Canadian Chamber to Register as Third Party Ahead of Federal Election

OTTAWA – September 11, 2019 – Today, the Honourable Perrin Beatty, PC, OC, President & CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, released the following statement regarding the Canadian Chamber’s decision to register with Elections Canada as a third party for the 2019 federal election.

“While the Canadian Chamber of Commerce will advocate policies to strengthen Canadian business and increase our country’s prosperity in the 2019 federal election, we will remain scrupulously non-partisan. We will neither endorse nor oppose any political party, leader or candidate.

Following recent confusion about how Elections Canada will interpret the Canada Elections Act, our legal counsel has recommended that the Canadian Chamber register as a third party for the 2019 campaign. Given the possibility that any advocacy on an issue, even without referring to a party, leader or candidate, could be perceived as third party activity, we have decided in the interests of prudence to register as a third party.”

For information about the policies advocated by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, please visit www.platformforprosperity.com.

The Voice of Canadian Business

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is Canada’s largest and most representative business association, which speaks with one unified voice on behalf of nearly a quarter million businesses. The Chamber’s job is to help Canadian businesses of all sizes, sectors, and regions grow their business. We do this by helping them connect to each other, new opportunities, providing essential business services, and influencing government policy on their behalf. For more information visit www.Chamber.ca or follow us @CdnChamberofCom.

For more information, please contact:

Phil Taylor
Senior Director, Strategic Communications and Public Affairs
ptaylor@chamber.ca (preferred and fastest response time)
613.238.4000 (2231)