Municipal Election Compliance Audit Committee

Caledon Votes

Roles and Responsibilities

The role of the Compliance Audit Committee is to review and consider applications which request a compliance audit of the campaign finances of candidates or registered third party advertisers, resulting auditor's reports or the Clerk's Report on contributions. An eligible elector who believes that a candidate or registered third party advertiser has contravened a provision of the Municipal Elections Act relating to election campaign finances can submit an application. 

The Compliance Audit Committee can:

  • consider applications for a compliance audit and therefore grant or reject audit requests within thirty days of receipt;
  • if an audit is granted, appoint an auditor and review the audit report;
  • decide whether legal proceedings shall be commenced following the results of an audit; and
  • decide whether to commence a legal proceeding against a contributor for an apparent contravention, if applicable.

Request a Compliance Audit

If you are an elector who is eligible to vote in a municipal election and believes on reasonable grounds that a candidate or registered third party advertiser has contravened the Municipal Elections Act, relating to election campaign finances, you can request an audit of their campaign finances. 

Request an Audit  

Requests for an Election Compliance Audit from the 2022 Municipal and School Board Election can be made between Friday, March 31, 2023 and Thursday, June 29, 2023. To apply for an audit, complete the Compliance Audit Request Form. You can also submit forms in-person at Town Hall or by mail to the Town Clerk at 6311 Old Church Road, Caledon ON L7C 1J6.    

After You Make a Request 

After you request a Compliance Audit, the following will happen:

  • within 10 days of receiving the application, the Town Clerk forwards the application to the Municipal Elections Compliance Audit Committee
  • within 30 days of receiving the application, the Committee reviews it and decides whether it should be granted or rejected
  • the decision of the Committee may be appealed to the Superior Court of Justice within 15 days of the decision, and the Court may make any decision the Committee could have made
  • if the Committee decides to grant the application, an auditor (licensed under the Public Accounting Act, 2004) is appointed to conduct a compliance audit
  • the auditor will conduct an audit of the candidate or registered third party advertiser's campaign finances and will prepare a report outlining any apparent contravention
  • the report is provided to the candidate or registered third party advertiser, the applicant, and the Town Clerk
  • within 10 days of receiving the report, the Town Clerk forwards the report to the Compliance Audit Committee
  • the Committee considers the report within 30 days and may commence any legal proceedings against the candidate or registered third party advertiser for any apparent contravention