A candidate must appoint one individual as a financial agent. If one is not appointed, the candidate is deemed to be his or her own financial agent.

The financial agent must open one or more campaign accounts at a savings institution before incurring an election expense. This account must be used exclusively for the purposes of the election campaign.

Candidates developing election campaigns should be aware of the restrictions that may apply to campaigning.  Information can be obtained from the Ministry’s Candidates Guide:    

     http://www.cscd.gov.bc.ca/lgd/gov_structure/library/local_elections_candidate_guide.pdf

Candidates are required to make public an account of the campaign contributions they received and election expenses they incurred in the form of Campaign Financing Disclosure Statement. This statement must be filed with the Town within 120 days after General Voting Day. A candidate who does not file their campaign financial disclosure statements by the deadline is disqualified from holding office and from being nominated for or elected to a local government office until after the next general local government election.