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• 2024

  Name	Violation	Penalty Amount	Date Issued	Date Paid/Status
  Kim Krushell Candidate for Mayor City of Edmonton 2021 Municipal Election	Section 147.2(4) of the LAEA Exceeding the $10,000 candidate self contribution limit.	$1,000	May 22, 2024	May 29, 2024
  Craig Chandler Candidate for Councillor City of Calgary 2021 Municipal Election	Section 147.3(1)(b, d and f) of the LAEA Failure to issue receipts and deposit all contributions into a campaign bank account. Failure to retain all expenses for a period of 3 years following the date of filed disclosure statements.	$300	May 16, 2024	July 31, 2024
  Michael Oshry Candidate for Mayor City of Edmonton 2021 Municipal Election	Section 147.2(4) of the LAEA Exceeding the $10,000 candidate self contribution limit.	$1,500	May 16, 2024	May 24, 2024
  Pradeep (Peter) Singh Nomination Contestant, Calgary-East (PGE 2023), UCP Party	Section 25 of the EFCDA Party membership purchases more than $50 Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Limitation on Contributions	$1,500	May 7, 2024	May 28, 2024

• 2023

  Name	Violation	Penalty Amount	Date Issued	Date Paid/Status
  Chelsey Lambert Candidate for Councilor Town of Sylvan Lake 2022 Municipal By Election	Section 147.84(1) of the LAEA Failure to file a Campaign Disclosure Statement	$1,000	December 13, 2023	Referred to Crown Debt Collection
  Abdulhakim Hussein Candidate Alberta Liberal Party 2022 By-Election	Section 167(c) of the EA Inducing and aiding another person to vote or attempt to vote, when knowing they were not qualified to vote.	$5,000	November 14, 2023	Referred to Crown Debt Collection
  Sadia Dhore	Section 167(c) of the EA Inducing and aiding another person to vote or attempt to vote, when knowing they were not qualified to vote.	$5,000	November 14, 2023	Referred to Crown Debt Collection
  Amar Developments Ltd. Third Party	Section 163(1)(a) of the LAEA Third Party failed to register with the local jurisdiction when it planned to incur or has incurred expenses exceeding $1,000	$500	October 25, 2023	December 1, 2023
  Greg Boehlke Candidate for Council Rocky View County 2021 Municipal Election	Section 147.4(1) of the LAEA Failure to disclose total amount of campaign expenses and total amount paid out of candidates own funds.	$750	June 27, 2023	August 3, 2023
  Blaine Carlsen Candidate for Council Town of Taber 2021 Municipal Election	Section 147.84(1) of the LAEA Failure to file a Campaign Disclosure Statement	$1,000	June 16, 2023	Referred to Crown Debt Collection
  Leah Wood Candidate for Council Town of Peace River 2021 Municipal Election	Section 147.84(1) of the LAEA Failure to file a Campaign Disclosure Statement	$750	June 16, 2023	Referred to Crown Debt Collection
  Kumar Sharma Candidate for Councillor Ward 03 Calgary 2021 Municipal Election	Section 147.84(1) of the LAEA Failure to file a Campaign Disclosure Statement	$1,250	May 5, 2023	January 18, 2024
  Marilyn Burns Leadership Contestant Ron Malowany Chief Financial Officer, Alberta Advantage Party	Section 9.2(1) of the EFCDA, Chief Financial Officer failed to notify CEO of a Leadership Contest Section 9.2(4) of the EFCDA, Leadership Contestant failed to file Application for Registration Section 9.2(10) of the EFCDA, Party failed to report the full names of contestants, who withdrew, and who was selected as leader Section 43.02(1) of the EFCDA, Chief Financial Officer failed to file a Leadership Contestant Campaign Return	$500	May 2, 2023	June 29, 2023
  Bradley Field Candidate for Mayor City of Calgary 2021 Municipal Election	Section 147.84(1) of the LAEA Failure to file a Campaign Disclosure Statement	$1,000	March 21, 2023	April 19, 2023
  Albertans for Property Rights and Democracy Third Party	Section 163(1)(a) of the LAEA Third Party failed to register with the local jurisdiction when it planned to incur or has incurred expenses exceeding $1,000 Section 163(1)(b) of the LAEA Third Party failed to register with the local jurisdiction when it planned to accept or has accepted advertising contributions of $1,000	$750	January 6, 2023	February 10, 2023

• 2022

  Name	Violation	Penalty Amount	Date Issued	Date Paid/Status
  Daniel McLean Candidate for Calgary City Council 2021 Municipal Election	Section 147.2(5) of the LAEA Received several prohibited contributions for a campaign event	$500	December 6, 2022	January 31, 2023
  David White Candidate, Freedom Conservative Party 2019 Provincial General Election	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Limitation on Contributions	$112	May 16, 2022	June 15, 2022

• 2021

  Name	Violation	Penalty Amount	Date Issued	Date Paid/Status
  Devinder Toor Nomination Contestant Calgary-Falconridge (2018), UCP Party	Section 31 of the EFCDA Person other than CFO, accepting contributions. Section 35(1)(a) of the EFCDA Accepting a prohibited contribution from 2082146 Alberta Ltd. in the form of use of real property. Section 41.4(1) of the EFCDA Exceeding the Nomination Contest expense limit. Section 46 of the EFCDA Filed a false Nomination Contest Financial Statement with the Chief Electoral Officer. Section 14(1) of the EFCDA Failure to deposit contributions into the account on record with the Chief Electoral Officer.	$8,500	July 27, 2021	August 31, 2021
  Devinder Toor Candidate Calgary-Falconridge (2019), UCP Party	Section 35(1)(a) of the EFCDA Accepting a prohibited contribution from 2082146 Alberta Ltd. in the form of the use of real property. Section 41.3(1)(a) of the EFCDA Candidate exceeding expense limit. Section 46 of the EFCDA Filed a false Candidate Campaign Financial Statement with the Chief Electoral Officer. Section 40(1)(a) of the EFCDA Registered Candidate borrowing money from party other than a Financial Institution. Section 14(1) of the EFCDA Failure to deposit contributions into the account on record with the Chief Electoral Officer.	$6,500	July 27, 2021	August 31, 2021
  Sahib Bhakri Chief Financial Officer for Devinder Toor, Nomination Contestant Calgary-Falconridge (2018), UCP Party	Secton 30(1)(a) of the EFCDA Failure to keep records of revenue and expenses. Section 30(1)(b) of the EFCDA Failure to place contributions in account on record with the Chief Electoral Officer. Section 30(1)(c) of the EFCDA Failure to complete proper receipts. Section 30(1)(c.1) of the EFCDA Failure to vouch for expenses over $25. Section 35(2) of the EFCDA Failure to advise the Chief Electoral Officer of a contribution from 2082146 Alberta Ltd., a prohibited entity. Section 41.4(1) of the EFCDA Exceeding the Nomination Contestant expense limit. Section 46 of the EFCDA Filed a false Nomination Contest Financial Statement with the Chief Electoral Officer.	$8,000	July 27, 2021	August 31, 2021
  Sahib Bhakri Chief Financial Officer for Devinder Toor, Candidate Calgary-Falconridge (2019), UCP Party	Section 35(2) of the EFCDA Failure to advise the Chief Electoral Officer of a contribution from 2082146 Alberta Ltd., a prohibited entity. Section 41.3(1)(a) of the EFCDA Exceeding the Candidate expense limit. Section 30(1)(a) of the EFCDA Failure to keep records of revenue and expenses. Section 30(1)(b) of the EFCDA Failure to place contributions in account on record with the Chief Electoral Officer. Section 30(1)(c.1) of the EFCDA Failure to vouch for expenses over $25. Section 30(1)(c) of the EFCDA Failure to complete proper receipts. Section 46 of the EFCDA Filed a false Candidate Campaign Financial Statement with the Chief Electoral Officer.	$6,000	July 27, 2021	August 31, 2021
  2082146 Alberta Ltd. and current and former Directors (Abhi Toor, Balmeet Toor, Devinder Toor) in relation to Devinder Toor, Nomination Contestant Calgary-Falconridge (2018), UCP Party	Section 16(2) of the EFCDA Make a prohibited contribution to the Devinder Toor Nomination Campaign in the form of the use of real property.	$2,500	July 27, 2021	August 31, 2021
  2082146 Alberta Ltd. and current and former Directors (Abhi Toor, Balmeet Toor, Devinder Toor) in relation to Devinder Toor, Candidate Calgary-Falconridge (2019), UCP Party	Section 16(2) of the EFCA Make a prohibited contribution to the Devinder Toor election campaign in the form of the use of real property.	$2,000	July 27, 2021	August 31, 2021
  Jeff Walters Nomination Contestant Edmonton-Beverly Clareview (2018), UCP Party	Section 34(2) of the EFCDA Knowingly accepted funds, from 5 contributors, contrary to section 34(1) Section 46 of the EFCDA Knowingly made a false financial statement with the Chief Electoral Officer	$9,000	June 16, 2021	July 14, 2021
  Karen Nolin Chief Financial Officer for Jeff Walters, Nomination Contestant Edmonton-Beverly Clareview (2018), UCP Party	Section 34(2) of the EFCDA As CFO acting on behalf of Jeff Walters, registered nomination contestant, knowingly accepted funds, from 4 contributors, contrary to section 34(1) Section 34(1.1) of the EFCDA Furnished funds to 2 persons for the purpose of making a contribution Section 34(1) of the EFCDA Contributed funds to a registered nomination contestant that had been given or furnished to her by another person	$9,000	June 16, 2021	July 14, 2021
  Reid Hogan Political Contributor	Section 34(1) of the EFCDA Contributed funds to a registered nomination contestant that had been given or furnished to him by another person	$2,000	June 16, 2021	July 9, 2021
  Wyatt Hogan Political Contributor	Section 34(1) of the EFCDA Contributed funds to a registered nomination contestant that had been given or furnished to him by another person	$1,500	June 16, 2021	July 14, 2021
  Bar-N-Ranche Political Contributor	Section 16(2) Of the EFCDA Made a prohibited contribution of $10,000 to Jeff Walters, registered nomination constestant	$2,500	June 16, 2021	June 25, 2021
  Zinc Tank Market Research Agency	Section 135.4(1) of the EA Knowingly transmit to the public on polling day the results of an election survey that had not previously been transmitted	$500	June 7, 2021	July 2, 2021
  Steven Thompson Nomination Contestant Edmonton-McClung (2018), UCP Party	Section 34(1.1) of the EFCDA Furnished Funds to 3 persons for the purpose of making a contribution Section 34(2) of the EFCDA Knowingly Accepted Funds, from 3 contributors, contrary to section 34(1) EFCDA Section 46 of the EFCDA Knowingly Made a False Financial Statement with the Chief Electoral Officer	$8,000	April 13, 2021	Application for Appeal, July 27, 2021 Appeal Unsuccessful Penalty Paid, March 9, 2022
  Caroline Thompson Chief Financial Officer for Steven Thompson, Nomination Contestant Edmonton-McClung (2018), UCP Party	Section 34(2) of the EFCDA As CFO acting on behalf of Steven Thompson, registered nomination contestant, knowingly accepted funds, contributed by 3 persons, contrary to section 34(1) Section 46 of the EFCDA Knowingly Made a False Financial Statement with the Chief Electoral Officer	$3,500	April 13, 2021	Application for Appeal, July 27, 2021 Appeal Unsuccessful Penalty Paid, March 9, 2022
  Jaimie-Lee Wicentowich Political Contributor	Section 34(1) of the EFCDA Contributed funds to a registered nomination contestant that had been given or furnished to her by another person	$1,500	April 13, 2021	April 23, 2021
  Avaleen Nycz Political Contributor	Section 34(1) of the EFCDA Contributed funds to a registered nomination contestant that had been given or furnished to her by another person	$1,500	April 13, 2021	May 12, 2021
  Gennady Sergeev Political Contributor	Section 34(1) of the EFCDA Contributed funds to a registered nomination contestant that had been given or furnished to him by another person	$1,500	April 13, 2021	May 19, 2021

