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Political donations

Every audited contribution to federal political entities — candidates, parties, riding associations, leadership contestants — from 2004 onward, plus a slice of earlier records. Pulled from Elections Canada.

A note on the data you're looking at

Pre-2007: Companies, unions, and individuals could all donate. Big businesses appear here as direct donors with sometimes-large amounts.

Post-2007: The Federal Accountability Act banned donations from corporations, unions, and associations. Only individual Canadian citizens or permanent residents can donate, and the annual limit is currently around $1,750 per party. Most rows after 2007 are individuals — but watch for executives donating in their personal capacity to parties whose decisions help their employer.

Donations recorded
6,174,104
Distinct contributors
719,468
Distinct recipients
8,298
Total $ donated
$922,811,506
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100 donations (capped — refine your search)

Top contributors (all-time)

  1. 1.Estate of Peter Kirk Sinclair, _$1,720,268
  2. 2.Estate of William Giesbrecht, _$633,215
  3. 3.Estate of Ruth Millicent Hass, _$215,003
  4. 4.Estate of Anne Murray Powell, _$155,053
  5. 5.Caron, Guy$113,635
  6. 6.Estate of Charles William MacDonald, _$91,928
  7. 7.Saxton, Andrew E$90,367
  8. 8.Estate of Thomas Robinson, _$73,954
  9. 9.Gladu, Marilyn M$70,495
  10. 10.Khosrowshahi, Hassan$68,880
  11. 11.Rawlinson, Jill$67,214
  12. 12.Rawlinson, Gordon$60,914
  13. 13.Leitch, Khristinn K$54,277
  14. 14.Smith, David$53,590
  15. 15.McCrimmon, Karen$52,385

Top recipients (all-time)

  1. 1.Conservative Party of Canada(Conservative)$282,531,806
  2. 2.Liberal Party of Canada(Liberal)$176,652,738
  3. 3.New Democratic Party(New)$91,653,381
  4. 4.Green Party of Canada(Green)$27,723,299
  5. 5.Poilievre, Pierre M.(Conservative)$9,733,519
  6. 6.Bloc Québécois(Bloc)$9,258,460
  7. 7.O'Toole, Erin M.(Conservative)$7,608,700
  8. 8.Lewis, Leslyn A.(Conservative)$6,312,889
  9. 9.People's Party of Canada(People's)$5,662,234
  10. 10.Bernier, Maxime(Conservative)$5,152,934
  11. 11.MacKay, Peter G.(Conservative)$5,132,876
  12. 12.Christian Heritage Party of Canada(Christian)$4,666,276
  13. 13.Charest, Jean J.(Conservative)$3,750,998
  14. 14.Trudeau, Justin(Liberal)$3,735,170
  15. 15.Animal Protection Party of Canada(Animal)$3,297,920

Donations by party

Conservative Party of CanadaConservative Party of Canada2,330,261$434,259,599Liberal Party of CanadaLiberal Party of Canada1,805,811$290,135,204New Democratic PartyNew Democratic Party1,510,215$126,331,050Green Party of CanadaGreen Party of Canada391,564$34,492,072Bloc QuébécoisBloc Québécois50,563$15,222,691Christian Heritage Party of CanadaChristian Heritage Party of Canada38,689$6,577,657People's Party of CanadaPeople's Party of Canada17,252$6,361,515Animal Protection Party of CanadaAnimal Protection Party of Canada11,327$3,302,870IndependentIndependent2,964$1,615,227Communist Party of CanadaCommunist Party of Canada5,824$1,450,088