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Disclosure requirements
New for the 2025 general municipal election, candidates must file a "Campaign disclosure statement" form with the Election Office each year if contributions were received in the previous year. In an election year, candidates must also file a disclosure statement if contributions were collected between January 1 - July 31 of that year.
Deadlines are:
- NEW: September 30, 2025 for contributions received between January 1 - July 31, 2025.
- March 1, 2026 for contributions received at any time in 2025.
The following forms must be filed at the Election Office on or before the deadlines set out above:
- Campaign disclosure statement and financial statement (0Â bytes)
- Campaign contributors list (99.6Â KB)
- Itemized campaign expense list (77.9Â KB)
Campaign expense limits
New for the 2025 general municipal election is the Expense Limits Regulation. Candidates should review the following materials and ensure they comply with the Regulation:
- Expense limits regulation (187.5Â KB)
- Municipal Affairs Alberta fact sheet - expense limits regulation (441.0Â KB)
For the 2025 election, expense limits for candidates in Strathcona County are set out in the table below:
| Expense limits for candidates for Councillor | |
| Year before a general election (2024) | $10,000 |
| Year of a general election (2025) | $20,000 |
| Expense limits for candidates for Mayor | |
| Year before a general election (2024) | $49,612.50 |
| Year of a general election (2025) | $99,225 |
Campaign contributions
Candidates are required to issue a receipt for every contribution. For your convenience, the Election Office has developed a receipt template in accordance with the requirements of the Local Authorities Election Act.
Contribution limits
| Contributor | Limit | Time period |
|---|---|---|
| Individual - Alberta resident | $5,000 | October 31, 2024 - December 31, 2024 |
| Individual - Alberta resident | $5,000 | January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025 |
| Corporations (except prohibited organization), Alberta trade unions and Alberta employee organizations | $5,000 | October 31, 2024 - December 31, 2025 |
| Candidate - contribution to self | $10,000 | October 31, 2024 - December 31, 2025 |
Election Office
Basement, County Hall, 2001 Sherwood Drive
Phone: 780-400-3800
Email: election@strathcona.ca
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