• 2020

  Name	Violation	Penalty Amount	Date Issued	Date Paid/Status
  Bhupinder “Roger” Sarna	Section 45 of the EFCDA and 176 & 177(1) of the EA Obstructed an investigation of the Election Commissioner, thereby committing a Corrupt Practice	$4,000.00	July 28, 2020	Referred to Crown Debt Collection
  Brenda Cherry Ineligible Voter	Section 167 and 177(1) of the EA US Citizen, fraudulently voted in the 2019 Provincial General Election, thereby committing a Corrupt Practice	$1,750.00	July 24, 2020	October 6, 2021 https://canlii.ca/t/jhnkc
  Ashish Gill Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $4,000.00	$400.00	June 25, 2020	August 18, 2020
  Freedom Conservative Party Alberta	Section 9.2 (1) and (10) of the EFCDA Failure to File, Leadership Contest	$500.00	June 18, 2020	July 14, 2020

• 2019

  Office of the Election Commissioner

  Name	Violation	Penalty Amount	Date Issued	Date Paid/Status
  Kevin McKee Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $1,000.00	$2,000.00	November 6, 2019	December 4, 2019
  Agropyron Enterprises Ltd. Political Contributor	Section 16(2) of the EFCDA Made prohibited contribution of $60,000 to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP Leadership Contestant	$8,000.00	November 1, 2019	Appeal filed November 29, 2019 Appeal heard September 16, 2022 October 13, 2022 finding and penalty upheld by ABKB Penalty Paid March 6, 2023
  Robyn Lore Political Contributor	Section 34(1.1) of the EFCDA Gave or furnished $60,000 to Cameron Davies for the purpose of having him contribute those funds to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP Leadership Contestant	$4,000.00	November 1, 2019	Appeal filed November 29, 2019 Appeal heard September 16, 2022 October 13, 2022 finding and penalty upheld by ABKB Penalty Paid March 6, 2023
  Robyn Lore Political Contributor	Section 41.42(2) of the EFCDA Colluded with Jeff Callaway, registered UCP Leadership Contestant, to circumvent or attempt to circumvent a contribution limit	$9,000.00 Penalty Rescinded by ABKB	November 1, 2019	Judicial review of administrative penalty – September 21, 2020, Calgary Administrative Penalty rescinded on Appeal, Sept 16, 2022
  Robyn Lore Political Contributor	Section 34(1) of the EFCDA Contributed $60,000 furnished to him by a prohibited entity, Agropyron Enterprises Ltd., for the purpose of making a contribution to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP Leadership Contestant	$4,000.00	November 1, 2019	Appeal filed November 29, 2019 Appeal heard September 16, 2022 October 13, 2022 finding and penalty upheld by ABKB Penalty Paid March 6, 2023
  Energize Alberta Corp. Political Contributor	Section 16(2) of the EFCDA Made prohibited contribution of $2,010 to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP Leadership Contestant	$2,010.00	October 8, 2019	Notice of Failure to Pay – July 6, 2020
  Energize Alberta Corp. Political Contributor	Section 16(2) of the EFCDA Made prohibited contribution of $2,590 to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP Leadership Contestant	$2,590.00	October 8, 2019	Notice of Failure to Pay – July 6, 2020
  Energize Alberta Corp. Political Contributor	Section 16(2) of the EFCDA Made prohibited contribution of $3,000 to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP Leadership Contestant	$3,000.00	October 8, 2019	Notice of Failure to Pay – July 6, 2020
  Energize Alberta Corp. Political Contributor	Section 16(2) of the EFCDA Made prohibited contribution of $3,900 to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP Leadership Contestant	$3,900.00	October 8, 2019	Notice of Failure to Pay – July 6, 2020
  Energize Alberta Corp. Political Contributor	Section 16(2) of the EFCDA Made prohibited contribution of $573.03 to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP Leadership Contestant	$573.00	October 8, 2019	Notice of Failure to Pay – July 6, 2020
  Energize Alberta Corp. Political Contributor	Section 16(2) of the EFCDA Made prohibited contribution of $6,300 to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP Leadership Contestant	$6,300.00	October 8, 2019	Notice of Failure to Pay – July 6, 2020
  Allan Markin Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $5,000.00	$10,000.00	October 1, 2019	October 22, 2019
  Anton Colijn Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $500.00	$1,000.00	September 27, 2019	July 31, 2020
  Michael Yurkovich Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $575.00	$1,150.00	September 27, 2019	December 4, 2019
  Andy Buruma Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $200.00	$400.00	September 27, 2019	July 17, 2020
  Dennis Mozak Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $5,000.00	$10,000.00	September 27, 2019	October 28, 2019
  Jed Wood Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $1,000.00	$2,000.00	September 27, 2019	November 4, 2019
  John Volponi Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $142.50	$285.00	September 27, 2019	October 7, 2019
  Joyce Fehr Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $2,350.00	$4,700.00	September 27, 2019	Notice of Failure to Pay – June 26, 2020
  Lorna Mjolsness Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $500.00	$1,000.00	September 27, 2019	October 9, 2019
  Marc DeLa Bruyere Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $4,250.00	$8,500.00	September 27, 2019	October 8, 2019
  Ray Mills Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $2,500.00	$5,000.00	September 27, 2019	October 27, 2019
  Tim Melton Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $131.25	$262.50	September 27, 2019	October 17, 2019
  Robert Walker Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $800.00	$1,600.00	July 29, 2019	Appeal Heard in Court of Queen’s Bench, May 6, 2022. Court ruled previous Election Commissioner committed palpable and overriding errors. Matter remitted back to current Election Commissioner to re-consider and address, July 20, 2022. Penalty rescinded August 3, 2022 https://canlii.ca/t/jqx5n
  Kristin Ailsby Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $125.00	$250.00	July 19, 2019	July 23, 2019
  Darren Thompson Political Contributor	Section 34(1) of the EFCDA Contributed $3,500 to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP Leadership Contestant, with funds given or furnished by another person	$5,250.00	July 17, 2019	Judicial Review, November 23, 2020, Calgary Writ of Enforcement filed in Court June 20, 2022 Appeal Withdrawn/ Penalty Paid https://canlii.ca/t/j1tt5
  Jeff Callaway UCP Leadership Contestant	Section 34(1.1) of the EFCDA Furnished $2,500 to Chris Scase for purpose of making a contribution to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP leadership contestant in the name of Janet Scase	$2,000.00 Revised $1,500.00	July 17, 2019	Appeal filed November 23, 2020, Calgary Appeal, heard November 25, 2022, ABKB, Calgary April 19, 2023, finding upheld by ABKB, amount of penalty referred back to Election Commissioner for reconsideration. March 1, 2024 Amended Notice of Penalty applied. Referred to Crown Debt Collection. https://canlii.ca/t/jws2m
  Jeff Callaway UCP Leadership Contestant	Section 34(1.1) of the EFCDA Furnished $3,000 to Chris Maitland for purpose of making a contribution to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP leadership contestant	$2,000.00 Revised $1,500.00	July 17, 2019	Referred to Crown Debt Collection.
  Jeff Callaway UCP Leadership Contestant	Section 34(1.1) of the EFCDA Furnished $3,500 to Darren Thompson for purpose of making a contribution to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP leadership contestant	$2,000.00 Revised $1,500.00	July 17, 2019	Referred to Crown Debt Collection.
  Jeff Callaway UCP Leadership Contestant	Section 34(1.1) of the EFCDA Furnished $4,000 to Nicole Callaway for purpose of making a contribution to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP leadership contestant	$2,000.00 Revised $1,500.00	July 17, 2019	Referred to Crown Debt Collection.
  Jeff Callaway UCP Leadership Contestant	Section 34(2) of the EFCDA Accepted a contribution of $2,500 from Janet Scase with furnished funds for purpose of making a contribution to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP leadership contestant	$2,000.00 Revised $1,500.00	July 17, 2019	Referred to Crown Debt Collection.
  Jeff Callaway UCP Leadership Contestant	Section 34(2) of the EFCDA Accepted a contribution of $3,000 from Amy Davies with furnished funds for purpose of making a contribution to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP leadership contestant	$2,000.00 Revised $1,500.00	July 17, 2019	Referred to Crown Debt Collection.
  Jeff Callaway UCP Leadership Contestant	Section 34(2) of the EFCDA Accepted a contribution of $3,000 from Cameron Davies with furnished funds for purpose of making a contribution to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP leadership contestant	$2,000.00 Revised $1,500.00	July 17, 2019	Referred to Crown Debt Collection.
  Jeff Callaway UCP Leadership Contestant	Section 34(2) of the EFCDA Accepted a contribution of $3,000 from David Ruiz with furnished funds for purpose of making a contribution to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP leadership contestant	$2,000.00 Revised $1,500.00	July 17, 2019	Referred to Crown Debt Collection.
  Jeff Callaway UCP Leadership Contestant	Section 34(2) of the EFCDA Accepted a contribution of $3,000 from Gurpreet Mann with furnished funds for purpose of making a contribution to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP leadership contestant	$2,000.00 Revised $1,500.00	July 17, 2019	Referred to Crown Debt Collection.
  Jeff Callaway UCP Leadership Contestant	Section 34(2) of the EFCDA Accepted a contribution of $3,000 from Hardyal Mann with furnished funds for purpose of making a contribution to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP leadership contestant	$2,000.00 Revised $1,500.00	July 17, 2019	Referred to Crown Debt Collection.
  Jeff Callaway UCP Leadership Contestant	Section 34(2) of the EFCDA Accepted a contribution of $3,000 from Kirandeep Mann with furnished funds for purpose of making a contribution to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP leadership contestant	$2,000.00 Revised $1,500.00	July 17, 2019	Referred to Crown Debt Collection.
  Jeff Callaway UCP Leadership Contestant	Section 34(2) of the EFCDA Accepted a contribution of $3,500 from Jeffrey Park with furnished funds for purpose of making a contribution to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP leadership contestant	$2,000.00 Revised $1,500.00	July 17, 2019	Referred to Crown Debt Collection.
  Jeff Callaway UCP Leadership Contestant	Section 34(2) of the EFCDA Accepted a contribution of $3,500 from Karen Brown with furnished funds for purpose of making a contribution to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP leadership contestant	$2,000.00 Revised $1,500.00	July 17, 2019	Referred to Crown Debt Collection.
  Jeff Callaway UCP Leadership Contestant	Section 34(2) of the EFCDA Accepted a contribution of $3,500 from Michelle Park with furnished funds for purpose of making a contribution to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP leadership contestant	$2,000.00 Revised $1,500.00	July 17, 2019	Referred to Crown Debt Collection.
  Jeff Callaway UCP Leadership Contestant	Section 34(2) of the EFCDA Accepted a contribution of $4,000 from Dannah Davies with furnished funds for purpose of making a contribution to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP leadership contestant	$2,000.00 Revised $1,500.00	July 17, 2019	Referred to Crown Debt Collection.
  Jeff Callaway UCP Leadership Contestant	Section 34(2) of the EFCDA Accepted a contribution of $4,000 from Darcy McAllister with furnished funds for purpose of making a contribution to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP leadership contestant	$2,000.00 Revised $1,500.00	July 17, 2019	Referred to Crown Debt Collection.
  Jeff Callaway UCP Leadership Contestant	Section 34(2) of the EFCDA Accepted a contribution of $4,000 from Maja McAllister with furnished funds for purpose of making a contribution to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP leadership contestant	$2,000.00 Revised $1,500.00	July 17, 2019	Referred to Crown Debt Collection.
  Jeff Callaway UCP Leadership Contestant	Section 34(2) of the EFCDA Accepted a contribution of $4,000 from Nicole Callaway with furnished funds for purpose of making a contribution to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP leadership contestant	$2,000.00 Revised $1,500.00	July 17, 2019	Referred to Crown Debt Collection.
  Jeff Callaway UCP Leadership Contestant	Section 34(2) of the EFCDA Solicited or accepted a contribution of $3,000 from Chris Maitland with furnished funds for purpose of making a contribution to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP leadership contestant	$2,000.00 Revised $1,500.00	July 17, 2019	Referred to Crown Debt Collection.
  Jeff Callaway UCP Leadership Contestant	Section 34(2) of the EFCDA Solicited or accepted a contribution of $3,500 from Darren Thompson with furnished funds for purpose of making a contribution to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP leadership contestant	$2,000.00 Revised $1,500.00	July 17, 2019	Referred to Crown Debt Collection.
  Jeff Callaway UCP Leadership Contestant	Section 34(2) of the EFCDA Solicited or accepted a contribution of $3,900 from Jennifer Thompson with furnished funds for purpose of making a contribution to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP leadership contestant	$2,000.00 Revised $1,500.00	July 17, 2019	Referred to Crown Debt Collection
  Jeff Callaway UCP Leadership Contestant	Section 35(1)(a) of the EFCDA Solicited or accepted a $60,000 contribution that the contestant knew or ought to have known was from a prohibited person or entity	$8,000.00 Revised $5,000.00	July 17, 2019	Referred to Crown Debt Collection.
  Jeff Callaway UCP Leadership Contestant	Section 41.42(1) of the EFCDA Colluded with a third party, Robyn Lore, to circumvent a contribution limit	$15,000.00 Penalty Rescinded by ABKB	July 17, 2019	Appeal filed November 23, 2020, Calgary Appeal, heard November 25, 2022, ABKB, Calgary April 19, 2023, appeal allowed by ABKB, penalty rescinded
  Jeff Callaway UCP Leadership Contestant	Section 46 of the EA Knowingly made false statement on Leadership Contestant Financial Statement filed with the CEO	$5,000.00 Revised $4,000.00	July 17, 2019	Referred to Crown Debt Collection.
  Jennifer Thompson Political Contributor	Section 34(1) of the EFCDA Contributed $3,900 to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP Leadership Contestant, with funds given or furnished by Energize Alberta Corp., a prohibited entity	$5,850.00	July 17, 2019	Judicial Review, November 23, 2020, Calgary June 20, 2022 Appeal Withdrawn/ Penalty Paid https://canlii.ca/t/j1tt5
