Receiver General with a certificate that sets out:

  • the name of the elected candidate, if any;

  • the name of any candidate who received 15 percent or more of the number of valid votes cast; and

  • the amount that is 15 percent of the election expenses limit provided by the Act.

• On receipt of the certificate, the Receiver General must pay the amount set out in it out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund to the official agent of any candidate named in the certificate as partial reimbursement for the candidate's election expenses and personal expenses.

• On receipt of all the required documents or an update of them from a candidate named in a certificate, the Chief Electoral Officer must provide the Receiver General with a certificate that:

  • states that the Chief Electoral Officer is satisfied that the candidate and his or her official agent have complied with all of the Act's requirements for paying claims and reporting election expenses;

  • states that the candidate has incurred more than 30 percent of the election expenses limit; and

  • sets out the amount of the final instalment of the candidate's election expenses and personal expenses reimbursement.

• The amount of the final instalment of the candidate's election expenses and personal expenses reimbursement is the lesser of:

  • the difference between 50 percent of the sum of the candidate's paid election expenses and paid personal expenses less the partial reimbursement; and

  • 50 percent of the election expenses limit provided for in the Act.

Political parties [C.E.A., s. 435(1)(c)]

• On receipt from a registered party of the election expenses return and related documents, the Chief Electoral Officer must provide the Receiver General with a certificate that sets out the amount that is 22.5 percent of the registered party's election expenses that were paid by its registered agents as set out in the return for its general election expenses, if:

  • candidates endorsed by the registered party received at least:

    • two percent of the number of valid votes cast at the election; or

    • five percent of the number of valid votes cast in the electoral districts in which the registered party endorsed a candidate.

Candidates [E.A., s. 312(1)-(2)]

• A candidate who receives at least 15 percent of the popular vote or who is elected by acclamation is entitled to be reimbursed by the Chief Electoral Officer for one-third of his or her actual campaign expenses to a maximum of one-third of the expense limit.
• A candidate is not entitled to be reimbursed for expenses unless his or her chief financial officer has filed a financial statement of receipts and expenses, together with the auditor's report, and the Chief Electoral Officer certifies in writing that the statement meets the requirements.

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Candidates [E.E.A., s. 22(1)-(3)]

• Every registered candidate in an electoral district who receives at least 15 percent of the popular vote is entitled to be reimbursed by the Chief Electoral Officer for the lesser of election expenses for the election period as shown on the financial reports filed with the Chief Electoral Officer, together with the auditor's report, or an amount equal to 75¢ for each elector whose name was on the official list of electors in the electoral district, subject to a minimum payment of $1 500 and a maximum payment of $3 000.
• A candidate is not entitled to be reimbursed for expenses unless the candidate or his or her official agent has filed the financial reports, together with the auditor's report, and the Chief Electoral Officer is satisfied that such statements meet the requirements of the Act.
• After the official agent has reported the election expenses of the candidate as required by the Act the Chief Electoral Officer must:

• approve, as soon as possible, payment of 75 percent of the reimbursement to which a candidate is entitled when the Chief Electoral Officer is satisfied that election expenses in at least that amount have been incurred; and
• approve the remaining amount of reimbursement to which a candidate is entitled when the Chief Electoral Officer has determined that the report is accurate and that the expenses claimed are election expenses.

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Candidates [E.A., s. 182(1)-(3)]

• The Chief Electoral Officer must reimburse each candidate who has been declared elected or who has received not less than 15 percent of the valid votes cast in an election by making payment to the official agent of the candidate in respect of the candidate's election expenses to an amount not exceeding $1.12 for each elector whose name was on an official list of electors in the electoral district.
• In an electoral district in which there is more than one official candidate of a recognized party the total reimbursement of all the official candidates for that party must not exceed $1.12 for each elector whose name was on an official list of electors in the district and the reimbursement must be divided equally among those candidates.
• After the official agent of the candidate has reported the election expenses of the candidate as required by the Act, the Chief Electoral Officer must:

• approve, as soon as possible, payment of 75 percent of the reimbursement to which a candidate is entitled when the Chief Electoral Officer is satisfied that election expenses in at least that amount have been incurred; and
• approve the remaining amount of reimbursement to which a candidate is entitled when the Chief Electoral Officer has determined that the report is accurate and that the expenses claimed are election expenses as defined.

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Candidates [P.P.F.A., s. 78(1)-(2), 79(2)]

• An election expenses reimbursement must be paid to the official agent of each candidate at any election declared elected, and to the official agent of each candidate having obtained 15 percent of the valid votes cast in the electoral district in which he or she was a candidate.

