Donations made out to the Thunder Bay-Rainy River Conservative EDA stay in the riding to help promote Conservative values and elect a Conservative Member of Parliament (donations made through a mailing, telephone call, or website by the federal party stay with the federal party).
For your convenience, the Thunder Bay-Rainy River Conservative Electoral District Association can now accept secure online donations using VISA, MasterCard, or e-check through PayPal (a very secure site that does not disclose your credit card information). To facilitate budgeting, recurring monthly donations can be arranged by using the “Donate Monthly” link below, to insure that Thunder Bay-Rainy River Conservatives are at the ready for the next election.
Donations by mail
Donations can be made by cheque payable to the “Thunder Bay-Rainy River Conservative EDA” and mailed to:
Thunder Bay-Rainy River Conservative EDA
P. O. Box 29011
Thunder Bay, ON., P7B 6P9
Secure Online Donations
Donations can be made securely online using VISA, MasterCard or bank withdrawls via PayPal. You do not have to become a member of PayPal to use the site..
Recurring (monthly) donations can also be made online for your convenience and budgeting.
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Online Payment Security
The Thunder Bay-Rainy River Conservative EDA has selected PayPal as its online payment processor. At no time are your personal financial details (credit card or bank account number) disclosed to the Thunder Bay-Rainy River Conservative EDA. When you donate or order event tickets online, your contact information is forwarded along with confirmation of the payment made, to allow review and acceptance by the Thunder Bay-Rainy Conservative EDA. Any donations or event ticket purchases not allowed under the Canada Elections Act will be promptly refunded through PayPal.
2010 Donations
Tax receipts for 2011 donations to the Thunder Bay-Rainy River Conservative EDA will be mailed out the third week of February of 2012.
Any time through the year is a good time to make a donation to the Thunder Bay-River Conservative EDA. Donations made to your local riding association stay locally (donations made through a mailing, telephone call, or website by the federal party stay with the federal party).
Tax Credit Information
The Canada Elections Act changes approved by Parliament to be effective January 1, 2004, amended the limits on political donations in conjunction with changes to the Income Tax Act to allow higher income tax credits for political contributions by an individual:
- for contributions up to $400, a credit of 75 percent (for example, a $300 credit for a contribution of $400)
- for contributions from $401 to $750, a credit of $300 plus 50 percent of the amount over $400 (for example, a $475 credit for a contribution of $750)
- for contributions over $750, the lesser of $650 or $475 plus 33-1/3 percent of the amount over $750 (for example, a $558.25 credit for a contribution of $1,000)
Unlike most deductions, the credits are deducted directly from the income tax to be paid. The credits apply to monetary contributions, supported by authorized receipts, to a registered party, a provincial division of a registered party, a registered electoral district association or a candidate. Tax credits are not available for contributions to nomination and leadership contestants. The maximum donation by an individual to an EDA/EDAs’is $1100.00 in total.
| Your Contribution | Tax Credit | Net Cost |
| $ 25.00 | $ 18.75 | $ 6.25 |
| $ 50.00 | $ 37.50 | $ 12.50 |
| $ 100.00 | $ 75.00 | $ 25.00 |
| $ 200.00 | $ 150.00 | $ 50.00 |
| $ 300.00 | $ 225.00 | $ 75.00 |
| $ 400.00 | $ 300.00 | $ 100.00 |
| $ 500.00 | $ 350.00 | $ 150.00 |
| $ 750.00 | $ 475.00 | $ 275.00 |
As of January 1, 2007, new rules for political contributions under the Canada Elections Act come into force:
- You can make a political donation to registered political entities only if you are a citizen or permanent resident of Canada.
- You can give no more than $1,100* in each calendar year to each registered political party.
- You can give no more than $1,100* in total in any calendar year to the various entities of each registered political party (registered associations, nomination contestants and candidates).
- You can give no more than $1,100* to each independent candidate for a particular election.
- You can give no more than $1,100* in total to the leadership contestants in a particular leadership contest.
- You can no longer make a cash contribution of more than $20 to registered political entities.
- You cannot make a political contribution with money, property or services that were given to you for that purpose.
- Corporations, trade unions, associations and groups can no longer make political contributions. However, your employer can give you a paid leave of absence during an election period to allow you to be a nomination contestant or a candidate without that leave being considered a contribution.
- If you are running as a nomination contestant or a candidate, you can make an additional contribution up to $1,000 in total per election from your own funds to your own campaign. You can divide this amount between your nomination and candidate campaigns as you wish.
- If you are running as a party leadership contestant, you can make an additional contribution of up to $1,000 in total per contest from your own funds to your own campaign.
- Tax credits
- Income tax credits for monetary contributions are available as follows: 75 percent of the first $400, 50 percent of the next $350 and 331/3 percent of an amount over $750.
- A registered party can issue tax receipts and authorize its registered electoral district associations to issue tax receipts for eligible monetary contributions.
- Tax credits are also available for donations to confirmed candidates.
Tax credits are not available for donations to leadership or nomination contestants, or to unregistered parties and their electoral district associations
The maximum allowable donation in a calendar year to a particular registered political party and its registered electoral district associations has changed effective January 1, 2007.
For detailed information on limits, please
contact our Chief Finiancial Officer,
(CFO),
or visit this Elections Canada page.
Click here for more information from
Elections Canada on political contributions and election financing.