  Randy Kerr Campaign Manager	Section 34(1) of the EFCDA Contributed $4,000 to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP Leadership Contestant, with funds given or furnished by another person	$10,000.00	July 17, 2019	Penalty Paid February 10, 2023
  Christopher Maitland Political Contributor	Section 34(1) of the EFCDA Contributed $3,000 to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP leadership contestant, with funds given or furnished by another person	$4,500.00	June 3, 2019	Appeal dismissed and penalty upheld May 2, 2023. Constitutional challenge proceeding Calgary, Action 1901-09161 discontinued. Penalty Paid September 21, 2023. https://canlii.ca/t/jwzfd
  Christopher Scase Political Contributor	Section 34(1) of the EFCDA Contributed $2,500 to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP leadership contestant, with furnished funds in the name of Janet Scase	$1,750.00	June 3, 2019	June 28, 2019
  Akesh Aheer Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $129.00	$258.00	May 22, 2019	June 22, 2022
  Alyssa Brandt Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $104.75	$209.50	May 22, 2019	June 10, 2019
  Anne Hobbs Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $256.25	$512.50	May 22, 2019	May 25, 2019
  Annie Freeze Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $500.00	$1,000.00	May 22, 2019	May 25, 2019
  Brad Zumwalt Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $375.00	$700.00	May 22, 2019	May 27, 2019
  Brandon Stevens Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $753.22	$1,506.44	May 22, 2019	October 4, 2019
  Brendon Farrell Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $2,500.00	$5,000.00	May 22, 2019	July 9, 2019
  Brian Gingras Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $1,000.00	$2,000.00	May 22, 2019	May 30, 2019
  Brian Stoddard Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $187.50	$375.00	May 22, 2019	June 6, 2019
  Cameron Davies Co-Campaign Manager Jeff Callaway UCP Leadership Campaign	Section 34(1) of the EFCDA Contributed $3,000 to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP leadership contestant with furnished funds in the name of Amy Davies	$2,000.00	May 22, 2019	Referred to Crown Debt Collection
  Cameron Davies Co-Campaign Manager Jeff Callaway UCP Leadership Campaign	Section 34(1) of the EFCDA Contributed $3,000 to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP leadership contestant with furnished funds in the name of David Ruiz	$2,000.00	May 22, 2019	Referred to Crown Debt Collection
  Cameron Davies Co-Campaign Manager Jeff Callaway UCP Leadership Campaign	Section 34(1.1) of the EFCDA Furnished $3,500 to Karen Brown for purpose of making contribution to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP leadership contestant	$2,000.00	May 22, 2019	Referred to Crown Debt Collection
  Cameron Davies Co-Campaign Manager Jeff Callaway UCP Leadership Campaign	Section 34(1.1) of the EFCDA Furnished $7,000 to Jeffrey Park for purpose of making contributions to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP leadership contestant in the names of Jeffrey Park and Michelle Park	$2,000.00	May 22, 2019	Referred to Crown Debt Collection
  Cameron Davies Co-Campaign Manager Jeff Callaway UCP Leadership Campaign	Section 34(1.1) of the EFCDA Furnished $8,000 to Darcy McAllister for purpose of making contributions to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP leadership contestant in the names of Darcy McAllister and Maja McAllister	$2,000.00	May 22, 2019	Referred to Crown Debt Collection
  Cameron Davies Co-Campaign Manager Jeff Callaway UCP Leadership Campaign	Section 34(1.1) of the EFCDA Furnished $9,000 to Lenore Eaton for purpose of making contributions to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP leadership contestant in the names of Hardyal Mann, Kirandeep Mann and Gurpreet Mann	$2,000.00	May 22, 2019	Referred to Crown Debt Collection
  Christopher Potter Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $1,500.00	$3,000.00	May 22, 2019	June 12, 2019
  Christopher Seaver Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $1,000.00	$2,000.00	May 22, 2019	Referred to Crown Debt Collection
  Colin Steele Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $200.00	$400.00	May 22, 2019	June 11, 2019
  David Finlay Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $225.00	$450.00	May 22, 2019	May 28, 2019
  David Steadman Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $900.00	$1,800.00	May 22, 2019	June 8, 2019
  David Toronchuk Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $1,754.90	$3,509.80	May 22, 2019	May 27, 2019
  Douglas O’Halloran Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $506.00	$1,012.00	May 22, 2019	June 11, 2019
  Douglas Pawsey Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $1,505.00	$3,010.00	May 22, 2019	May 27, 2019
  Eddy Stahl Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $500.00	$1,000.00	May 22, 2019	May 27, 2019
  Erica Bullwinkle Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $$211.25	$422.50	May 22, 2019	June 7, 2019
  Frank Wilson Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $1,350.00	$2,700.00	May 22, 2019	Referred to Crown Debt Collection
  Fred Pheasey Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $300.00	$600.00	May 22, 2019	June 12, 2019
  Garett Spelliscy Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $350.00	$700.00	May 22, 2019	June 11, 2019
  Gordon Gill Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $250.00	$500.00	May 22, 2019	June 3, 2019
  Greg Scott Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $187.50	$375.00	May 22, 2019	May 28, 2019
  Hahn Nguyen Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $3,190.50	$6,381.00	May 22, 2019	September 7, 2021
  Harold Parfett Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $2,500.00	$5,000.00	May 22, 2019	June 5, 2019
  James Burns Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $1,500.00	$3,000.00	May 22, 2019	June 5, 2019
  Jeanette Budzinski Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $262.50	$525.00	May 22, 2019	May 25, 2019
  Jim Davidson Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $325.00	$750.00	May 22, 2019	Referred to Crown Debt Collection
  John Boonstra Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $825.00	$1,650.00	May 22, 2019	June 12, 2019
  John Dean Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $125.00	$250.00	May 22, 2019	July 25, 2019
  John Wipf Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $720.00	$1,440.00	May 22, 2019	June 11, 2019
  Karlie Hanoski Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $120.00	$216.00	May 22, 2019	June 18, 2019
  Ken Farkesh Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $200.00	$400.00	May 22, 2019	June 5, 2019
  Laurie Swalm Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $1,605.00	$3,210.00	May 22, 2019	June 12, 2019
  Lenore Eaton Chief Financial Officer Jeff Callaway UCP Leadership Campaign	Section 35(2) of the EFCDA Failed to advise CEO of $7,600 prohibited contribution accepted from Energize Alberta Corp	$5,000.00	May 22, 2019	Paid May 9, 2019 Judicial review discontinued
  Lenore Eaton Chief Financial Officer Jeff Callaway UCP Leadership Campaign	Section 46 of the EFCDA Knowingly made false statement on Leadership Contestant Financial Statement filed with CEO	$5,000.00	May 22, 2019	Paid May 9, 2019 Judicial review discontinued
  Logan Porter Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $112.50	$225.00	May 22, 2019	June 9, 2019
  Lorne Swalm Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $105.00	$210.00	May 22, 2019	June 12, 2019
  Lorraine Bodnarek Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $1,572.05	$3,144.10	May 22, 2019	July 15, 2019
  Lorris Williams Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $600.00	$1,200.00	May 22, 2019	June 4, 2019
  Margaret Southern Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $200.00	$400.00	May 22, 2019	June 4, 2019
  Marilyn Pawsey Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $300.00	$600.00	May 22, 2019	May 27, 2019
  Michael Vandale Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $285.00	$570.00	May 22, 2019	June 11, 2019
  Murray Kulak Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $1,874.65	$3,749.30	May 22, 2019	May 27, 2019
  Myles Bosman Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $250.00	$500.00	May 22, 2019	May 29, 2019
  Natalie Bach Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $187.50	$375.00	May 22, 2019	May 30, 2019
  Peter Williams Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $1,000.00	$2,000.00	May 22, 2019	June 3, 2019
  Reid Hogan Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $2,000.00	$4,000.00	May 22, 2019	June 6, 2019
  Robert Turner Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $247.50	$495.00	May 22, 2019	June 10, 2019
  Rod McWilliam Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $400.00	$800.00	May 22, 2019	July 17, 2019
  Scott Haggins Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $1,000.00	$2,000.00	May 22, 2019	June 12, 2019
  Siobhan Vipond Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $120.00	$240.00	May 22, 2019	July 17, 2019
  Steve Martinson Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $250.00	$500.00	May 22, 2019	July 22, 2019
  Tracy Allard Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $130.81	$261.62	May 22, 2019	June 11, 2019
  Victor Walls Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2018 by $1,300.00	$2,600.00	May 22, 2019	May 28, 2019
  Amy Davies Political Contributor	Section 34(1) of the EFCDA Contributed $3,000 to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP leadership contestant, with funds given or furnished by another person	$3,000.00	May 2, 2019	May 13, 2019
  Jeffrey Park Political Contributor	Section 34(1) of the EFCDA Contributed $3,500 to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP leadership contestant, with funds given or furnished by another person	$5,250.00	April 25, 2019	Appeal dismissed and penalty upheld June 16, 2023. Penalty paid November 29, 2023. https://canlii.ca/t/jxmct
  Jeffrey Park Political Contributor	Section 34(1.1) of the EFCDA Furnished $3,500 to Michelle Park, for purpose of making contribution to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP leadership contestant	$5,250.00	April 25, 2019	Appeal dismissed and penalty upheld June 16, 2023. Penalty paid November 29, 2023.
  Edward Stahl Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2017 by $2,500.00	$5,000.00	April 9, 2019	April 30, 2019
  Diane Ritchie Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2017 by $131.25	$262.50	March 28, 2019	April 9, 2019
  Wade Challand Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2017 by $375.00	$750.00	March 28, 2019	April 9, 2019
  Hardyal Mann Political Contributor	Section 34(1) of the EFCDA Contributed $3,000 to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP leadership contestant, with funds given or furnished by another person	$3,000.00	March 27, 2019	April 26, 2019
  Hardyal Mann Political Contributor	Section 34(1.1) of the EFCDA Furnished $3,000 to Gurpreet Mann for purpose of making contribution to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP Leadership Contestant	$3,000.00	March 27, 2019	April 26, 2019
  Hardyal Mann Political Contributor	Section 34(1.1) of the EFCDA Furnished $3,000 to Kirandeep Mann for purpose of making contribution to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP Leadership Contestant	$3,000.00	March 27, 2019	April 26, 2019
  Darcy McAllister Political Contributor	Section 34(1) of the EFCDA Contributed $4,000 to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP leadership contestant, with funds given or furnished by another person	$4,000.00	March 19, 2019	May 21, 2019
  Darcy McAllister Political Contributor	Section 34(1.1) of the EFCDA Furnished $4,000 to Maja McAllister, for purpose of making contribution to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP leadership contestant	$4,000.00	March 19, 2019	July 18, 2019
  James Evaskevich Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2017 by $150.00	$300.00	March 15, 2019	March 20, 2019
  Paul Collins Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2017 by $240.00	$480.00	March 15, 2019	July 26, 2019
  David Bisset Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2017 by $500.00	$1,000.00	March 8, 2019	May 2, 2019
  Frances Olson Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2017 by $105.00	$210.00	March 8, 2019	March 14, 2019
  Gord Moors Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2017 by $400.00	$800.00	March 8, 2019	August 1, 2019
  Greg Fletcher Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2017 by $131.25	$262.50	March 8, 2019	March 15, 2019
  Hahn Nguyen Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2017 by $3,904.00	$7,808.00	March 8, 2019	August 31, 2021
  Ian Cartwright Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2017 by $500.00	$1,000.00	March 8, 2019	March 22, 2019
  Jefrey Boyce Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2017 by $1,500.00	$3,000.00	March 8, 2019	April 30, 2019
  Margaret Southern Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2017 by $1,500.00	$3,000.00	March 8, 2019	March 20, 2019
  Nick Taylor Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2017 by $105.00	$210.00	March 8, 2019	August 7, 2020
  Patrick Powell Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2017 by $1,500.00	$3,000.00	March 8, 2019	July 24, 2019
  Ronald Johnson Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2017 by $300.00	$600.00	March 8, 2019	April 11, 2019
  Victor Wall Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2017 by $250.00	$500.00	March 8, 2019	March 14, 2019
  Wayne Foo Political Contributor	Section 17(1) of the EFCDA Exceeded $4,000 annual contribution limit in 2017 by $1,500.00	$3,000.00	March 8, 2019	March 13, 2019
  Karen Brown Political Contributor	Section 34(1) of the EFCDA Contributed $3,500 to Jeff Callaway, registered UCP leadership contestant, with funds given or furnished by another person	$3,500.00	February 28, 2019	October 1, 2019
  Cameron Davies Co-Campaign Manager Jeff Callaway UCP Leadership Campaign	Section 45 of the EFCDA (Offence #1) Obstruction of an investigation	$7,500.00	February 26, 2019	Referred to Crown Debt Collection
  Cameron Davies Co-Campaign Manager Jeff Callaway UCP Leadership Campaign	Section 45 of the EFCDA (Offence #2) Obstruction of an investigation	$7,500.00	February 26, 2019	Referred to Crown Debt Collection
  Canadian Taxpayers Federation Third Party	Section 9.1 (1) of the EFCDA Failure to apply for registration as third party	$6,000.00	January 8, 2019	Constitutional Challenge, adjourned, date TBD https://canlii.ca/t/jw77r https://canlii.ca/t/k1ztq

