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What is a Compliance Audit Committee?

Compliance Audit Committees are required by the Municipal Elections Act (the “Act”) to consider applications requesting audits of candidates’ and registered third party advertisers’ campaign finances.

Section 88.37 of the Act requires a council or local board to establish a compliance audit committee before October 1 of an election year. The Act further states that the committee shall be composed of not fewer than three (3) and not more than seven (7) members, and shall not include:

• employees or officers of the municipality or local board;
• members of the council or local board;
• any persons who are candidates in the election for which the committee is established; or
• any persons who are registered third parties in the municipality in the election for which the committee is established.

For the 2022 municipal election, the City of Pickering has partnered with the Town of Ajax, the Regional Municipality of Durham, the City of Oshawa, and the Town of Whitby to form a Joint Compliance Audit Committee. Should a compliance audit application be received, the City Clerk shall select three (3) individuals from the roaster of members to serve on the Compliance Audit Committee in accordance with the approved Terms of Reference.

The mandate of the Compliance Audit Committee is considered complete at the end of the four year term of Council or when the Committee has disposed of any remaining matters in accordance with the Act, whichever is later.

Compliance Audit Application Process

Sections 88.33(1) and 88.35(1) of the Municipal Elections Act provides that an eligible elector, who believes on reasonable grounds that a candidate or registered third party has contravened a provision of the Act relating to election campaign finances, may apply for a compliance audit of the candidate’s election campaign finances. The application must be submitted to the City Clerk in writing, include the reasons for the application, and must be made within 90 days after the latest of the following dates:

• the filing date for financial statements;
• the date the candidate or registered third party filed a financial statement, if the statement was filed within 30 days after the applicable filing date;
• the candidate’s or registered third party’s supplementary filing date, if any; or,
• the date on which the candidate or third party advertiser’s extension, if any, expires.

A contribution cannot be made or accepted by a person or an individual acting under the person’s direction unless the person is a candidate.

Who may contribute:

1. An individual who is normally a resident in Ontario.
2. The candidate and his or her spouse (if not normally a resident in Ontario, a candidate and his or her spouse may make contributions only to the candidate’s election campaign).

Who cannot contribute:

1. A federal political party registered under the Canada Elections Act (Canada) or any federal constituency association or registered candidate at a federal election endorsed by that party.
2. A provincial political party, constituency association, registered candidate or leadership contestant registered under the Election Finances Act.
3. A corporation that carries on business in Ontario.
4. A trade union that holds bargaining rights for employees in Ontario.
5. The Crown in right of Canada or Ontario, a municipality or a local board.

Contribution Limits

The maximum amount which may be contributed to a single candidate is $1,200 and no more than $5,000 in total may be contributed to candidates running for offices on the same council or school board. This amount includes the value of any goods or services donated to the campaign (i.e. a ticket to a candidate’s fundraiser).

Contributions greater than $25 may not be made in cash. All contributions exceeding $25 must be made by cheque, money order, or by a method that clearly shows where the funds came from.

Names and addresses of contributors who made a contribution greater than $100 will be recorded in the candidate’s financial statement which will be posted on the City’s website.

Municipal Elections Act, 1996

2022 Voters' Guide from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs

2022 Candidates' Guide from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs

2022 Third Party Advertisers’ Guide from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs

Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH)

Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC)