B.C. Reg. 140/2026, deposited July 21, 2026, under the RECALL AND INITIATIVE ACT [section 171 (3)]. Regulation of the Chief Electoral Officer, dated July 20, 2026.

I, Shipra Verma, order that the Advertising Sponsor Disclosure Report Regulation, B.C. Reg. 8/2001, is repealed and the attached Advertising Sponsor Disclosure Report Regulation is made.

— S. VERMA, Chief Electoral Officer.

ADVERTISING SPONSOR DISCLOSURE
REPORT REGULATION

Definition

1 In this regulation, "Act" means the Recall and Initiative Act.

Initiative advertising disclosure report

2 (1) For the purposes of section 101 of the Act, the form of initiative advertising disclosure report set out in the Schedule and titled "Initiative Advertising Sponsor Disclosure Report" is prescribed.

(2) Each initiative advertising disclosure report filed under section 100 (4) of the Act as a supplementary report must include information that does the following:

(a) in the case of a first supplementary report, identifies the report as "Amendment #1";

(b) in the case of a further supplementary report, identifies the report as a sequentially numbered amendment.

Classes of initiative advertising and recall advertising

3 (1) For the purposes of section 101 (1) (a) of the Act, the value of initiative advertising must be reported according to the following classes of advertising:

(a) printed newspapers and periodicals;

(b) promotional materials, including newsletters, brochures, buttons and novelty items;

(c) radio and podcasts;

(d) new signs;

(e) reused signs;

(f) social media;

(g) television and video;

(h) online other than social media;

(i) other forms of advertising.

(2) For the purposes of section 148 (1) (a) of the Act, the value of recall advertising must be reported according to the following classes of advertising:

(a) commercial canvassing in person or by telephone;

(b) printed newspapers and periodicals;

(c) promotional materials, including newsletters, brochures, buttons and novelty items;

(d) radio and podcasts;

(e) new signs;

(f) reused signs;

(g) social media;

(h) television and video;

(i) online other than social media;

(j) other forms of advertising.

Schedule

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