  Office of the Chief Electoral Officer

  Dates (Note 1)	Contributor	Recipient	Circumstances (Note 2)	Direct Contribution Amount (Note 3)	Penalty issued by CEO to the Contributor (Note 4)	Return of Contribution by the Recipient (Note 5)
  Commenced: May 30, 2018 Concluded: April 26, 2019	Sorbie Holdings Inc. and Costa Grigoriadis	The Wildrose Party	Contravention of section 35(1)(a) of the EFCDA. The Wildrose Party accepted a $100 prohibited contribution from Costa Grigoriadis, non-resident individual, and $100 from Sorbie Holdings Inc., a prohibited corporation.	$200	Letters of Reprimand to each contributor. An administrative penalty in the amount of $750 was issued against the Party.	An order to return the $200 in prohibited contributions was made.  The Wildrose Party cooperated and compiled with the order. An administrative penalty in the amount of $750 was imposed against the Party.  Penalty amount paid October 1, 2019 from cheque dated September 9, 2019. This information is posted in accordance with section 5.2(3)(a).
  Commenced: June 01, 2018 Concluded: April 26, 2019	Paul Hart Doug Earle Guy Barclay Janet Cordes Steve Sibbeston Terra Firma Financial Inc. Richard A R Dear Prof. Corp. Sultan Management Group (SMG)	United Conservative Party of Alberta (UCP)	Contravention of section 35(1)(a) of the EFCDA. The UCP accepted 8 prohibited contributions from 5 individuals not ordinarily resident in Alberta and 3 corporations, as follows:	$30 $20 $300 $100 $100 $200 $100 $20	Letters of Reprimand to each contributor.	An order to return the $870 in prohibited contributions was made.  The UCP cooperated and compiled with the order. An administrative penalty against the UCP in the amount of $870 was imposed. Penalty amount paid October 4, 2019. This information is posted in accordance with section 5.2(3)(a).

  Note 1 :
  Dates shown refer to the commencement and conclusion of the investigation. The date commenced will reflect the date shown on the initial complaint, if the investigation was initiated by an external source. If the investigation was initiated by the Chief Electoral Officer, the date the decision was made to investigate will appear. If an allegation regarding an excessive or prohibited contribution is founded, an investigation is commenced to determine whether the recipient violated the EFCDA. In this case, the date concluded will reflect the date that the investigation into the recipient’s acceptance of the contribution was completed and appropriate notice was provided to those involved. If an allegation is unfounded, the date concluded will reflect the date that appropriate notice was provided to those involved.

  Note 2 :
  Disclosure is limited, by law, to violations that occurred on or after December 10, 2009. Results of investigations of alleged violations that occurred prior to that date cannot be disclosed, in accordance with the confidentiality provisions of the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act (the Act). Section references refer to the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ( the Act) .

  Note 3 :
  *Section 23 of the Act prescribes that if the individual charge for a ticket to a fundraising function is more than $50, the expense portion is $25 and the balance is deemed to be a contribution (effective to December 31, 2012 ).

  Note 4 :
  Several criteria were considered in the assessment of penalties, including:

  • Materiality/severity
  • Number of violations
  • Cooperation/self-reporting
  • Due diligence/policies established to ensure compliance

  Note 5 :
  Effective April 22, 2010, the Chief Electoral Officer had statutory authority to order a political entity to return prohibited contributions to the contributor, in accordance with section 51.1 of the Act . Prior to that, the political entity was advised to consider the voluntary return of a prohibited contribution. An order is made when it is determined that a prohibited corporation made a contribution in violation of the Act. An order does not indicate any finding of statutory violation on the part of the political entity by the Chief Electoral Officer. This information is updated to reflect contributions that have been returned.

• 2018

  Office of the Election Commissioner

  Name	Violation	Penalty Amount	Date Issued	Date Paid/Status
  Alberta Can’t Wait Registered Third Party	Section 44.82(1-5) of the EFCDA Failure to file advertising contributions statements with CEO in 2017 & 2018	$1,000.00	December 6, 2018	January 18, 2019
  Pro-Life Alberta Registered Political Party	Section 9.2(10) of the EFCDA Failed to submit results of Leadership Contest to CEO	$750.00	November 15, 2018	December 3, 2018
  Yash Sharma Nomination Contestant Alberta Party	Section 9(1.1) of the EFCDA Incurred approx. $800 expenses outside of the campaign period	$1,200.00	October 1, 2018	October 29, 2018
  Yash Sharma Nomination Contestant Alberta Party	Sections 35(1) & 9(1.1) of the EFCDA Solicited & accepted prohibited in-kind contribution of approx. $800 from Millcreek Plaza outside campaign period	$1,200.00	October 1, 2018	October 29, 2018

  Office of the Chief Electoral Officer

  Dates (Note 1)	Contributor	Recipient	Circumstances (Note 2)	Direct Contribution Amount (Note 3)	Penalty issued by CEO to the Contributor (Note 4)	Return of Contribution by the Recipient (Note 5)
  Commenced: January 2016 Concluded: May 2018	N/A	Fahad Khan, Chief Financial Officer for Wildrose Party Candidate Saqib Raja in the Electoral Division of Edmonton-Mill Creek	On September 8, 2015, Saqib Raja, Candidate and Fahad Khan, CFO, filed the candidate’s financial statement in which it stated that Canada Prime Marketing and Judicious Professional Solutions Inc. contributions exceeded the imposed limit of $2,000, in breach of section 19(1) of the EFCDA.	N/A	An administrative penalty in the amount of $750 was issued to Fahad Khan, Chief Financial Officer.	The penalty was paid May 8, 2018. This information is posted in accordance with section 5.2(3)(a).
  Commenced: September 2016 Concluded: April 2018	Canada Prime Marketing	Wildrose Party Candidate Saqib Raja, in the Electoral Division of Edmonton-Mill Creek	Canada Prime Marketing exceeded the contribution limit by $3,000 in the 2015 General Election, contrary to section 17(1)(b)(ii) of the EFCDA.	$5,000	An administrative penalty in the amount of $3,000 was issued to the contributor, Canada Prime Marketing.	The penalty was paid May 8, 2018. This information is posted in accordance with section 5.2(3)(a).
  Commenced: February 2017 Concluded: April 2018	Judicious Professional Solutions Inc.	Wildrose Party Candidate Saqib Raja, in the Electoral Division of Edmonton-Mill Creek	Judicious Professional Solutions Inc. exceeded the contribution limit by $221 in the 2015 General Election, contrary to section 17(1)(b)(ii) of the EFCDA.	$2,221	An administrative penalty in the amount of $221 was issued to the contributor, Judicious Professional Solutions Inc.	The penalty was paid May 8, 2018. This information is posted in accordance with section 5.2(3)(a).

