A council campaign runs on small amounts from people who live here. Signs, printing, hall rentals and postage are the whole budget, and there is no party money behind any of it.
Before you give
Contributions to local campaigns in British Columbia are governed by the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act and administered by Elections BC. These are not house rules — accepting a contribution that breaks them is an offence, and the money has to be returned or remitted. Please read them before you contribute.
Who can contribute
- You must be a resident of British Columbia and a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
- Organizations cannot contribute. That means no companies, unions, societies, associations or other groups — including your own business.
- It has to be your own money. Nobody may reimburse you, and you cannot contribute on someone else’s behalf.
How much
- The limit for 2026 is $1,429.70 in total to this campaign, for the whole calendar year. Elections BC adjusts it annually.
- The limit counts everything together: money, loans, and in-kind contributions such as donated goods or services, or anything sold to the campaign below market value.
- It applies whenever you give, in an election year or not. Anything over the limit is a prohibited contribution and has to be returned.
What gets recorded, and what becomes public
- We are required to record your full name, residential address, the date and the amount. A residential address means your home address, not a box number.
- If your contributions total $100 or more in the year, you become a significant contributor and your name and contribution details are reported in the campaign’s public disclosure statement. Elections BC obscures addresses before publishing.
- Anonymous contributions cannot be accepted online at all. The rules only permit small anonymous amounts collected in person, so every online contribution must identify the contributor.
- Campaign contributions are not tax receiptable. This is not a charitable donation and you will not receive a tax receipt.
- Contributions are accepted by the campaign’s financial agent, Bede Bloome, as the Act requires.
What you will be asked to confirm
The contribution form asks you to tick each of these. They are the eligibility rules restated as declarations, and the campaign relies on them.
- I am a resident of British Columbia and a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
- This contribution is made with my own money. No person or organization is reimbursing me, and I am not contributing on behalf of anyone else.
- Including this contribution, my total contributions to this campaign in 2026 do not exceed $1,429.70.
- I have read the rules above. I understand my name and contribution details will be publicly disclosed if my contributions total $100 or more, and that this is not a tax receiptable donation.
Contribute
Card contributions are being set up now and the form will appear here. In the meantime, email the financial agent and we will arrange it directly — the same rules and the same declarations apply either way.
Questions about any of this, including whether you are eligible or how close you are to the limit, are best asked before you give. Call or text (250) 509-0773.
This summary is written to be read, not to replace the legislation. Elections BC publishes the full rules for contributors at elections.bc.ca.