Status of Women committee  We don't have gender information on nomination contests, just for candidates.

Status of Women committee  The gender isn't identified on the form. It could be done roughly, but it wouldn't be a perfect science. We'd have to make a gender assignment based on the names, so it would probably give a ballpark, but it wouldn't be precise.

Status of Women committee  We deal with electoral district associations all the time. We do annual training sessions across Canada. They all have annual filing requirements with us, so we're in regular contact with them, mostly with their financial agents.

Status of Women committee  I can only talk to what the requirements are in the Elections Act today, and there is no requirement for EDAs to disclose that type of information to us. That would require a legislative change for additional reporting on nomination contests. Currently they only disclose the name

Status of Women committee  I guess there's just no program authority to collect the information. You get into privacy stuff when it's not prescribed in the law that we collect that information.

Status of Women committee  No, personal expenses are not subject to the election expenses limit. There's no ceiling on them. You can spend as much as you want in those areas.

Status of Women committee  That's correct. Bill C-76 goes a bit further as well. If you do have those expenses, they're reimbursed at 90%, and there's a requirement that those funds have to go back to the candidate, so it's direct payment back to the candidate as well.

Status of Women committee  After a nomination contest is held, the registered association that holds the contest files a nomination contest report with us that basically names all the contestants and indicates who won. On that form, there is no gender identification. We could do something in that area, but