  Note 1 :
  Dates shown refer to the commencement and conclusion of the investigation. The date commenced will reflect the date shown on the initial complaint, if the investigation was initiated by an external source. If the investigation was initiated by the Chief Electoral Officer, the date the decision was made to investigate will appear. If an allegation regarding an excessive or prohibited contribution is founded, an investigation is commenced to determine whether the recipient violated the EFCDA. In this case, the date concluded will reflect the date that the investigation into the recipient’s acceptance of the contribution was completed and appropriate notice was provided to those involved. If an allegation is unfounded, the date concluded will reflect the date that appropriate notice was provided to those involved.

  Note 2 :
  Disclosure is limited, by law, to violations that occurred on or after December 10, 2009. Results of investigations of alleged violations that occurred prior to that date cannot be disclosed, in accordance with the confidentiality provisions of the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act (the Act). Section references refer to the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ( the Act) .

  Note 3 :
  *Section 23 of the Act prescribes that if the individual charge for a ticket to a fundraising function is more than $50, the expense portion is $25 and the balance is deemed to be a contribution (effective to December 31, 2012 ).

  Note 4 :
  Several criteria were considered in the assessment of penalties, including:

  • Materiality/severity
  • Number of violations
  • Cooperation/self-reporting
  • Due diligence/policies established to ensure compliance

  Note 5 :
  Effective April 22, 2010, the Chief Electoral Officer had statutory authority to order a political entity to return prohibited contributions to the contributor, in accordance with section 51.1 of the Act . Prior to that, the political entity was advised to consider the voluntary return of a prohibited contribution. An order is made when it is determined that a prohibited corporation made a contribution in violation of the Act . An order does not indicate any finding of statutory violation on the part of the political entity by the Chief Electoral Officer. This information is updated to reflect contributions that have been returned.

• 2017

  EFCDA

  Dates (Note 1)	Contributor	Recipient	Circumstances (Note 2)	Direct Contribution Amount (Note 3)	Penalty issued by CEO to the Contributor (Note 4)	Return of Contribution by the Recipient (Note 5)
  Commenced: March 2016 Concluded: March 2017	Alberta Social Credit Party	N/A	The Party, proposing to hold a leadership contest, did not promptly file with the Chief Electoral Officer, the statement and application required under section 9.2(1) of the EFCDA.	N/A	An administrative penalty in the amount of $500 was issued against the Party.	Penalty amount paid April 18, 2017. This information is posted in accordance with section 5.2(3)(a).
  Commenced: April 2016 Concluded: March 2017	Chief Financial Officer for the Wildrose Party	N/A	On March 31, 2015, the Party CFO breached section 42(1) of the EFCDA by submitting an annual financial statement for the Party for year 2014 that was significantly not in the form and manner approved by the Chief Electoral Officer.	N/A	An administrative penalty in the amount of $750 was issued to the contributor.	Penalty amount paid December 19, 2016. This information is posted in accordance with section 5.2(3)(a).
  Commenced: April 2016 Concluded: March 2017	Wildrose Party	N/A	On March 31, 2015, the Party breached section 42(1) of the EFCDA when it submitted an audited annual financial statement for year 2014 that was significantly not in the form and manner approved by the Chief Electoral Officer.	N/A	An administrative penalty in the amount of $2,500 was issued against the Party.	Penalty amount paid February 24, 2017. This information is posted in accordance with section 5.2(3)(a).
  Commenced: September 2016 Concluded: March 2017	Alberta Liberal Party Constituency Associations:	N/A	On March 31, 2015, the constituency associations breached section 42 of the EFCDA by failing to file the 2015 annual financial statements as required under section 42, resulting in the cancellation of the registration of the constituency associations under section 10(3).	N/A	An administrative penalty was issued against each CA:	The penalty amount for each CA was paid April 13, 2017, with the exception of Calgary-McCall. This information is posted in accordance with section 5.2(3)(a).
  	1. Lesser Slave Lake				1. $200
  	2. Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill				2. $100
  	3. Calgary-McCall				3. $100
  	4. Banff-Cochrane				4. $200
  	5. Cypress-Medicine Hat				5. $200
  	6. Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville				6. $200
  	7. Grande Prairie-Smoky				7. $100
  Commenced: November 2016 Concluded: March 2017	Chief Financial Officer for the Alberta Liberal Party	N/A	Polling day for the Calgary-Foothills By-election was September 3, 2015.  Campaign period financial statements were due on March 3, 2016. Elections Alberta received a campaign period financial statement on March 17, 2016. The Party breached section 43(1) due to late-filing.	N/A	An administrative penalty in the amount of $500 was issued against the contributor.	Penalty amount paid May 25, 2017. This information is posted in accordance with section 5.2(3)(a).

  Election Act

  Dates	Subject of the Complaint	Circumstances	Decision	Penalty
  Commenced: October 2015 Concluded: January 2017	Independent Candidate in the Electoral Division of Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre.	As a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) section 19.1(1) of the Election Act  was breached for failure to take all reasonable steps to protect the list of electors, and the information contained in it, from loss and unauthorized use.	An administrative penalty in the amount of $500 was issued for contravention of section 19.1 of the Election Act. A Notice of Appeal was filed to the Court of Queen’s Bench in March 2017. On June 22, 2018, an application for guidance and cross application for production of further records was dismissed with costs ($500). The Application with the Court of Queen’s Bench is set for January 23-24, 2020.	$500 Court of Queen’s Bench cost paid March 22, 2019 Court of Appeal Application set for January 23-24, 2020. This information is posted in accordance with section 4.4(3)(a).
  Commenced: September 2015 Concluded: February 2017	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Candidate in the Electoral Division of Calgary-Foothills in the 2015 By-election in Calgary-Foothills.	The registered candidate in the September 3, 2015 By- election in Calgary-Foothills contravened section 135.3 of the Election Act  by transmitting the results of an election survey that was not based on recognized statistical method to the public during an election period, without indicating that the survey was not based on recognized statistical methods.	An administrative penalty in the amount of $200 was issued against the registered candidate in the September 3, 2015 By-election in Calgary-Foothills for contravention of section 135.3 of the Election Act.	Penalty amount paid February 7, 2017. This information is posted in accordance with section 4.4(3)(a).
  Commenced: May 2015 Concluded: March 2017	Campaign Volunteer for Progressive Conservative Candidate in the Electoral Division of Calgary-McCall in the 2015 Provincial General Election.	In relation to a dinner event held on April 24, 2015 at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Centre in Calgary, for the purpose of influencing an elector to vote for a particular candidate or registered political party, the campaign volunteer caused or permitted food or beverages to be provided to an elector, in contravention of section 162 of the Election Act.	An administrative penalty in the amount of $500 was issued to the individual.	This information is posted in accordance with section 4.4(3)(a).
  Commenced: August 2015 Concluded: March 2017	Campaign Managers for Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Candidate in the Electoral Division of Edmonton-Ellerslie in the 2015 Provincial General Election.	As co-campaign managers, section 160 of the Election Act  was contravened by making or publishing a false statement in relation to the character or conduct of a candidate, during an election, for the purpose of affecting the voting for that candidate.	An administrative penalty in the amount of $1,200 each was issued against each campaign manager for contravention of section 160 of the Election Act.	One day Queen’s Bench Hearing scheduled for May 17, 2018. This information is posted in accordance with section 4.4(3)(a).
  Commenced: August 2015 Concluded: March 2017	Campaign Volunteer for Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Candidate in the Electoral Division of Edmonton-Ellerslie in the 2015 Provincial General Election.	As a volunteer with the candidate campaign, section 160 of the Election Act  was contravened by making or publishing a false statement in relation to the character or conduct of a candidate, during an election, for the purpose of affecting the voting for that candidate.	An administrative penalty in the amount of $600 was issued for contravention of section 160 of the Election Act.	Penalty amount paid April 26, 2017. This information is posted in accordance with section 4.4(3)(a).
  Commenced: August 2015 Concluded: March 2017	Campaign Volunteer for Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Candidate in the Electoral Division of Edmonton-Ellerslie in the 2015 Provincial General Election.	As a volunteer with the candidate campaign, section 160 of the Election Act was contravened by making or publishing a false statement in relation to the character or conduct of a candidate, during an election, for the purpose of affecting the voting for that candidate.	An administrative penalty in the amount of $500 was issued for contravention of section 160 of the Election Act.	This information is posted in accordance with section 4.4(3)(a).
  Commenced: August 2015 Concluded: March 2017	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Candidate in the Electoral Division of Edmonton-Ellerslie.	As a registered candidate in the 2015 General Election, section 134(2)(a) of the Election Act was contravened by not complying with the requirements for an advertisement sponsored by a registered candidate, in relation to flyers distributed in Edmonton-Ellerslie.	An administrative penalty in the amount of $400 was issued for contravention of section 134(2)(a) of the Election Act.	Penalty amount paid March 28, 2017. This information is posted in accordance with section 4.4(3)(a).
  Notice of Administrative Penalty: July 15, 2016	Independent Candidate in the Electoral Division of Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre in the 2015 Provincial General Election.	In the course of the 2015 Provincial General Election, a candidate erected signage in their electoral division. Complaints came into the Chief Electoral Officer that the signs may not have complied with contact information requirements under section 134(2) of the Election Act. The Chief Electoral Officer investigated and found that the candidate had breached section 134(2) and the Chief Electoral Officer Guidelines for Election Advertising  made under that section.	An administrative penalty in the amount of $250 was issued for contravention of section 153.1 of the Election Act.	$4,056.80 in costs awarded by the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court were paid on August 27, 2019. This information is posted in accordance with section 4.4(3)(a).
  Appeal decision from Court of Queen’s Bench: October 5, 2017			A Notice of Appeal was filed to the Court of Queen’s Bench in August 2018; the appeal was dismissed. An Application was filed with the Court of Appeal. On October 16, 2018, the Court of Appeal dismissed the application and awarded $2,737.96 in costs. On November 15, 2018, the registered candidate sought leave to the Supreme Court of Canada. The application was denied and $1,318.84 in costs were awarded.
  Commenced: April 2016 Concluded: October 2017	Rogers Media Inc. operating as 660News	660News (Rogers Media Inc.) was the first person to transmit the results of an election survey during an election period, but did not provide the wording of the survey questions or the means to obtain a report on the results of the survey.  In doing so, Rogers Media Inc. contravened section 135.2(2) of the Election Act.	An administrative penalty in the amount of $200 was issued for contravention of section 135.2(2) of the Election Act.	Penalty amount paid October 20, 2017. This information is posted in accordance with section 4.4(3)(a).

  Note 1 :
  Dates shown refer to the commencement and conclusion of the investigation. The date commenced will reflect the date shown on the initial complaint, if the investigation was initiated by an external source. If the investigation was initiated by the Chief Electoral Officer, the date the decision was made to investigate will appear. If an allegation regarding an excessive or prohibited contribution is founded, an investigation is commenced to determine whether the recipient violated the EFCDA. In this case, the date concluded will reflect the date that the investigation into the recipient’s acceptance of the contribution was completed and appropriate notice was provided to those involved. If an allegation is unfounded, the date concluded will reflect the date that appropriate notice was provided to those involved.

  Note 2 :
  Disclosure is limited, by law, to violations that occurred on or after December 10, 2009. Results of investigations of alleged violations that occurred prior to that date cannot be disclosed, in accordance with the confidentiality provisions of the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act (the Act). Section references refer to the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ( the Act) .

  Note 3 :
  *Section 23 of the Act prescribes that if the individual charge for a ticket to a fundraising function is more than $50, the expense portion is $25 and the balance is deemed to be a contribution (effective to December 31, 2012 ).

