Financial Report Filing Deadlines Extended

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 26, 2020

VICTORIA – Financial report filing deadlines have been extended by order of the Chief Electoral Officer as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Annual financial reports for provincial political parties for the 2019 calendar year are now due on April 30, 2020 (previously March 31).

Interim financial reports for provincial political parties for the first quarter of 2020 are now due on June 1, 2020 (previously April 30).

Further extensions to financial filing deadlines may be considered depending on how the pandemic progresses.

For more information, visit elections.bc.ca.

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Contact:
Andrew Watson
Director, Communications
Elections BC
Phone: 250-387-1709
Email: Andrew.Watson@elections.bc.ca
Website: elections.bc.ca

Elections BC is the independent, non-partisan Office of the Legislature responsible for administering electoral processes in British Columbia under the Election Act, Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, Recall and Initiative Act and Referendum Act.