In Canada, a registered third party is a "a person or group that wants to participate in or influence elections other than as a political party, electoral district association, nomination contestant or candidate." Third parties register with Elections Canada and are regulated under the terms of the Canada Elections Act.[1]

Third parties are subject to different regulations for campaign and pre-campaign periods. There are no limits to what a third party can spend on political advertising pre-campaign — spending rules are only in force once the writ is dropped and the campaign has officially begun. A person or group must register as a third party immediately after incurring election advertising expenses totalling $500 or more.[1] There are strict limits on advertising expenses, as well as specific limits that can be incurred to promote or oppose the election of one or more candidates in a particular electoral district.

It is illegal for a third party and a registered political party or a candidate to collude with each other for the purpose of circumventing the maximum amount that a registered party is allowed for election expenses.[2]

Federal general elections

2015 Election

Registered third parties

There were 112 registered third parties in the 2015 federal election:[3] A partial list includes the following:

2015 Advertising Spending Limits[4]

  • Total election advertising expenses limit: $439,410.81
  • Total election advertising expenses limit in a given electoral district: $8,788.22

2011 Election

There were 55 registered third parties in the 2011 federal election:[5]

  • Ashraf Ali Rao
  • Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC)
  • AVAAZ
  • BC Health Coalition
  • BCWF Political Action Alliance
  • British Columbia Nurses' Union
  • British Columbia Teachers' Federation
  • Canadian Alliance of Student Associations
  • Canadian Health Coalition
  • Canadian Labour Congress
  • Canadian Multicultural Association
  • Canadian Shooting Sports Association
  • Canadian Union of Public Employees
  • Canadian Wheat Board Alliance
  • Canadians Defending Democracy
  • Canadians Rising Up For Democracy
  • Catch 22 Campaign
  • Catholic Civil Rights League
  • CAW-Canada
  • Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada (CCAAC)
  • Citizens for Truth in Politics
  • CMI – ICM Canadian Migration Institute
  • Coalition for Gun Control
  • Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC
  • Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP)
  • Conservation Voters of BC
  • Council of Senior Citizens' Organizations of British Columbia
  • Dogwood Initiative
  • Elizabeth Will Group
  • End Racism Now
  • Friends of Canadian Broadcasting
  • Gesher Canada
  • Immigration Practitioners and Academics for a Just Immigration Policy
  • International Fund for Animal Welfare Inc. (IFAW)
  • International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
  • John W. Fossey
  • Kam-Wing Chiu
  • Les Sans-Chemise
  • Matilda Wong
  • National Citizens Coalition
  • Project Democracy
  • Public Service Alliance of Canada
  • Richmond Watch
  • Save Our Prison Farms
  • Smart Tax Alliance – BC
  • Society of Professional Engineers and Associates (SPEA)
  • Sport Fishing Institute of BC
  • The Council of Canadians
  • The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
  • UFCW Canada
  • Vancouver Fire Fighters' Union Local 18
  • Whip Harper
  • Wong John Gok Git
  • Yee Lai Leung
  • Yik-Lan Lo

References

  1. 1 2 "Elections Canada Online | Election advertising handbook for Third Parties, Financial Agents and Auditors (EC 20227) – July 2015". Elections.ca. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  2. ↑ "Elections Canada Online | Election advertising handbook for Third Parties, Financial Agents and Auditors (EC 20227) – July 2015". Elections.ca. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  3. ↑ "Elections Canada Online | Registered third parties – 42nd general election – October 19, 2015". Elections.ca. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  4. ↑ "Elections Canada Online | Limits on Election Advertising Expenses Incurred by Third Parties". Elections.ca. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  5. ↑ "Elections Canada Online | Registered Third Parties – 41st General Election – May 2, 2011". Elections.ca. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
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