  Note 4 :
  Several criteria were considered in the assessment of penalties, including:

  • Materiality/severity
  • Number of violations
  • Cooperation/self-reporting
  • Due diligence/policies established to ensure compliance

  Note 5 :
  Effective April 22, 2010, the Chief Electoral Officer had statutory authority to order a political entity to return prohibited contributions to the contributor, in accordance with section 51.1 of the Act . Prior to that, the political entity was advised to consider the voluntary return of a prohibited contribution. An order is made when it is determined that a prohibited corporation made a contribution in violation of the Act . An order does not indicate any finding of statutory violation on the part of the political entity by the Chief Electoral Officer. This information is updated to reflect contributions that have been returned.

• 2016

  EFCDA

  Dates (Note 1)	Contributor	Recipient	Circumstances (Note 2)	Direct Contribution Amount (Note 3)	Penalty issued by CEO to the Contributor (Note 4)	Return of Contribution by the Recipient (Note 5)
  Commenced: January 2016 Concluded: July 2016	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta	N/A	Late filing of Campaign Financial Statement	N/A	An administrative penalty in the amount of $500 was issued against Party CFO for failure to file 2015 Provincial General Election campaign statement by filing due date.	Penalty amount paid May 13, 2016 from cheque dated May 9, 2016.
  Commenced: January 2016 Concluded: July 2016	Wildrose Party	N/A	Late filing of Campaign Financial Statement	N/A	An administrative penalty in the amount of $500 was issued against Party CFO for failure to file 2015 Provincial General Election campaign statement by filing due date.	Penalty amount paid April 25, 2016 from cheque dated April 20, 2016.
  Commenced: November 2014 Concluded: June 2016	Raj Sherman Professional Corp. Empress Group Ltd.	Edmonton-Meadowlark Alberta Liberal Party Constituency Association	Raj Sherman Professional Corp.and Empress Group Ltd. were deemed a single corporation, in accordance with section 1(3), and violated section 17(1)(a)(ii) by making an over-contribution in the 2011 annual period to the constituency association, in the 2012 annual period to the consitiuency association and in the 2013 annual period to the Alberta Liberal Party.	$2,000 in 2011	An administrative penalty in the amount of $500 was assessed to Empress Group Ltd. for the over- contribution in 2013.  The time limits under section 51.02 for imposing penalties for 2011 and 2012 had expired.	The constituency association was ordered to return the excessive contribution amount of $1,000 for 2011, $1,000 for 2012 and the Party was ordered to return $2,000 for 2013.  The refunds were issued. This information is posted in accordance with section 5.2(3)(a).
  		Alberta Liberal Party		$2,000 in 2012
  				$17,000 in 2013
  Commenced: February 2016 Concluded: December 2016	Empress Group Ltd	Alberta Liberal Party	The Alberta Liberal Party accepted a contribution from Empress Group Ltd. that exceeded the contribution limits in contravention of section 19(1) of the EFCDA.	$17,000	An administrative penalty of $2,000 was issued against the Alberta Liberal Party under section 51.01(2) of the EFCDA.	The Party was ordered to return the excessive contribution amount of $2,000. The refund was issued. The penalty was paid November 21, 2016 from a cheque dated November 18, 2016. This information is posted in accordance with section 5.2(3)(a).

  Election Act

  Dates	Subject of the Complaint	Circumstances	Decision	Penalty
  Commenced: April 2015 Concluded: October 2016	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Candidate in the Electoral Division of Calgary-Elbow.	The registered candidate in the 2015 Provincial General Election contravened section 134 of the Election Act  by not complying with the requirements for advertisements sponsored by a registered candidate.	An administrative penalty in the amount of $250 was issued against the registered candidate in the 2015 Provincial General Election for contravention of section 134 of the Election Act .	Penalty amount paid September 8, 2016 from cheque dated September 6, 2016.

  Note 1 :
  Dates shown refer to the commencement and conclusion of the investigation. The date commenced will reflect the date shown on the initial complaint, if the investigation was initiated by an external source. If the investigation was initiated by the Chief Electoral Officer, the date the decision was made to investigate will appear. If an allegation regarding an excessive or prohibited contribution is founded, an investigation is commenced to determine whether the recipient violated the EFCDA. In this case, the date concluded will reflect the date that the investigation into the recipient’s acceptance of the contribution was completed and appropriate notice was provided to those involved. If an allegation is unfounded, the date concluded will reflect the date that appropriate notice was provided to those involved.

  Note 2 :
  Disclosure is limited, by law, to violations that occurred on or after December 10, 2009. Results of investigations of alleged violations that occurred prior to that date cannot be disclosed, in accordance with the confidentiality provisions of the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act (the Act). Section references refer to the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ( the Act) .

  Note 3 :
  *Section 23 of the Act prescribes that if the individual charge for a ticket to a fundraising function is more than $50, the expense portion is $25 and the balance is deemed to be a contribution (effective to December 31, 2012 ).

  Note 4 :
  Several criteria were considered in the assessment of penalties, including:

  • Materiality/severity
  • Number of violations
  • Cooperation/self-reporting
  • Due diligence/policies established to ensure compliance

  Note 5 :
  Effective April 22, 2010, the Chief Electoral Officer had statutory authority to order a political entity to return prohibited contributions to the contributor, in accordance with section 51.1 of the Act . Prior to that, the political entity was advised to consider the voluntary return of a prohibited contribution. An order is made when it is determined that a prohibited corporation made a contribution in violation of the Act . An order does not indicate any finding of statutory violation on the part of the political entity by the Chief Electoral Officer. This information is updated to reflect contributions that have been returned.

• 2014

  Dates (Note 1)	Contributor	Recipient	Circumstances (Note 2)	Direct Contribution Amount (Note 3)	Penalty issued by CEO to the Contributor (Note 4)	Return of Contribution by the Recipient (Note 5)
  Commenced: October 2013 Concluded: May 2014	Dynasty Builders Inc. Landrex Inc. Summit Centre Inc.	Six Wildrose Alliance Party (WRP) candidates received contributions from Dynasty Builders Inc. Two WRP candidates received contributions from Summit Centre Inc. One WRP candidate received contributions from Landrex Inc.	Dynasty Builders Inc., Landrex Inc. and Summit Centre Inc. were deemed a single corporation, in accordance with section 1(3), and violated section 17(1)(b)(ii) by making an over- contribution in the 2012 Provincial General Election.	$14,500	An administrative penalty in the amount of $1,625.00 was issued to the contributor(s) and was received.	The WRP returned the excessive contribution of $4,500 voluntarily upon receipt of notification that the contribution was made in contravention of the EFCDA. The investigation revealed that the candidate(s) did not violate section 19 of the EFCDA . This information is posted in accordance with section 5.2(3)(a).
  Commenced: September 2013 Concluded: April 2014	Sam-X Global Inc. Sam-X Logistics Ltd.	Wildrose Alliance Party Calgary-Cross Constituency Association.	Sam-X Global Inc. and Sam-X Logistics Ltd. were deemed a single corporation, in accordance with section 1(3), and violated section 17(1)(a)(ii) by making an over-contribution in the 2011 calendar year.	$1,400	An administrative penalty in the amount of $200 was issued to the contributor(s) and was received.	The constituency association was ordered to return the excessive contribution amount of        $400.00. The refund was issued. The investigation revealed that the constituency association did not violate section 19 of the EFCDA . This information is posted in accordance with section 5.2(3)(a).
  Commenced: September 2013 Concluded: May 2014	Mehak Holdings Ltd. Watno Dur Punjabi Ltd.	Wildrose Alliance Party Candidate in the Electoral Division of Calgary-Cross.	Mehak Holdings Ltd. and Watno Dur Punjabi Ltd. were deemed a single corporation, in accordance with section 1(3), and violated section 17(1)(b)(ii) by making an over-contribution in the 2012 Provincial General Election.	$3,740	An administrative penalty in the amount of $435 was issued to the contributor(s) and was not received, therefore it was submitted to Crown Debt Collections for resolution.	The candidate was ordered to return the excessive contribution amount of $1,740.00. The refund(s) was issued . The investigation revealed that the candidate did not violate section 19 of the EFCDA. This information is posted in accordance with section 5.2(3)(a).
  Commenced: September 2013 Concluded: May 2014	Luddu Enterprises Ltd. Alberta Des Punjab Times Ltd.	Wildrose Alliance Party Candidate in the Electoral Division of Calgary-Cross.	Luddu Enterprises Ltd. and Alberta Des Punjab Times Ltd. were deemed a single corporation, in accordance with section 1(3), and violated section 17(1)(b)(ii) by making an over-contribution in the 2012 Provincial General Election.	$2,646	An administrative penalty in the amount of $323 was issued to the contributor(s) and was not received, therefore it was submitted to Crown Debt Collections for resolution.	The candidate was ordered to return the excessive contribution amount of $645.99. The refund was issued. The investigation revealed that the constituency association did not violate section 19 of the EFCDA . This information is posted in accordance with section 5.2(3)(a).
  Commenced: August 2013 Concluded: March 2014	GJN Holdings Inc. HNJG Holdings Inc.	Wildrose Alliance Party Calgary-Cross Constituency Association.	GJN Holdings Inc. and HNJG Holdings Inc. were deemed a single corporation, in accordance with section 1(3), and violated section 17(1)(a)(ii) by making an over-contribution in the 2011 calendar year.	$1,750	An administrative penalty in the amount of $187.50 was issued to the contributor(s) and was received.	The constituency association was ordered to return the excessive contribution amount of $750.00. The refund was issued. The investigation revealed that the constituency association did not violate section 19 of the EFCDA . This information is posted in accordance with section 5.2(3)(a).
  Commenced: January 2014 Concluded: June 2014	Gail J Broadbent Professional Corporation 1401474 Alberta Ltd.	Wildrose Alliance Party Candidate in the Electoral Division of Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills.	Gail J Broadbent Professional  Corporation and 1401474 Alberta Ltd. were deemed a single corporation, in accordance with section 1(3), and violated section 17(1)(b)(ii) by making an over- contribution in the 2012 Provincial General Election.	$2,440	An administrative penalty in the amount of $220 was issued to the contributor(s) and has not been received.	The candidate was ordered to return the excessive amount of $440.00. The refund was issued. The investigation revealed that the candidate did not violate section 19 of the EFCDA . This information is posted in accordance with section 5.2(3)(a).
  Commenced: February 2014 Concluded: July 2014	BKW Enterprises Ltd. 620884 Alberta Ltd.	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Candidate in the Electoral Division of Fort McMurray- Conklin.	BKW Enterprises Ltd. and 620884 Alberta Ltd. were deemed a single corporation, in accordance with section 1(3), and violated section 17(1)(b)(ii) by making an over-contribution in the 2012 Provincial General Election.	$4,000	$500 administrative penalty (issued and received)	The candidate was ordered to return the excessive contribution amount of $2,000. The refund was issued. The investigation revealed that the candidate did not violate section 19 of the EFCDA . This information is posted in accordance with section 5.2(3)(a).

  Last updated: May 22, 2014
  

  Note 1 :
  Dates shown refer to the commencement and conclusion of the investigation. The date commenced will reflect the date shown on the initial complaint, if the investigation was initiated by an external source. If the investigation was initiated by the Chief Electoral Officer, the date the decision was made to investigate will appear. If an allegation regarding an excessive or prohibited contribution is founded, an investigation is commenced to determine whether the recipient violated the EFCDA. In this case, the date concluded will reflect the date that the investigation into the recipient’s acceptance of the contribution was completed and appropriate notice was provided to those involved. If an allegation is unfounded, the date concluded will reflect the date that appropriate notice was provided to those involved.

