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This calendar lists the submission deadlines for political financing returns and reports.
Elections Canada publishes returns and reports when it receives them; they are published as submitted. If a return or report is updated by the agent who filed it, or if it is audited by Elections Canada, an additional, updated version is published, as reviewed.
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Submission deadlines for political participants' financial returns or reports
2021
- January 11Candidates' 36 months unpaid claims/loans statements for the December 11, 2017, by-elections due
- February 01Registered parties' quarterly financial returns due (Q4 2020)
- February 22Conservative Party leadership contestants' financial returns due
- February 26Candidates' and third parties' financial returns for the October 26, 2020, by-elections due
- March 15Calculation of the inflation adjustment factor
- April 06Green Party leadership contestants' financial returns due
- April 30Registered parties' quarterly financial returns due (Q1 2021)
- May 21Candidates' 18 months unpaid claims/loans statements for the 43rd general election due
- May 31Electoral district associations' annual statements of registry information due
- May 31Electoral district associations' annual financial returns due
- June 30Registered parties' annual statements of registry information due
- June 30Registered parties' annual financial returns due
- July 19Candidates' 36 months unpaid claims/loans statements for the June 18, 2018, by-election due
- July 30Registered parties' quarterly financial returns due (Q2 - 2021)
- November 01Registered parties' quarterly financial returns due (Q3 2021)
- November 08Calculation of the election expenses limits as if a general election was to be held on Nov. 15
- December 14Publication of annual contribution limits (2022)
2020
- January 20Candidate unpaid loans/claim statements 18 months after the June 18, 2019 by-election
- January 30Registered party quarterly returns, Q4 2019 (if required)
- February 21Candidates and third parties' returns for the 43rd general election
- April 30Registered party quarterly returns, Q1 2020 (if required)
- May 4Candidate unpaid loans/claim statements 36 months after the April 3, 2017 by-elections
- June 1Electoral district associations' annual statements of registry information and annual financial returns
- June 22Registered party campaign returns, 43rd general election
- June 29Contestant unpaid loans/claims statements 36 months after the 2017 Conservative Party leadership contest
- June 30Registered party annual returns
- July 3Candidate unpaid loans/claims statements 18 months after the December 3, 2018 by-election
- July 30Registered party quarterly returns, Q2 2020 (if required)
- July 31Conservative leadership contestants' first interim returns due
- August 17Contestant unpaid loans/claims statements 18 months after the 2019 Bloc Québécois leadership contest
- August 19Conservative leadership contestants' second interim returns due
- September 12Green Party leadership contestants' interim returns due
- September 25Candidate unpaid loans/claims statements 18 months after the February 25, 2019 by-elections
- October 1Green Party leadership contestants’ interim returns due
- October 26October 26, 2020 by-elections
- October 30Registered party quarterly returns, Q3 2020 (if required)
- November 2Contestant unpaid loans/claims statements 36 months after the 2017 NDP leadership contest
- November 23Candidate unpaid loans/claims statements 36 months after the October 23, 2017 by-elections
- December 7Candidate unpaid loans/claims statements 18 months after the May 6, 2019 by-election