The Joint Compliance Audit Committee (JCAC) is established in York Region by the Cities of Richmond Hill, Markham and Vaughan, the Towns of Aurora, East Gwillimbury, Georgina, Newmarket, Stouffville and King Township, as per the Municipal Elections Act, 1996. The Committee is responsible for considering compliance audit requests related to election campaign finances.
About the Joint Compliance Audit Committee
The Joint Compliance Audit Committee (JCAC) is responsible for compliance audit requests arising from the 2026 Municipal Elections and any by-elections for Council offices that occur during the 2026–2030 Term of Council.
Responsibilities include:
- Considering whether an application for a compliance audit filed by an eligible voter should be granted or rejected;
- Appointing an auditor, if the application is granted;
- Receiving and considering the auditor's report and deciding whether legal proceedings should be commenced;
- Receiving and reviewing the report of the Township Clerk on any apparent over-contributions by contributors to candidates' and third party advertisers' campaigns.
If an eligible voter in King Township believes on reasonable grounds that a candidate or registered third party advertiser has contravened a provision of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, relating to election campaign finances, the voter may apply for a compliance audit. Applications for a compliance audit are forwarded to the Joint Compliance Audit Committee appointed by King Township and other York Region municipalities for review.
Compliance audit requests related to school board trustee candidates are the responsibility of the Compliance Audit Committee appointed by each school board. For more information about compliance audits of school board trustee candidates, contact the specific school board directly.
The recruitment period for the 2026-2030 Joint Compliance Audit Committee is now closed.
The Committee is independent of the municipalities and are required by the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 to consider applications requesting audits of candidates’ and third party advertisers campaign finances, as well as reports from Municipal Clerks on apparent over-contributions to candidates and third party advertisers. Committees may be required to appoint auditors and determine if legal proceedings are required as a result of the auditors’ reports.
If an eligible voter in King Township believes on reasonable grounds that a candidate or registered third party advertiser has contravened a provision of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, relating to election campaign finances, the voter may apply for a compliance audit. Applications for a compliance audit are forwarded to the Joint Compliance Audit Committee appointed by King Township and other York Region municipalities for review.
Applications for a compliance audit must be submitted to the Township Clerk in writing, setting out the reasons for the elector's belief that a contravention of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 relating to election campaign finances has occurred. Upon receipt of an application, the Township Clerk must forward the application to the Committee within 10 days, following which the Committee must decide within 30 days of receipt of the application whether to proceed with conducting an audit.
For more information, contact elections@king.ca.