  Note 2 :
  Disclosure is limited, by law, to violations that occurred on or after December 10, 2009. Results of investigations of alleged violations that occurred prior to that date cannot be disclosed, in accordance with the confidentiality provisions of the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act (the Act). Section references refer to the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ( the Act) .

  Note 3 :
  *Section 23 of the Act prescribes that if the individual charge for a ticket to a fundraising function is more than $50, the expense portion is $25 and the balance is deemed to be a contribution (effective to December 31, 2012 ).

  Note 4 :
  Several criteria were considered in the assessment of penalties, including:

  • Materiality/severity
  • Number of violations
  • Cooperation/self-reporting
  • Due diligence/policies established to ensure compliance

  Note 5 :
  Effective April 22, 2010, the Chief Electoral Officer had statutory authority to order a political entity to return prohibited contributions to the contributor, in accordance with section 51.1 of the Act . Prior to that, the political entity was advised to consider the voluntary return of a prohibited contribution. An order is made when it is determined that a prohibited corporation made a contribution in violation of the Act . An order does not indicate any finding of statutory violation on the part of the political entity by the Chief Electoral Officer. This information is updated to reflect contributions that have been returned.

• 2013

  Dates (Note 1)	Contributor	Recipient	Circumstances (Note 2)	Direct Contribution Amount (Note 3)	Penalty issued by CEO to the Contributor (Note 4)	Return of Contribution by the Recipient (Note 5)
  Commenced: July 2013 Concluded: October 2013	Solo Liquor Stores	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Candidate in the Electoral Division of Calgary-Greenway	Solo Liquor Store #1, Solo Liquor Store #4, Solo Liquor Store #7, Solo Liquor Store (Bankview) Ltd., Solo Liquor Store (Copperfield) Ltd., and Solo Liquor Store (Panorama) Ltd. were deemed a single corporation, in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(vi), and made an over-contribution in June 2012	$10,000	$2,500 administrative penalty (issued and received)	The Candidate returned the contribution voluntarily. Receipt of the contribution by the candidate did not violate any provisions of the EFCDA. This information is posted in accordance with section 5.2(3)(a).

  Last updated: May 22, 2014
  

  Note 1 :
  Dates shown refer to the commencement and conclusion of the investigation. The date commenced will reflect the date shown on the initial complaint, if the investigation was initiated by an external source. If the investigation was initiated by the Chief Electoral Officer, the date the decision was made to investigate will appear. If an allegation regarding an excessive or prohibited contribution is founded, an investigation is commenced to determine whether the recipient violated the EFCDA. In this case, the date concluded will reflect the date that the investigation into the recipient’s acceptance of the contribution was completed and appropriate notice was provided to those involved. If an allegation is unfounded, the date concluded will reflect the date that appropriate notice was provided to those involved.

  Note 2 :
  Disclosure is limited, by law, to violations that occurred on or after December 10, 2009. Results of investigations of alleged violations that occurred prior to that date cannot be disclosed, in accordance with the confidentiality provisions of the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act (the Act). Section references refer to the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ( the Act) .

  Note 3 :
  *Section 23 of the Act prescribes that if the individual charge for a ticket to a fundraising function is more than $50, the expense portion is $25 and the balance is deemed to be a contribution (effective to December 31, 2012 ).

  Note 4 :
  Several criteria were considered in the assessment of penalties, including:

  • Materiality/severity
  • Number of violations
  • Cooperation/self-reporting
  • Due diligence/policies established to ensure compliance

  Note 5 :
  Effective April 22, 2010, the Chief Electoral Officer had statutory authority to order a political entity to return prohibited contributions to the contributor, in accordance with section 51.1 of the Act . Prior to that, the political entity was advised to consider the voluntary return of a prohibited contribution. An order is made when it is determined that a prohibited corporation made a contribution in violation of the Act . An order does not indicate any finding of statutory violation on the part of the political entity by the Chief Electoral Officer. This information is updated to reflect contributions that have been returned.

• 2011

  Direct Contributions

  Date (Note 1)	Contributor			Recipient	Circumstances (Note 2)		Direct Contribution Amount (Note 3)		Penalty issued by CEO to the Contributor (Note 4)		Return of Contribution by the Recipient (Note 5)
  January 2011	St. Michael’s Health Centre (Covenant Health)			Alberta Liberal Party	Covenant Health  [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(vi.1) of the Act ]  through its association with St. Michael’s Health Centre] purchased 3 tickets to a fundraising function* (Leader’s Dinner) at a cost of $100 each		$225		$37.50 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The Party returned the contribution prior to the issuance of the CEO order
  February 2011	Town of Whitecourt			Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Whitecourt-Ste. Anne	The Town [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(ii) of the Act ] purchased 2 tickets to a fundraising function* (Constituency Association Premier’s Dinner) at a cost of $75 each		$100		$50 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The CA returned the contribution voluntarily
  March 2011	Portage College			Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Athabasca-Redwater	The College [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(v) of the Act ] purchased 10 tickets to a fundraising function* (Constituency Association Premier’s Dinner) at a cost of $75 each		$500		$125 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The CA returned the contribution voluntarily
  April 2011	Bow Valley College			Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta	The College [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(v) of the Act ] purchased 2 tickets to a fundraising function* (Premier’s Dinner in Calgary) at a cost of $450 each		$850		$212.50 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The Party returned the contribution in compliance with the CEO order
  June 2011	Mackenzie County			Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Fort Saskatchewan- Vegreville	The County [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(ii) of the Act ] paid 3 registration fees for a fundraising function* (golf tournament) at a cost of $200 each		$525		$262.50 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The CA returned the contribution in compliance with the CEO order
  June 2011	Town of Whitecourt			Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Barrhead-Morinville- Westlock	The Town [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(ii) of the Act ] purchased 1 ticket to a fundraising function* (MLA golf tournament) at a cost of $155		$130		$65 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The CA returned the contribution prior to the issuance of the CEO order
  June 2011	Town of Whitecourt			Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Whitecourt-Ste. Anne	The Town [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(ii) of the Act ] paid 8 registration fees for a fundraising function* (MLA golf tournament) at a cost of $133.12 each		$865		$432.50 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The CA returned the contribution voluntarily
  June 2011	Woodlands County			Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Whitecourt-Ste. Anne	The County [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(ii) of the Act ] paid 1 registration fee for a fundraising function* (MLA golf tournament) at a cost of $130		$105		$52.50 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The CA returned the contribution voluntarily

  Indirect Contributions

  Date (Note 1)	Contributor	Recipient	Circumstances (Note 2)				Indirect Contribution Amount (Note 3)		Penalty issued by CEO to the Contributor (Note 4)		Return of Contribution by the Recipient (Note 5)
  January 2011	Foundations for the Future Charter Academy Charter School Society	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Calgary-Egmont	The School Board [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(iv) of the Act ]  provided reimbursement for the purchase of 1 ticket to a fundraising function* (Calgary-Egmont Constituency Association Dinner) at a cost of $150				$125		$31.25 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The Calgary-Acadia CA returned the contribution in compliance with the CEO order
  February 2011	Foundations for the Future Charter Academy Charter School Society	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Calgary-Foothills	The School Board [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(iv) of the Act ]  provided reimbursement for the purchase of 2 tickets to a CA fundraising function* at a cost of $100 each				$150		$37.50 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The CA returned the contribution in compliance with the CEO order
  March 2011	Alberta Treasury Branch (ATB)	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills	The ATB [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(i) of the Act ] purchased 1 ticket to a fundraising function* (Premier’s Dinner) at a cost of $125				$100		$25 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The CA returned the contribution prior to the issuance of the CEO order
  March 2011	Village of Waskatenau	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Athabasca-Redwater	The Village [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(ii) of the Act ] provided reimbursement for the purchase of 4 dinner tickets to a fundraising function* (Constituency Association Premier’s Dinner) at a cost of $75 each				$200		$50 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater CA returned the contribution in compliance with the CEO order
  April 2011	Foundations for the Future Charter Academy Charter School Society	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta	The School Board [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(iv) of the Act ] provided reimbursement for the purchase of 1 ticket to a fundraising function* (Premier’s Dinner in Calgary) at a cost of $450				$425		$106.25 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The Party returned the contribution in compliance with the CEO order
  April 2011	Town of High River	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta	The Town [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(ii) of the Act ] provided reimbursement for the purchase of 1 ticket to a fundraising function* (Premier’s Dinner in Calgary) at a cost of $450				$425		$212.50 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The Party returned the contribution prior to the issuance of the CEO order
  June 2011	Foundations for the Future Charter Academy Charter School Society	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Calgary-East	The School Board [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(iv) of the Act ]  provided reimbursement for the purchase of 1 ticket to a fundraising function* (Calgary-East Constituency Association Dinner) at a cost of $150				$125		$31.25 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The CA was ordered to return the contribution
  June 2011	Municipal District of Foothills	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Highwood	The Municipal District [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(ii) of the Act ] provided reimbursement for the purchase of 8 registration fees for a fundraising function* (MLA golf tournament) at a cost of $150 each and sponsored two holes at the tournament (a fair market value of $100 each)				$1,200		$600 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The CA returned the contribution in compliance with the CEO order
  June 2011	Town of Barrhead	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Barrhead-Morinville- Westlock	The Town [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(ii) of the Act ] provided reimbursement for the purchase of 1 ticket to a fundraising function* (MLA golf tournament) at a cost of $135				$110		$55 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The CA was ordered to return the contribution
  July 2011	Mackenzie County	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Dunvegan-Central Peace	The County [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(ii) of the Act ] provided reimbursement for 1 registration fee for a fundraising function* (golf tournament) at a cost of $150				$125		$62.50 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The CA returned the contribution in compliance with the CEO order
  October 2011	Chinook’s Edge School Division #73	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta	The School Division [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(iv) of the Act ]  purchased 1 ticket to a fundraising function* (Premier’s Dinner) at a cost of $250				$225		$56.25 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The Party returned the contribution prior to the issuance of the CEO order
  November 2011	Foundations for the Future Charter Academy Charter School Society	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Calgary-Glenmore	The School Board [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(iv) of the Act ]  provided reimbursement for the purchase of 1 ticket to a fundraising function* (CA Premier’s Dinner) at a cost of $150				$125		$31.25 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The CA returned the contribution in compliance with the CEO order

  Last updated: October 16, 2013

  Note 1 :
  Disclosure is limited, by law, to violations that occurred on or after December 10, 2009. Results of investigations of alleged violations that occurred prior to that date cannot be disclosed, in accordance with the confidentiality provisions of the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ( the Act).

  Note 2 :
  Section references refer to the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ( the Act) .

  Note 3 :
  *Section 23 of the Act prescribes that if the individual charge for a ticket to a fundraising function is more than $50, the expense portion is $25 and the balance is deemed to be a contribution (effective to December 31, 2012 ). Direct contributions occur when a prohibited corporation makes a political contribution.

  Note 4 :
  Several criteria were considered in the assessment of penalties, including:

  • Materiality/severity
  • Number of violations
  • Cooperation/self-reporting
  • Due diligence/policies established to ensure compliance

  Note 5 :
  Effective April 22, 2010, the Chief Electoral Officer had statutory authority to order a political entity to return prohibited contributions to the contributor, in accordance with section 51.1 of the Act . Prior to that, the political entity was advised to consider the voluntary return of a prohibited contribution. An order is made when it is determined that a prohibited corporation made a contribution in violation of the Act. An order does not indicate any finding of statutory violation on the part of the political entity by the Chief Electoral Officer. This information is updated to reflect contributions that have been returned.

