Cost for pandemic measures – CEO Appearance on Bill C-19, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (COVID-19 response)
Fact Sheet
Key Messages
- A general election will cost significantly more during a pandemic. Costs will also depend on the timing of the election and the nature of any legislative changes adopted.
- The costs for the primary safety measures such as personal protective equipment, vote by mail services and voter information campaign are estimated at $50M (excluding Bill C-19 measures).
- The costs for other changes to field operations such as to increase some workers' capacity and office footprint, are not included in this estimate.
Facts
Items (Qty) | High Level Estimate ($M) |
---|---|
Physical Barriers for Voting (125,000) | $3.3 |
Masks (18.5 million) | $3.1 |
Headsets (11,000) | $1.4 |
Face shields (411,000) | $0.6 |
Gloves (4.1 million) | $0.5 |
Bottle of 160 Wipes (40,000) | $0.4 |
Pencils (16 million regular, 4 million large) | $0.4 |
Transparent Face Masks (290,000) | $0.3 |
PPE Preparing and Shipping | $3.9 |
Material | $14.1 |
Extra hours and workers at RO's Service Centres | $15.7 |
Mail-out of ballot kits and pre-paid returns (5.5 million) | $10.6 |
IT Adaptive Measures (incl. EFOS - RO Office computers) | $2.9 |
Envelopes | $1.1 |
Special Ballot Vote by Mail Services | $30.2 |
Voter Information Campaign | $4.0 |
Voter Information Cards (contingency postage) | $1.0 |
Other IT Adaptive Measures | $0.9 |
Total to Date | $50.2 |