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Les tiers qui exercent des activités de publicité politique en Ontario devraient s’attendre à des changements dans l’avenir, la Cour suprême du Canada (la « CSC ») ayant rendu sa décision dans le cadre de la contestation...more
More changes are coming for third parties looking to engage in Ontario elections, after the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) settled the constitutional challenge to the province’s third-party pre-election political advertising...more
Les Canadiens se rendront aux urnes le 28 avril 2025, alors que le Canada se trouve au cœur d’une guerre commerciale avec son plus important partenaire commercial; qu’il est menacé par des perturbations économiques connexes...more
À la suite de l’annonce par le premier ministre Doug Ford d’une élection provinciale anticipée en Ontario, les entreprises qui participent ou prévoient de participer au processus politique doivent tenir compte du régime...more
On April 25, 2024, the Government of Alberta tabled Bill 20, the Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act. The bill proposes changes to two pieces of legislation concerning municipal elections and governance: the Municipal...more
With the next provincial election in Alberta scheduled for May 29, 2023, anyone considering making a financial contribution to a political party or candidate should be aware of the rules governing contributions as outlined in...more
En février 2021, la commissaire au lobbying du Canada (la « commissaire ») a publié un rapport intitulé Améliorer la Loi sur le lobbying : Recommandations préliminaires (le « rapport ») en réponse à une demande du Comité...more
In February 2021, the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (Lobbying Commissioner) published a report entitled Improving the Lobbying Act: Preliminary Recommendations (Report) in response to a November 2020 request from the...more
Ontario’s 2022 election may be run under significantly different financial rules than the previous one. On February 25th, 2021, Attorney General Doug Downey introduced Bill 254, the Protecting Ontario Elections Act, 2021,...more
British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and Ontario have recently introduced significant changes to their respective lobbying and election finance regimes; the Yukon has introduced a new lobbying regime, and Prince Edward...more
On April 11, 2018, the Legislative Assembly of Alberta held the first reading of Bill 11: the Lobbyists Amendment Act to bring changes to the Lobbyists Act. Key changes in the proposed amendments include increased...more
Election finance rules in British Columbia, Manitoba and New Brunswick have undergone significant reform over the past several months. British Columbia has now imposed monetary limits on political contributions, prohibited...more
On November 30, 2017, amendments to the Election Act (EA), and the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act (LECFA), came into force, which prohibit unions and corporations from contributing to provincial and municipal...more
Further to our article of October 10, 2017, we note that on October 30, 2017, the government of British Columbia introduced amendments to the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act that will change municipal campaign...more
The Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) held their annual convention between September 25 and September 28, 2017, discussing several policies and reforms, including election and lobbying reform at the municipal...more
On September 18, 2017, the NDP Government introduced Bill 3-2017 Election Amendment Act, 2017, aiming to reform British Columbia's maligned image as the Wild West of political donations....more
With a federal election scheduled for October 19, 2015, recent amendments to the Canada Elections Act will soon be put into practice. The Fair Elections Act (FEA) passed on June 12, 2014, has increased individual contribution...more
On June 23, 2015, the Alberta legislature unanimously passed the first bill of Alberta's new NDP government. Bill 1, An Act to Renew Democracy in Alberta passed in third reading with the unanimous support of all parties,...more