Joint Election 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.

In 2026, the municipalities and school boards of Niagara once again partnered to establish the joint Niagara Compliance Audit Committee.

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.