Making a political contribution

• Online, using one of the following two forms
  • Paying a contribution by credit card or debit card issued by a credit card company
  • Make a monthly contribution by pre-authorized debit
• By personal cheque payable to the Chief Electoral Officer. At the bottom of the cheque, indicate to which party or independent candidate the contribution is made. Send the cheque to the official representative of the party or candidate or to a person who has a canvasser’s certificate.
• In cash, only if the contribution is $50 or less. You may make such a contribution to the official representative or to a person who has a canvasser’s certificate.

What you need to know

• You need to be an elector to make a contribution. It can be a monetary donation, a service rendered, or goods provided free of charge.
• To receive a contribution, the political party or candidate must be authorized.
• The official representative of a political party, party authority, authorized independent candidate, or authorized independent member is responsible for the solicitation. Any other person who solicits money from you must hold a canvasser’s certificate. Ask to see this certificate.
• An elector may contribute a maximum yearly amount of $100 to each of the authorized political parties and independent candidates. There are two opportunities for voters to contribute up to an additional $100:
  • In general elections, in the year in which they are held.
  • In a by-election, from the time the office becomes vacant until 30 days after the election, only for electors in the electoral division where the election is held.
• You must receive a contribution slip. You must sign the slip stating that your contribution is made out of your own assets, voluntarily, without compensation or consideration, and that it will not be reimbursed in any way. When you make a contribution using Élections Québec's online form, the acknowledgement you receive by e-mail is your contribution slip.
• You may revoke a pre-authorized debit authorization with 30 days' notice by e-mailing us your full name, the name of the political entity and the desired end date.
• Your name, postal code and municipality of residence will be available through the contributor search engine.
• The government pays $2.50 to political entities for every dollar they collect in contributions from voters. This type of public financing is called matching sums. There is a maximum amount beyond which the state does not pay any more money.

Statistics

This report (in French) presents statistics on political financing and reviews the actions we have taken in this area over the past year.

See all annual political financing reports