• The election expenses reimbursement to be paid to the official agent of a candidate entitled thereto must be an amount equal to the lesser of:

• the amount of the election expenses of the candidate as set out in his or her statement, excluding claims contested by his or her official agent, and excluding amounts representing the value of contributions from any other candidate, and made by the candidate to the registered district association associated with the candidate's party in the electoral district in which the person is a candidate; or
• an amount equal to the sum obtained by allowing 35¢ for each of the electors in the electoral district and adding thereto the cost of mailing a single one ounce first class letter to each elector in the electoral district.

• The Supervisor must not issue a certificate authorizing the payment of an election expenses reimbursement to the official agent of a candidate until he or she has received a return of election expenses for that candidate.

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Candidates [E.A., s. 457]

• A candidate is reimbursed an amount equal to 50 percent of the election expenses incurred and paid in conformity with the Act, if he or she:

• is declared elected;
• has obtained at least 15 percent of the valid votes.

• The election expenses that may be reimbursed may in no case exceed the maximum amount of $1.00 per elector during a general election.

Political parties [E.A., s. 457.1]

• The Chief Electoral Officer must reimburse to each political party that obtained at least 1 percent of the valid votes an amount equal to 50 percent of the election expenses incurred and paid in conformity with the Act.
• The election expenses that may be reimbursed may not exceed the limit fixed of 50¢ per elector for all the electoral divisions in which the party had an official candidate during a general election.

Candidates [E.F.A., s. 44(1)-(3)]

• Every registered candidate who receives at least 15 percent of the popular vote in his or her electoral district is entitled to be reimbursed by the Chief Election Officer for the lesser of:

• 20 percent of the candidate's campaign expenses for the campaign period, as shown on the statement of income and expenses filed with the Chief Electoral Officer, together with the auditor's report; and
• 20 percent of the maximum expenditure limit allowed under the Act.

• In relation to candidates in those electoral districts specified in the Act, the amount determined above must be increased by the applicable amount under the Act.

• A candidate is not entitled to be reimbursed for expenses unless the financial statements and auditor's report in respect of the candidate and with respect to the constituency association that endorses the candidate have been filed, and the Chief Election Officer is satisfied that they meet the requirements of the Act.

Political parties [E.F.A., s. 44(6)-(7)]

• Every registered party that receives at least 15 percent of the popular vote in any electoral district and that has filed its statement of income and expenses with the Chief Election Officer, together with the auditor's report, is entitled to be reimbursed by the Chief Election Officer for the aggregate amount determined by multiplying 5¢ by the number of electors entitled to vote, as certified by the Chief Election Officer under the Election Act, in each electoral district in which the political party received 15 percent of the popular vote and such money must be payable to the political party's chief financial officer.
• A political party is not entitled to be reimbursed for expenses unless its chief financial officer has filed the required financial statements and auditor's report, and the Chief Election Officer is satisfied that such statements meet the requirements of the Act.

Candidates [E.F.A., s. 72(1)-(2)]

• A candidate who obtained 10 percent or more of all valid votes cast is eligible for a reimbursement of the lesser of 50 percent of the total election expenses permitted to the candidate and 50 percent of the actual election expenses, excluding donations in kind, incurred by or on behalf of the candidate.

Political parties [E.F.A., s. 71(1)-(2)]

• A registered political party:

• in the case of a general election, whose endorsed candidates obtained in the aggregate 10 percent or more of all the valid votes cast in all the electoral divisions in the province; and
• in the case of a by-election in an electoral division, whose endorsed candidate obtained 10 percent or more of the valid votes cast in the electoral division;

Candidates [E.A., s. 265(1), 265(6)]

• A candidate is eligible to be reimbursed for election expenses if: the candidate has received at least 15 percent of all valid votes cast in the constituency; and the candidate or the candidate's business manager has submitted the election expenses return and other documents required within three months after the candidate has been declared elected.
• The amount of reimbursement for which a candidate is eligible is an amount equal to one-half of the election expenses lawfully incurred by the candidate, other than the amount of disputed claims or the amount of bills, charges or claims the payment of which is refused by the candidate.

Political parties [E.A., s. 264(1), 264(6)]

• A registered political party is eligible to be reimbursed for election expenses if: the candidates that it has endorsed have received at least 15 percent of all valid votes cast in the election; and the registered political party has submitted the election expenses return and other documents required within six months after polling day for the election to which the election expenses return relate.
• The maximum amount of reimbursement for which a registered political party is eligible is the lesser of: the adjusted amount of $195 407; and an amount equal to one-third of the election expenses lawfully incurred by the registered political party, other than the amount of disputed claims or the amount of bills, charges or claims the payment of which is refused by the registered political party.

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