2019 Canada Election Third Party Spending

Below is a table of Third Party Financial Returns for the 43rd General Election. It was compiled from 139 pdfs on the Elections Canada website available at the link.

Some highlights.

A total of $11,850,095.75 was spent, $3,250,082.80 pre-writ and $8,600,012.95 during the election.
Nine of the top ten spenders were progressive with only Canada Proud at number nine for the good guys.
Progressives overwhelmingly outspent free market groups in both total dollars and number of organizations.
Unions were by far the biggest spenders for the left and the resource industry for the right.

	Third Party Name	Total	Pre-Writ	Writ
1	UNIFOR	1,405,398.65	900,040.03	505,358.62
2	United Steel Workers	1,133,245.53	689,052.44	444,193.09
3	Friends of Canadian Broadcasting	708,229.19	212,375.45	495,853.74
4	Fairness Works	572,499.31	279,342.12	293,157.19
5	Let’s Build Canada	459,577.36	119.83	459,457.53
6	Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions	442,253.34	8,475.00	433,778.34
7	Canadian Medical Association	430,638.12	0.00	430,638.12
8	Canadians United for Change	400,040.27	32,498.32	367,541.95
9	Canada Proud	359,420.98	96,241.41	263,179.57
10	Public Service Alliance of Canada	345,003.64	177,176.12	167,827.52
11	Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers	311,699.09	2,610.25	309,088.84
12	Canada: Powered by Women Inc.	311,258.85	92,470.93	218,787.92
13	Canada Growth Council Inc	293,562.24	98,532.21	195,030.03
14	Schroeder Policy Group Inc.	292,484.52	0.00	292,484.52
15	Canadian Union of Postal Workers	288,054.07	162,448.58	125,605.49
16	Canada Strong and Proud	270,245.06	64.00	270,181.06
17	Ontario Nurses’ Association	260,594.16	254.25	260,339.91
18	Grain Farmers of Ontario	220,334.93	0.00	220,334.93
19	Artists for Real Climate Action	170,356.90	0.00	170,356.90
20	Fire Fighters For Canada	162,904.96	0.00	162,904.96
21	PROTECT OUR WINTERS CANADA (2019)	162,848.92	153.07	162,695.85
22	Canadian Union of Public Employees	160,728.61	51,288.18	109,440.43
23	Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada	153,456.12	0.00	153,456.12
24	United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America	139,480.66	139,480.66	0.00
25	Federation of Canadian Municipalities	134,210.72	0.00	134,210.72
26	The Canadian Real Estate Association	133,382.10	17,500.00	115,882.10
27	Quebec Fier	130,651.76	0.00	130,651.76
28	Leadnow Society	130,033.29	22,336.21	107,697.08
29	Fair Vote Canada	112,113.47	2,987.04	109,126.43
30	ONTARIO PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYEES UNION	108,591.56	0.00	108,591.56
31	350 Canada	90,655.52	18,448.55	72,206.97
32	Amalgamated Transit Union Canada	77,943.98	77,943.98	0.00
33	The Retired Teachers of Ontario	65,670.51	0.00	65,670.51
34	Canada’s National Firearms Association (NFA)	63,364.74	0.00	63,364.74
35	True North Strong & Free Advertising Corp.	59,890.00	59,890.00	0.00
36	Taxing Away Your Dreams	54,346.05	0.00	54,346.05
37	Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada	54,073.62	0.00	54,073.62
38	Canadian Home Builders’ Association	52,440.57	0.00	52,440.57
39	Conseil national élargi des chômeurs et chômeuses	50,786.27	0.00	50,786.27
40	North99	48,961.84	20,460.95	28,500.89
41	Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses of Canada	48,205.49	4,832.15	43,373.34
42	Saskatchewan Industrial and Mining Suppliers Association Inc	47,100.84	0.00	47,100.84
43	Working Ontario Women	46,955.45	0.00	46,955.45
44	Keep Canada Beautiful	46,193.52	7,239.52	38,954.00
45	Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec (FTQ)	45,673.69	0.00	45,673.69
46	Canadian Council For Refugees	44,250.00	0.00	44,250.00
47	ÉQUITERRE	44,104.91	0.00	44,104.91
48	Merit National Open Shop Advocacy Ltd.	43,012.44	0.00	43,012.44
49	UCCO-SACC-CSN	39,563.61	20,645.64	18,917.97
50	National Citizens Coalition	38,878.18	4,166.04	34,712.14
51	Proudly New Brunswick	35,259.24	22.50	35,236.74
52	BCWF Political Action Alliance	32,219.12	0.00	32,219.12
53	WILD SALMON FOREVER SOCIETY	32,013.94	0.00	32,013.94
54	Suits and Boots Corporation	31,557.59	9,212.30	22,345.29
55	NATIONAL COUNCIL UFCW CANADA	26,424.63	0.00	26,424.63
56	NS Proud	22,562.84	0.00	22,562.84
57	Canadian Association of University Teachers	17,747.19	0.00	17,747.19
58	GENERATION SQUEEZE	17,421.45	0.00	17,421.45
59	Canadian Psychological Association	15,968.67	740.66	15,228.01
