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  1. Federal Elections Fees Tariff - SOR/2004-53 (SCHEDULE : Fees, Costs, Allowances and Expenses Payable)
    Federal Elections Fees Tariff

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    • (2) A returning officer shall be paid, for attending a recount, for each hour worked as certified by the judge who conducts the recount $49.44

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    • 3 (1) A person who is appointed as an office coordinator shall be paid, for each hour worked $15.00

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    • (2) A person who is appointed as an office clerk shall be paid, for each hour worked, $13.15

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    • (3) A person who is appointed as a receptionist shall be paid, for each hour worked $13.15

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    • (4) A person who is appointed as an electoral material coordinator shall be paid, for each hour worked $15.00

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    • (5) A person who is appointed as a community relations officer shall be paid,

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    • (6) A person who is appointed as a recruitment officer shall be paid,

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    • (7) A person who is appointed as an assistant recruitment officer shall be paid,

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    • (8) A person who is appointed as a financial officer at the office of a returning officer shall be paid, for each hour worked $23.26

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    • (9) A person who is appointed as an office messenger shall be paid,

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    • (10) A person who is appointed as a safety officer to maintain order in the office of a returning officer shall be paid, for each hour worked $15.00

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    • 10 (1) A person who is appointed as an automation coordinator to support computerized systems in the office of a returning officer shall be paid, for services performed during an election period,

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    • (2) A person who is appointed as an automation coordinator to support computerized systems in the office of a returning officer shall be paid, for necessary travel expenses, incurred in connection with the conduct of an election the allowances and expenses referred to in item 50

    • (3) A person who is appointed as an automation coordinator to support computerized systems in the office of a returning officer and who attends a session on electoral and related matters, shall be paid,

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    • 11 (1) A person who is appointed as an assistant automation coordinator to support computerized systems in the office of a returning officer shall be paid, for services performed during an election period,

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    • (2) A person who is appointed as an assistant automation coordinator to support computerized systems in the office of a returning officer and who attends a session on electoral and related matters shall be paid,

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    12 A person who is appointed as a revision centre clerk with respect to entries made or to be made into a computerized list of electors shall be paid, for each hour worked $13.15

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    13 A person who is appointed as a registration officer shall be paid, for services performed to register electors at a central polling place, for each hour worked $15.00

    14 A person who is appointed as a standby registration officer shall be paid, for being on standby on polling day $45.00

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    15 A person who is appointed as a revision supervisor shall be paid, for services performed, for each hour worked $26.69

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    16 A person who is appointed as a revising agent shall be paid,

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    23 A person appointed as a special ballot coordinator shall be paid

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    • (b) for any sundry expenses in relation to their duties the actual and reasonable amount paid, as supported by vouchers

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    24 A person who is appointed as a hospital liaison officer shall be paid,

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    25 A person who is appointed as a deputy returning officer for an advance poll shall be paid, for services performed, including the counting of the votes on polling day $680.00

    26 A person who is appointed as a deputy returning officer at a polling station on polling day shall be paid, for services performed $238.00

    27 A person who is appointed as deputy returning officer who is authorized in writing by the returning officer to use his or her personal telephone for electoral purposes shall be paid, per day $10.00

    28 A person who is appointed as a deputy returning officer and who is tasked with verifying and counting the special ballots received in the returning officer’s office shall be paid, for services performed, for each hour worked $17.00

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    29 A person who is appointed as a central poll supervisor shall be paid,

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    30 A person who is appointed as a standby central poll supervisor shall be paid, for each hour of being on standby $21.00

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    31 A person who is appointed as a deputy returning officer and who is tasked with returning ballot boxes to the returning officer shall be paid, for returning the ballot boxes, in addition to their fee under items 25 or 26,

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    32 A person who is appointed as a standby deputy returning officer shall be paid, for being on standby on polling day $51.00

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    33 A person who is appointed as a poll clerk for an advance poll shall be paid, for services performed, including the counting of the votes on polling day $600.00

    34 A person who is appointed as a poll clerk at a polling station on polling day shall be paid, for services performed $210.00

    35 A person who is appointed as a poll clerk and who is tasked with verifying and counting the special ballots received in the returning officer’s office shall be paid, for services performed, for each hour worked $15.00

    36 A person who is appointed as a poll clerk and who is tasked to return ballot boxes to the returning officer shall be paid, for returning the ballot boxes, in addition to their fee under item 33 or 34,

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    39 A person appointed as a special messenger for the delivery or pick-up of ballot boxes shall be paid

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    40 A person who is appointed as a language interpreter shall be paid,

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    41 A person who is appointed as an information officer and who is employed at a central polling place shall be paid, for each hour worked $13.15

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    43 A person who is appointed as an additional assistant returning officer shall be paid, for the storing of election materials at the officer’s own residence before the issue of a writ for an election and for expenses in connection with that storage, per month $40.00

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    • 44 (1) A person who is appointed as an additional assistant returning officer on a full-time basis shall be paid, for services performed during the election period,

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    • (2) A person who is appointed as an additional assistant returning officer on a part-time basis shall be paid, for services performed during the election period, for each hour worked, as authorized by the Chief Electoral Officer $36.39

    • (3) A person who is appointed as an additional assistant returning officer shall be paid, for necessary travel expenses incurred in connection with the conduct of an election the allowances and expenses referred to in item 50

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    45 A person who is appointed as an additional assistant returning officer and who attends a session on electoral and related matters shall be paid,

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    46 A person who is appointed as support staff at the office of an additional assistant returning officer shall be paid, for each hour worked $13.15

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    47 A person who is appointed as a field liaison officer shall be paid, for services performed during the period beginning on the day that is three months after the end of an election period and ending on the day before the date of the issue of the writ, per month $568.60

