8. Is there a ban on anonymous donations to candidates?

Subsection 366(2) states: “If anonymous contributions of $20 or less per person are collected in response to a general solicitation at a meeting or fundraising event related to the affairs of a registered party, a registered association, a nomination contestant, a candidate or a leadership contestant, the person authorized to accept those contributions shall record the following: (a) a description of the function at which the contributions were collected; (b) the date of the function; (c) the approximate number of people at the function; and (d) the total amount of the anonymous contributions received.”

(Canada Elections Act, 2000 - last amended on 29 June 2021).

Only anonymous contributions of CAD 20 or less can be accepted