About CPAET
One Focus
We only work in Political Financing Compliance – Filing and Audit.
One Mission
To ensure political entities meet political financing rules accurately, on time, and with confidence.
Meet Our Founder
“Most compliance issues don’t come from bad intentions — they come from complex rules. CPAET exists to bridge that gap.”
— Ellen Xue, Founder of CPAET
CPAET was founded by Yuhong (Ellen) Xue, a seasoned political financing professional whose expertise was shaped inside Canada’s federal election system — not learned from the outside.
Before founding CPAET, Ellen worked directly for Elections Canada, where she was involved in the review and audit of financial returns for candidates across multiple federal general elections and by-elections. Her work extended beyond campaign returns to include the financial compliance of Electoral District Associations (EDAs) and third-party. This experience gave her a rare, comprehensive view of how political financing rules are applied, enforced, and audited in practice.
What Ellen witnessed repeatedly was not a lack of effort or integrity from candidates and other political entities, but a system that is highly technical, unforgiving of small errors, and difficult to navigate without specialized expertise. Filing requirements are complex, deadlines are rigid, and the consequences of non-compliance can be personal and long-lasting. Many campaigns struggle not because they are careless, but because political financing is fundamentally different from ordinary accounting.
Recognizing this gap, Ellen founded CPAET with a clear and deliberate vision: to build Canada’s first firm dedicated exclusively to political financing filing and audit — a firm designed around the realities of the Canada Elections Act, not adapted from general accounting practices.
To achieve this, she assembled a multidisciplinary team with backgrounds in accounting, auditing, data analysis, and information technology, and embedded modern tools, such as AI-assisted validation and automated compliance workflows, into CPAET’s processes. The result is a structured, transparent, and audit-ready approach that reduces risk, improves accuracy, and brings clarity to one of the most regulated areas of political activity.
Today, CPAET stands at the intersection of regulatory insight, professional assurance, and modern technology, helping candidates and other political entities meet their political financing obligations with confidence — accurately, on time, and without unnecessary complexity.
Our Team
CPAET is built by a team of professionals with deep expertise in political financing filing, audit, and technology.
Credentials
- CPAs and CPA Candidates with professional accounting training
- Certified Internal Auditors (CIA) with risk, control, and assurance expertise
- Team members holding Public Accounting Licences (PAL)
- Strong adherence to professional standards, independence, and ethical responsibility
- Credentials aligned with the strict regulatory requirements governing political financing and audit work
Expertise
- Post-election financial returns and compliance support
- Ongoing political financing compliance for candidates, EDAs, and third parties
- Experience across federal, provincial, and municipal elections
- Practical understanding of real-world campaign conditions where timing, documentation, and accuracy are critical
Technology
- Integration of modern technology across all political financing workflows
- Data analysts and AI specialists supporting structured, audit-ready processes
- Automated checks to identify inconsistencies and missing information
- Reduced manual risk while preserving professional judgment
- Technology used as a support tool — enhancing accuracy, consistency, and clarity, not replacing expertise
Together, these capabilities allow CPAET to deliver political financing services with clarity, confidence, and regulatory discipline.
