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A checklist has been provided for Members and staff to use to ensure that all required activities are completed. Please see Constituency Office Checklist.

Items that ought to be returned by Members not returning include: Office keys, access cards and fobs (including to the Parliament Buildings). Calling cards for phone or mobile communication devices, including prepaid long distance calling cards (with user ID and … Continued

The Information Technology Department supports Members and their staff with data management and computer equipment disposal in legislative and constituency offices. Data Management Prior to the disabling of Legislative Assembly network account access, Members and their staff should review the … Continued

Records from Members’ constituency and legislative offices are to be segregated (financial separated from correspondence and other non-financial records), boxed, and labeled. Financial records are to be forwarded to Financial Services where they will be securely stored together with the … Continued

The deadline for legislative office closure for Members not returning following the 42nd provincial general election is December 31, 2020. Wherever possible, legislative offices should be closed at the earliest possible date to enable office space for the new Parliament … Continued

Traditionally, Members have been given approximately six weeks to close their constituency office(s). Due to the unexpected timing of the 42nd provincial general election, the ongoing provincial state of emergency, and the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, an extended … Continued

Ending Employment Members not returning who have not previously notified their Constituency Assistants in writing that their employment will be ending must do so as soon as possible. For the 42nd provincial general election, the last day of pay must … Continued

Members’ Travel Card The Bank of Montreal Corporate Travel MasterCard is deactivated on the date of dissolution (for the 42nd provincial general election, September 21, 2020). Members not returning must pay off all balances and destroy their travel card. Members’ … Continued

Capital City Living Allowance The Capital City Living Allowance will be paid to the end of December 2020 for Members not returning. Members who rent accommodation in the Victoria area must provide their landlord sufficient lease termination notice to avoid … Continued

Basic Compensation For the purpose of basic compensation, an incumbent Member is considered to be a Member throughout the election period, up to and including the day immediately preceding general voting day (as per section 9 of the Members’ Remuneration … Continued