Municipal
Elections Compliance Audit Committee
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In accordance with sections 88.33 to 88.37 of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, S.O. 1996, c.32. Sched (opens in new window) (MEA), the Upper Canada District School Board has appointed an Election Compliance Audit Committee to consider compliance audit applications with regard to trustee candidates' financial statements for the 2026 election.
The purpose of the Election Compliance Audit Committee is to:
- Receiving and considering applications, if any, made by electors and determining whether the compliance audit should be granted or rejected.
- Appointing an auditor, if the compliance audit is granted;
- Receiving the compliance audit report from the auditor; and
- Reviewing the auditor’s report and, if the report concludes that the candidate or registered third party appears to have contravened a provision of the Act relating to campaign finances, deciding whether legal proceedings should be commenced against the candidate.
Committee members possess a knowledge of the campaign finance rules of the (MEA) so they can make independent decisions on the merits of the applications.
2026-2030 Terms of Reference(opens in new window)
Current members of the Compliance Audit Committee for 2022-2026 are:
1. Andy Brown
2. Mel Campbell
3. John Dickson
4. Anthony Vachon
Members of the Compliance Audit Committee for 2026-2030 are:
1. Andy Brown
2. John Dickson
3. Rhonda Whitmarsh