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    • 48 (1) A person who is appointed as a field liaison officer shall be paid, for services performed during the election period of a general election, if a poll is held $27,461.45

    • (2) A person who is appointed as a field liaison officer shall be paid, for attending a recount, for each hour worked as certified by the judge who conducts the recount $56.86

    • (3) A person who is appointed as a field liaison officer shall be paid, for necessary travel expenses incurred in connection with the conduct of an election the allowances and expenses referred to in item 50

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    49 A person who is appointed as a field liaison officer shall be paid, for each hour worked during the election period of a by-election $56.86

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    49.1 A person who is appointed as a field liaison officer shall be paid, for services performed at the Chief Electoral Officer’s request, other than services performed under any other item of this schedule, during the three months after the end of an election period, including making the campaign election returns available for inspection $2,274.40

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    49.3 A person who is appointed as a field liaison officer who attends a session on electoral and related matters shall be paid,

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    49.4 A person who is appointed as a training officer shall be paid,

    • (a) for services related to providing training sessions, for each hour worked as certified by the returning officer $24.12

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    50 Each person who, pursuant to this schedule, is authorized to be paid for expenses incurred in connection with the services that the person is required to perform shall be paid for travel and living expenses as follows:

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    • (b) for travel by means other than a private motor vehicle the actual and reasonable amount paid, as supported by vouchers

    • (c) for living expenses

      • (i) lodging the actual and reasonable expenses paid, as supported by vouchers

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    51 A person whose services are retained under subsection 304(6) of the Act to assist with a recount shall be paid for their attendance and services, as certified by the judge who conducts the recount, for each hour worked $13.27

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    • 53 (1) A person appointed by the Chief Electoral Officer to be a special ballot officer under Part 11 of the Act shall be paid

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      • (c) for other sundry expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, as approved by the Chief Electoral Officer the actual and reasonable amount paid, as supported by vouchers

    • (2) A person who is appointed as a deputy returning officer for the taking of the vote within a correctional institution shall be paid,

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    • (3) A person who is appointed as a poll clerk for the taking of the vote within a correctional institution shall be paid,

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    • (4) For the services of liaison officers and necessary support staff who perform duties required under the Special Voting Rules, there shall be paid, to the correctional institution by which those persons are employed, the value of any overtime paid to those persons for the performance of those services and any related sundry expenses incurred the actual and reasonable amount paid, as supported by vouchers

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  2. Federal Elections Fees Tariff - SOR/2021-22 (Section 24)
    Federal Elections Fees Tariff
    Marginal note:Election officer

    • 24 (1) A person appointed by a returning officer as an election officer under section 32 of the Act is entitled to be paid, for each hour worked, as certified by the returning officer, at the hourly rate set out in column 2 of Table 2 of the schedule that corresponds to the level of the position set out in column 1 of that Table to which they have been appointed.

    • Marginal note:Standby election officer

      (2) A person appointed as a standby election officer is entitled to be paid for three hours at the hourly rate set out in column 2 of Table 2 of the schedule that corresponds to the level of the position set out in column 1 of that Table for which they are on standby, unless

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      • (c) at the request of a returning officer, they remain on standby for more than three hours, in which case they will be paid for each hour on standby, as certified by the returning officer, at the hourly rate that corresponds to the level of the position for which they are on standby.


  3. Federal Elections Fees Tariff - SOR/2021-22 (Section 24)
    Federal Elections Fees Tariff

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    Marginal note:Election officer

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      24 (1) A person appointed by a returning officer as an election officer under section 32 of the Act is entitled to be paid, for each hour worked, as certified by the returning officer, at the hourly rate set out in column 2 of Table 2 of the schedule that corresponds to the level of the position set out in column 1 of that Table to which they have been appointed.

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      Marginal note:Standby election officer

      (2) A person appointed as a standby election officer is entitled to be paid for three hours at the hourly rate set out in column 2 of Table 2 of the schedule that corresponds to the level of the position set out in column 1 of that Table for which they are on standby, unless

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        (c) at the request of a returning officer, they remain on standby for more than three hours, in which case they will be paid for each hour on standby, as certified by the returning officer, at the hourly rate that corresponds to the level of the position for which they are on standby.


  4. Federal Elections Fees Tariff - SOR/2021-22 (Section 40)
    Federal Elections Fees Tariff
    Marginal note:Annual inflation adjustment

    • 40 (1) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), the amounts set out in Tables 1 and 2 of the schedule are adjusted and apply as follows:

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    • (2) The annual inflation adjustment factor is determined by the formula

      A/B

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      is the annual average Consumer Price Index, as published by Statistics Canada under the authority of the Statistics Act, for the calendar year preceding the adjustment date, calculated on the basis of 2002 being equal to 100; and
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      is 136.0, which is the annual average Consumer Price Index, as published by Statistics Canada under the authority of the Statistics Act, for 2019, calculated on the basis of 2002 being equal to 100.

  5. Federal Elections Fees Tariff - SOR/2021-22 (Section 35)
    Federal Elections Fees Tariff
    Marginal note:Travel and living expenses

    • 35 (1) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), an election administrator and an election worker are entitled to be paid for the following travel and living expenses incurred while exercising their duties and, in the case of an election administrator, to attend training sessions and other sessions on electoral or related matters:

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      • (b) in the case of travel by means other than a private motor vehicle, a reimbursement of the actual and reasonable expenses that were incurred, as supported by receipts and proof of travel;

      • (c) for overnight accommodations, a reimbursement of the actual and reasonable expenses that were incurred, as supported by receipts and proof of stay; and

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    • Marginal note:Exception

      (3) An election administrator and an election worker are not entitled to be paid for travel and living expenses for travelling between their home and the location where they are expected to report for work, as identified by the returning officer in accordance with the instructions of the Chief Electoral Officer.


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