60	Atlantic Canada Fish Farmers Association Inc.	15,490.50	0.00	15,490.50
61	IAM Solidarity	14,593.02	0.00	14,593.02
62	Chicken Farmers of Canada	14,075.90	0.00	14,075.90
63	LiUNA OPDC	12,863.27	0.00	12,863.27
64	Council of Canadian Innovators	11,300.00	0.00	11,300.00
65	Up for Debate	11,300.00	0.00	11,300.00
66	Vancouver Fire Fighters’ Union Local 18	10,137.52	0.00	10,137.52
67	Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC-CDAC)	9,984.00	9,984.00	0.00
68	Oxfam Canada	9,687.84	0.00	9,687.84
69	Canadian Doctors for Protection from Guns	9,625.00	0.00	9,625.00
70	BC Salmon Farmers Association	9,500.00	0.00	9,500.00
71	Canadian Veterans ABC 2019	9,372.73	0.00	9,372.73
72	Vote For Our Future	9,350.32	0.00	9,350.32
73	Environmental Defence Canada	8,846.46	0.00	8,846.46
74	United Conservative Party of Alberta	8,505.00	0.00	8,505.00
75	UNICEF Canada	8,333.00	0.00	8,333.00
76	RightNow	8,255.70	5,260.27	2,995.43
77	GreenPAC Future Fund	8,247.00	3,434.00	4,813.00
78	Rarei – The Canadian Forum For Rare Disease Innovation	8,192.50	0.00	8,192.50
79	NL Strong	7,697.68	0.00	7,697.68
80	Canadian Chamber of Commerce	7,596.39	0.00	7,596.39
81	Egg Farmers of Canada	7,540.61	0.00	7,540.61
82	Canadian Nurses Association	7,239.30	0.00	7,239.30
83	Ecology Ottawa	7,186.17	3,548.08	3,638.09
84	Stand.earth	7,032.06	0.00	7,032.06
85	Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC	6,763.89	0.00	6,763.89
86	Conference for Advanced Life Underwriting	6,618.84	4,320.00	2,298.84
87	Catholic Conscience	5,657.55	0.00	5,657.55
88	Fight for $15 & Fairness	5,447.33	1,484.50	3,962.83
89	Vancouver Island Real Estate Board	5,388.00	500.00	4,888.00
90	Animal Justice	5,333.23	0.00	5,333.23
91	Canadians United Against Bill 21	5,120.00	0.00	5,120.00
92	UBI Works	4,756.00	0.00	4,756.00
93	Fédération autonome de l’enseignement (FAE)	4,387.67	0.00	4,387.67
94	The Mozuud Freedom Foundation	4,316.60	0.00	4,316.60
95	NAIB SINGH BRAR	4,124.40	0.00	4,124.40
96	Oi King Chan	4,056.36	0.00	4,056.36
97	Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities	4,050.90	0.00	4,050.90
98	Helen Wang	4,046.91	4,046.91	0.00
99	BDS – QUÉBEC (comité de la CJPP)	3,790.30	0.00	3,790.30
100	OpenMedia Engagement Network	3,638.96	2,171.32	1,467.64
101	Inclusive Richmond	3,520.86	0.00	3,520.86
102	Alberta Proud	3,444.82	0.00	3,444.82
103	Canadian Federation of Students	2,950.36	0.00	2,950.36
104	Jacques Roy	2,713.20	2,713.20	0.00
105	Dogwood	2,643.31	655.21	1,988.10
106	Canadian Health Coalition	2,424.02	0.00	2,424.02
107	Land Over Landings Incorporated	2,300.00	0.00	2,300.00
108	Amnesty International Canadian Section (English Speaking)	2,137.20	2,137.20	0.00
109	Chris Purton	1,975.22	0.00	1,975.22
110	For Our Kids Climate Education Society	1,746.30	0.00	1,746.30
111	Pro indépendance	1,668.69	0.00	1,668.69
112	Migrant Rights Network	1,243.88	583.00	660.88
113	The Council of Canadians	876.72	0.00	876.72
114	PEI WORKING GROUP FOR A LIVABLE INCOME	862.45	0.00	862.45
115	Seafarers’ International Union of Canada	798.48	196.72	601.76
116	Climate Action Network Canada	738.82	0.00	738.82
117	Waterloo Region Citizens 4 PR	579.44	0.00	579.44
118	Jasmin Zine	500.00	0.00	500.00
119	Coalition québécoise pour le contrôle du tabac	450.00	0.00	450.00
120	Canadian Conservatives HK	246.00	0.00	246.00
121	Scott Foster	143.51	0.00	143.51
122	SOCIETY OF UNITED PROFESSIONALS	139.28	0.00	139.28
123	BC Government and Service Employees’ Union	0.00	0.00	0.00
124	Canadian Breast Cancer Network	0.00	0.00	0.00
125	Canadian Coalition for Gun Control	0.00	0.00	0.00
126	Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association	0.00	0.00	0.00
127	Canadians for Tax Fairness	0.00	0.00	0.00
128	Collectif Échec aux Paradis Fiscaux	0.00	0.00	0.00
129	Dairy Farmers of Canada	0.00	0.00	0.00
130	Everyone’s Canada Ltd	0.00	0.00	0.00
131	Faces of Pharmacare	0.00	0.00	0.00
132	Healthy Climate For Kids	0.00	0.00	0.00
133	Mortgage Professionals Canada	0.00	0.00	0.00
134	My Canada Association (4 My Canada)	0.00	0.00	0.00
135	Outside Thinkers/National Environmental Treasure	0.00	0.00	0.00
136	PolySeSouvient	0.00	0.00	0.00
137	Shake Up The Establishment	0.00	0.00	0.00
138	Turkey Farmers of Canada	0.00	0.00	0.00
139	Vision Research INC.	0.00	0.00	0.00

	Totals	11,850,095.75	3,250,082.80	8,600,012.95

2019 Canada Election Third Party Spending

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