Compliance Audit Committee

The Municipal Elections Act, 1996 requires each municipality and school board in Ontario to establish a compliance audit committee to consider compliance audit applications.

Purpose of the Committee

To consider whether to grant or reject a compliance audit application made by an eligible elector;
To appoint an auditor, if the application is granted;
Receive and consider the auditor's report and decide whether legal proceedings should be commenced;
Consider reports from the Clerk identifying contributors who appear to have contravened election contribution limits and decide whether legal proceedings should be commenced.

Powers and functions of the committee are found in the Municipal Elections Act.

Applications to serve on the Compliance Audit Committee

The City is requesting applications from interested members of the public to serve on the Compliance Audit Committee for the 2026 Municipal Election. This committee, consisting of five (5) to seven (7) members, will serve the City for the term of November 15, 2026, to November 14, 2030.

Qualifications

Committee members must have the ability to understand and apply the election campaign finance provisions of the Municipal Act and must be considered impartial with respect to their ability to fulfill their responsibilities. Preference shall be given to those Committee members with experience in accounting, law, and law enforcement.

The Municipal Elections Act, 1996, as amended, prohibits members of Council, a local board, staff of the respective municipalities, candidates, and Registered Third Party Advertisers from serving on this Committee.

Application Process

Interested persons are invited to fill out this form and provide qualifications and a resume outlining your experience.

Application Deadline

Applications will be received in Clerk's office until 4:30 p.m. on Friday March 20, 2026.

Compliance Audit Committee Terms of Reference

Apply to join the Compliance Audit Committee, 2026 Municipal Election

Compliance Audit Requests

The compliance audit committee reviews and makes decisions on requests for compliance audits of finances for candidates and registered third party advertisers for the Municipal and School Board Elections.

An elector who is entitled to vote in an election and believes on reasonable grounds that a candidate has contravened a provision of the Municipal Elections Act relating to election campaign finances may apply for a compliance audit of the candidate’s election campaign finances, even if the candidate has not filed a financial statement.

Applications must be made within 90 days after the latest of the following dates:

The filing date under section 88.30 of the Municipal Elections Act.
The date the candidate or registered third party filed a financial statement, if the statement was filed within 30 days after the applicable filing date under section 88.30 of the Municipal Elections Act.
The candidate’s or registered third party's supplementary filing date, if any, under section 88.30 of the Municipal Elections Act.
The date on which the candidate’s extension, if any, under subsection 88.23(6) of the Municipal Elections Act expires, or the date on which the registered third party’s extension, if any, under subsection 88.27(3) of the Municipal Elections Act expires.

A request must be completed and submitted to the City Clerk or the secretary of the local board for which the candidate was nominated for office.

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Peterborough, ON
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