Compliance Audit Committee Applications

Every candidate and third party advertiser must file a financial statement which reports their contributions and expenses. If you are eligible to vote in the City of Vaughan and believe, on reasonable grounds, that a candidate or a third party advertiser has contravened the election finance rules, you may apply for a compliance audit of the candidate's or third party advertiser's finances.

Applications for a compliance audit must be filed with the City Clerk in writing and must set out the reasons why you believe that the candidate or third party advertiser has contravened the rules.

An application for a compliance audit must be submitted to the City Clerk within 90 days of the filing deadline. The deadline for candidates and third party advertisers to file their financial statements is the last Friday in March following the election, March 29, 2019.

The deadline for a candidate to file a supplementary financial statement is the last Friday in September, September 27, 2019. If a candidate files a supplementary financial statement, an application for a compliance audit may be submitted within 90 days of the supplementary filing deadline.

NOTE: Applications for compliance audits of candidates for a school board must be filed with the secretary of that school board. Please visit the website for the applicable school board for more information.

Compliance Audit Committee Decisions

The City of Vaughan Compliance Audit Committee met on Thursday, June 6, 2019 at Vaughan City Hall to consider four reports on contributions to candidates prepared by the City Clerk in accordance with Section 88.34 of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996. The agenda and reports for this meeting may be viewed here.

The decisions of the Committee are as follows:

Compliance Audit Committee Decision - Marianna Federico

Compliance Audit Committee Decision - Paul Federico

Compliance Audit Committee Decision - Adam Starkman

Compliance Audit Committee Decision - Peter Cipriano

Contribution Rebate Program 

Applications for the City of Vaughan's Contribution Rebate Program for the 2018 Municipal Election will be accepted up to 90 days after the candidate's filing deadline of Friday, March 29, 2019. Rebate cheques will be prepared and mailed to eligible contributors at the close of the rebate application period (June 2019).

To be eligible for a contribution rebate you must:

• Be an eligible elector in the City of Vaughan
• Be a resident of the City of Vaughan
• Not be the candidate, or the spouse or relative of the candidate, including siblings, grandparents, parents, children and grandchildren

Contributions to candidates who have not opted into the Contribution Rebate Program are not eligible for a rebate. Contributions to School Board Trustee candidates are also not eligible for a rebate.

The Contribution Rebate is calculated using the following:

• The rebate is issued for 75% of the total value of contributions made to candidates
• The minimum contribution necessary to qualify for a rebate is $50
• The maximum value of the rebate issued to a contributor regardless of the number and value of contributions to one or more candidates is $150

Please note that a rebate cannot be issued for cash contributions to candidates.