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Tools for Electoral District Associations (EDAs)

Important Deadlines

May 31, 2024

Registered association's financial transaction return due

How to submit your EDA financial return

Annual confirmation of registry information due

How to submit your annual confirmation of registry information

What's New

Information on Redistribution and Changes to the Electoral Map

Redistribution page

  • Redistribution page: Brand-new content available to help political entities understand redistribution before the new electoral boundaries are proclaimed (expected in the fall of 2023)
  • Glossary, FAQs, potential impacts to political financing and registration obligations

General Information

Registration

To register as an Electoral District Association, please fill out the registration form at the link below and submit it to Elections Canada.

Political Financing Resources

How to submit your EDA financial returns

You can submit a financial return for your registered associations online or by mail or fax.

Option 1:

Submit your return online through the Political Entities Service Centre (PESC) portal.

Option 2:

Submit your return by mail to Elections Canada, 30 Victoria Street, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0M6 or by fax to Political Financing, at 1-888-523-9333 (toll-free).

Note: With PESC submissions please follow the on-screen steps to apply digital consent and submit the return.

When submitting your return by mail or fax, where signatures are required, please sign the pages by hand.

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How to submit your annual update to the Registry

By mail:

30 Victoria Street, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0M6

By email:

Financementpolitique-PoliticalFinancing@elections.ca

Note: The annual update to the Registry cannot be submitted through PESC.

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Political Entities Service Centre Portal

Political Entities Support Network

Phone:

1-800-486-6563 TTY: 1-800-361-8935

Email:

For portal and election support: csep-pesc@elections.ca

For political financing questions:  political.financing@elections.ca

Hours:

Political financing calendar