Livable CRD is a coalition of community groups preparing a transparent scorecard for municipal election candidates across the Capital Regional District — so voters can see where candidates stand on the issues that shape daily life here.
Donations help the coalition circulate promotional material, print materials, and pay our web hosting fees (domains, servers, assets).
To keep our fundraising transparent and compliant, a few rules apply to every contribution. Elections BC sets them, and states them itself on Making a Local Sponsorship Contribution:
- Maximum donation limit. The most any individual may contribute is $1,429.70 per year, in line with British Columbia's annual political contribution limit.
- Who can contribute. You must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada and a resident of British Columbia. By donating you confirm that both are true of you.
- We record every contribution. Elections BC requires us to collect and keep the name and residential address of every contributor, no matter how small the contribution.
- Contributions of $100 or more are published. If you give $100 or more, Elections BC publishes your name and the amount in its Financial Reports and Political Contributions (FRPC) system. Contributions of less than $100 are not published there, but we still record and keep your details.
- Donations here are not anonymous. Under B.C. rules an anonymous contribution must be $50 or less and genuinely anonymous, such as cash left in a donation box at an event. Anyone who gives money to us directly, including through this page, cannot ask to be listed as anonymous.
- No corporate or union donations. We can only accept contributions from individuals. We cannot accept donations from corporations, unions, or other organizations.
- No donations from developers. To protect the independence of our scorecard, we will not accept contributions from real estate or property developers, or from anyone giving on their behalf.
- No donations from politicians or candidates. To keep our scorecard non-partisan, we will not accept contributions from sitting politicians, declared candidates, or anyone giving on their behalf.
If you have any questions or concerns, or wish to make a physical donation,reach out to hello@livablecrd.ca for assistance.
