Reporting requirements for registered electoral district associations
To register, the Electoral District Association must provide Elections Canada with:
- General Form – Electoral District Association.
Within six months following its registration, the Electoral District Association must provide Elections Canada with:
- A Statement of Registered Association Assets and Liabilities, as of the day before registration.
Thirty days after a change has taken place within the Electoral District Association, Elections Canada must be notified of:
- Any change of contact information and/or new appointments.
Thirty days after a nomination contest held by the registered association, the Electoral District Association must send Elections Canada:
- A Nomination Contest Report.
On May 31 of every year, the Electoral District Association must provide Elections Canada with:
- General Form – Electoral District Association to confirm or change registry information ( the deadline is July 31 of the same year if the date falls within an election period) ;
- A Registered Association Financial Transactions Return; and
- An Auditor's report (which is only required if the electoral district association accepted contributions totalling $5,000 or more, or incurred expenses (excluding transfers) totalling $5,000 or more).
On May 31 of every year, the Electoral District Association must also provide Canada Revenue Agency with:
- Its Contributions to a Registered Party or to a Registered Association Information Return.
When the deregistration of the Electoral District Association is either initiated by Elections Canada, or requested by the EDA or the party, Elections Canada will send the Electoral District Association:
- A Notice of Deregistration, that will specify the effective date of deregistration.
Within six months after deregistration, the deregistered Electoral District Association must provide Elections Canada with:
- All outstanding Registered Association Financial Transactions Returns and auditor's reports, if required. Auditor's reports must be provided if the Electoral District Association accepted contributions totalling $5,000 or more, or incurred expenses (excluding transfers) totalling $5,000 or more.