The role of the Election Compliance Audit Committee (ECAC) is to review and consider compliance audit applications received by an elector who believes that a candidate or registered third party has contravened a provision of the Municipal Elections Act (MEA) relating to election campaign finances.

The Committee is also responsible for reviewing reports submitted by the City Clerk with respect to any contributor who appears to have contravened any of the contribution limits to a candidates’ election campaign or to a registered third party. 

The powers and functions of the Election Compliance Audit Committee are in accordance with the Municipal Elections Act and are in place to ensure that the provisions pertaining to campaign finances have not been contravened and to follow the necessary steps to ensure compliance.

The Committee shall have the authority to:

• grant or reject a compliance audit application
• appoint an auditor to conduct the audit where the application is granted
• consider the auditor’s or City Clerk’s report within 30 days of receiving it
• decide whether to commence legal proceedings against the candidate, a contributor or registered third party for any apparent contravention