43. Are there limits on the amount that third parties can spend on election campaign activities?

Article 350 (1) Subject to section 351.1, a third party shall not incur election advertising expenses of a total amount of more than $150,000 in relation to a general election.

(2) Not more than $3,000 of the total amount referred to in subsection (1) shall be incurred to promote or oppose the election of one or more candidates in a given electoral district, including by (a) naming them; (b) showing their likenesses; (c) identifying them by their respective political affiliations; or (d) taking a position on an issue with which they are particularly associated.

The limits are adjusted for inflation .

(Elections Canada Act, 2000 - last amended on January 1, 2016)