Registered Political Parties' First Quarter Financial Returns for 2019 Now Online

GATINEAU, QC, May 1, 2019 /CNW/ - The Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, Stéphane Perrault, announced today that registered parties' first quarter financial returns for 2019 are now available on Elections Canada's website.

A registered political party must submit a quarterly financial return if its candidates for the most recent general election received:

• at least 2 percent of the total valid votes cast in all electoral districts across Canada; or
• at least 5 percent of the valid votes cast in the electoral districts in which it endorsed a candidate.

Parties' quarterly financial returns include statements of:

• contributions from donors;
• contributions directed to leadership contestants;
• contributions returned to contributors or remitted to the Chief Electoral Officer; and
• transfers received from other political entities.

Registered parties' first quarter financial returns for 2019 cover the period from January 1, 2019, to March 31, 2019.

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SOURCE Elections Canada