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The Conservatives’ fundraising machine continues to outpace all other federal parties after bringing in more than $9.4 million in the last quarter, though the Liberals are closing the gap.
Elections Canada has released fundraising data for the four major parties for the quarter ending in March.
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The Liberals raised more than $6.8 million over the quarter, bringing their total for the last four quarters to $23.3 million.
In that same time period, the Tories brought in more than $29.1 million.
The Conservatives raised $28 million in just three months leading up to last year’s election.
The New Democrats, who did not see a significant boost in fundraising during the final months of their leadership campaign, took in just over $1.6 million but almost doubled the number of individual donations from the previous quarter.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 1, 2026.