• 2010

  Direct Contributions

  Date (Note 1)		Contributor	Recipient			Circumstances (Note 2)		Direct Contribution Amount (Note 3)		Penalty issued by CEO to the Contributor (Note 4)		Return of Contribution by the Recipient (Note 5)
  April 2010		Bow Valley College	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta			The College [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(v) of the Act ] purchased 2 tickets to a fundraising function* (Premier’s Dinner in Calgary) at a cost of $450 each		$850		$212.50 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The Party was advised to consider returning the contribution on a voluntary basis
  April 2010		Calgary Laboratory Services	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta			The corporation  [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(i) of the Act ] purchased 2 tickets to a fundraising function* (Premier’s Dinner in Calgary) at a cost of $450 each		$850		$212.50 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The Party returned the contribution prior to the issuance of the CEO order
  May 2010		St. Thomas Aquinas RCS Regional Division #38	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Leduc-Beaumont-Devon			The School Board [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(iv) of the Act ] paid 1 registration fee for a fundraising function* (MLA golf tournament) at a cost of $150		$125		$31.25 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The CA returned the contribution in compliance with the CEO order
  June 2010		County of St. Paul	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Lac La Biche-St. Paul			The County [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(ii) of the Act ] supplied goods to a fundraising function* (Constituency Association Premier’s Dinner) – (a fair market value of $200)		$200		$50 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The former Lac La Biche-St. Paul CA returned the contribution voluntarily
  June 2010		Municipal District of Foothills	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Highwood			The Municipal District [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(ii) of the Act ] paid 4 registration fees for a fundraising function* (MLA golf tournament) at a cost of $150 each		$500		$250 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The CA returned the contribution in compliance with the CEO order
  June 2010		Portage College	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Lac La Biche-St. Paul			The College [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(v) of the Act ] supplied goods to a fundraising function* (Constituency Association Premier’s Dinner) – (a fair market value of $200)		$200		$50 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The former Lac La Biche-St. Paul CA returned the contribution voluntarily
  June 2010		Town of Elk Point	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Lac La Biche-St. Paul			The Town [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(ii) of the Act ] supplied goods to a fundraising function* (Constituency Association Premier’s Dinner) – (a fair market value of $200)		$200		$100 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The former Lac La Biche-St. Paul CA returned the contribution voluntarily
  June 2010		Town of High River	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Highwood			The Town [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(ii) of the Act ] paid 1 registration fee for a fundraising function* (MLA golf tournament) at a cost of $150 each		$125		$62.50 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The CA returned the contribution in compliance with the CEO order
  June 2010		Town of St. Paul	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Lac La Biche-St. Paul			The Town [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(ii) of the Act ] supplied goods to a fundraising function* (Constituency Association Premier’s Dinner) – (a fair market value of $200)		$200		$100 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The former Lac La Biche-St. Paul CA returned the contribution voluntarily
  June 2010		Town of Whitecourt	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock			The Town [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(ii) of the Act ] paid 2 registration fees for a fundraising function* (MLA golf tournament) at a cost of $135 each		$220		$110 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The CA returned the contribution prior to the issuance of the CEO order
  June 2010		Town of Whitecourt	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Whitecourt-Ste. Anne			The Town [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(ii) of the Act ] paid 6 registration fees for a fundraising function* (MLA golf tournament) at a cost of $130 each		$630		$315 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The CA returned the contribution voluntarily
  June 2010		Westlock County	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock			The County [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(ii) of the Act ] paid 2 registration fees for a fundraising function* (MLA golf tournament) at a cost of $135 each and sponsored a hole at the tournament (a fair market value of $105)		$325		$81.25 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The CA returned the contribution prior to the issuance of the CEO order
  June 2010		Woodlands County	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock			The County [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(ii) of the Act ] paid 1 registration fee for a fundraising function* (MLA golf tournament) at a cost of $135		$110		$55 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The CA was ordered to return the contribution
  June 2010		Woodlands County	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Whitecourt-Ste. Anne			The County [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(ii) of the Act ] paid 7 registration fees for a fundraising function* (MLA golf tournament) at a cost of $130 each		$735		$367.50 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The CA returned the contribution voluntarily
  September 2010		Town of High Prairie	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Lesser Slave Lake			The Town [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(ii) of the Act ] paid 4 registration fees for a fundraising function* (golf tournament) at a cost of $100 each		$300		$300 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The CA returned the contribution voluntarily
  September 2010		Town of Sylvan Lake	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Innisfail-Sylvan Lake			The Town [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(ii) of the Act ] waived the rental fee for a fundraising function* (a fair market value of $640)		$640		$160 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The CA returned the contribution in compliance with the CEO order
  October 2010		Grande Prairie Regional College	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta			The College [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(v) of the Act ] purchased 6 tickets to a fundraising function* (Northern Alberta Premier’s Dinner) at a cost of $250 each		$1,350		$337.50 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The Party returned the contribution in compliance with the CEO order
  October 2010		Holy Spirit Roman Catholic School Division #4	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta			The School Board [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(iv) of the Act]  purchased 2 tickets to a fundraising function* (Premier’s Dinner in Lethbridge) at a cost of $250 each		$450		$112.50 administrative penalty (issued and received)		The Party returned the contribution in compliance with the CEO order

  Indirect Contributions

  Date (Note 1)	Contributor	Recipient		Circumstances (Note 2)				Indirect Contribution Amount (Note 3)	Penalty issued by CEO to the Contributor (Note 4)	Return of Contribution by the Recipient (Note 5)
  March 2010	Foundations for the Future Charter Academy Charter School Society	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Calgary-Hays		The School Board [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(iv) of the Act ] provided reimbursement for the purchase of 1 ticket to a fundraising function* (Calgary-Hays Constituency Association Dinner) at a cost of $100				$75	$18.75 administrative penalty (issued and received)	The CA was advised to consider returning the contribution on a voluntary basis
  April 2010	Municipal District of Foothills	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta		The Municipal District [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(ii) of the Act ] provided reimbursement for the purchase of 4 tickets to a fundraising function* (Premier’s Dinner in Calgary) at a cost of $450 each				$1,700	$850 administrative penalty (issued and received)	The Party was advised to consider returning the contribution on a voluntary basis
  April 2010	Foundations for the Future Charter Academy Charter School Society	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Calgary-Egmont		The School Board [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(iv) of the Act ] provided reimbursement for the purchase of 1 ticket to a fundraising function* (Calgary-Egmont Constituency Association Dinner) at a cost of $150				$125	$31.25 administrative penalty (issued and received)	The Calgary-Acadia CA returned the contribution in compliance with the CEO order
  April 2010	Town of Okotoks	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta		The Town [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(ii) of the Act ] provided reimbursement for the purchase of 6 tickets to a fundraising function* (Premier’s Dinner in Calgary) at a cost of $450 each				$2,550	$637.50 administrative penalty (issued and received)	The Party returned the contribution prior to the issuance of the CEO order
  May 2010	Town of Rimbey	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta		The Town [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(ii) of the Act ] provided reimbursement for the purchase of 2 tickets to a fundraising function* (Premier’s Dinner in Edmonton) at a cost of $450 each				$850	$212.50 administrative penalty (issued and received)	The Party returned the contribution in compliance with the CEO order
  June 2010	Foundations for the Future Charter Academy Charter School Society	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Calgary-Mackay		The School Board [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(iv) of the Act ]  provided reimbursement for the purchase of 1 ticket to a CA fundraising function* at a cost of $100				$75	$18.75 administrative penalty (issued and received)	The Calgary-Northern Hills CA returned the contribution in compliance with the CEO order
  June 2010	Town of Okotoks	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Highwood		The Town [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(ii) of the Act ] provided reimbursement for 3 registration fees for a fundraising function* (MLA golf tournament) at a cost of $150 each				$375	$93.75 administrative penalty (issued and received)	The CA returned the contribution in compliance with the CEO order
  July 2010	Town of Oyen	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Drumheller-Stettler		The Town [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(ii) of the Act ] provided reimbursement for 2 registration fees for a fundraising function* (MLA golf tournament) at a cost of $162.50 each				$275	$68.75 administrative penalty (issued and received)	The CA returned the contribution in compliance with the CEO order
  September 2010	Alberta Treasury Branch (ATB)	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater		The ATB [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(i) of the Act ] purchased a golf package for a fundraising function* (MLA golf tournament) at a cost of $750				$650	$162.50 administrative penalty (issued and received)	The CA returned the contribution prior to the issuance of the CEO order
  October 2010	Chinook’s Edge School Division #73	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta		The School Divison [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(iv) of the Act ] purchased 1 ticket to a fundraising function* (Premier’s Dinner) at a cost of $250				$225	$56.25 administrative penalty (issued and received)	The Party returned the contribution prior to the issuance of the CEO order
  October 2010	Foundations for the Future Charter Academy Charter School Society	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Calgary-North Hill		The School Board [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(iv) of the Act]  provided reimbursement for the purchase of 2 tickets to a CA fundraising function* at a cost of $120 each				$190	$47.50 administrative penalty (issued and received)	The Calgary-Klein CA returned the contribution in compliance with the CEO order
  October 2010	Foundations for the Future Charter Academy Charter School Society	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Calgary-Mackay		The School Board [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(iv) of the Act ]  provided reimbursement for the purchase of 1 ticket to a fundraising function* (Calgary-Mackay Constituency Association Dinner) at a cost of $100				$75	$18.75 administrative penalty (issued and received)	The Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill CA returned the contribution in compliance with the CEO order
  October 2010	West Winds School Division #74	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta		The School Division [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(iv) of the Act ]  purchased 8 tickets to a fundraising function* (Premier’s Dinner) at a cost of $250 each				$1,800	$900 administrative penalty (issued and received)	The Party returned the contribution prior to the issuance of the CEO order
  November 2010	Foundations for the Future Charter Academy Charter School Society	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Constituency Association (CA) – Calgary-Varsity		The School Board [a prohibited corporation in accordance with section 1(1)(l)(iv) of the Act ]  provided reimbursement for the purchase of 2 tickets to a fundraising function* (Calgary-Varsity Constituency Association Dinner) at a cost of $100 each				$150	$37.50 administrative penalty (issued and received)	The CA returned the contribution in compliance with the CEO order

  Last updated: October 16, 2013
  

  Note 1 :
  Disclosure is limited, by law, to violations that occurred on or after December 10, 2009. Results of investigations of alleged violations that occurred prior to that date cannot be disclosed, in accordance with the confidentiality provisions of the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ( the Act).

  Note 2 :
  Section references refer to the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ( the Act) .

  Note 3 :
  *Section 23 of the Act prescribes that if the individual charge for a ticket to a fundraising function is more than $50, the expense portion is $25 and the balance is deemed to be a contribution (effective to December 31, 2012 ). Direct contributions occur when a prohibited corporation makes a political contribution.

  Note 4 :
  Several criteria were considered in the assessment of penalties, including:

  • Materiality/severity
  • Number of violations
  • Cooperation/self-reporting
  • Due diligence/policies established to ensure compliance

  Note 5 :
  Effective April 22, 2010, the Chief Electoral Officer had statutory authority to order a political entity to return prohibited contributions to the contributor, in accordance with section 51.1 of the Act . Prior to that, the political entity was advised to consider the voluntary return of a prohibited contribution. An order is made when it is determined that a prohibited corporation made a contribution in violation of the Act. An order does not indicate any finding of statutory violation on the part of the political entity by the Chief Electoral Officer. This information is updated to reflect contributions that have been returned.