Political Financing Handbook for Registered Parties and Chief Agents (EC 20231) – June 2016 – Archived Content
This document is Elections Canada's archived guideline OGI 2016-04 and is no longer in effect.
An updated version of this document is available in Tools for Political Parties.
Table of Contents
- About This Document
- Tables and Reminders
- Registering a Political Party
- Roles and Responsibilities
- Financial Administration
- Introduction
- 3.1 Contributions
- 3.2 Loans
- 3.3 Transfers
- 3.4 Expenses of registered party
- Election expenses
- Election expense categories
- Election advertising
- Traditional election advertising
- Election advertising on the Internet
- Broadcasting time allocation
- Voter contact calling services
- Surveys and research
- Intellectual property assets of the party
- Pre-existing property
- Office expenses
- Leader's tour
- Travel expenses
- Expenses of senators and ministers or another candidate
- Compensation
- Administering the registered party's expenses
- 3.5 Leadership and nomination contest finances
- Reporting Requirements
- Introduction
- 4.1 Reporting timeline
- 4.2 Mandatory documents and supporting documentation
- 4.3 Submission to Elections Canada
- 4.4 Filing an amended financial return