Here's a look at some of the factors at play that could shape how or when a federal election may be called as we head into the new year.

A pandemic election would be the 'single largest transformative effort in the agency's history,' say internal Elections Canada documents seen by Global News.

Despite a decline, the Tories still managed to raise more during the entire year than any other party.

All the major federal political parties failed to ensure people gave valid consent to the collection and use of their personal information, concluded an analysis by the federal privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer isn't on a list of ex-U.S. citizens published last week, and the party won't say whether he's renounced his U.S. citizenship.

Elections Canada said the recount was "terminated on request" by the NDP candidate, and that the result is unchanged.

Conservative Nelly Shin beat NDP candidate Bonita Zarillo by just 153 votes in the hotly contested riding.

The NDP collected $2.65 million from almost 21,000 donors, just $50,000 more than the Greens collected from just over 21,000 contributors.

Conservative Nelly Shin narrowly beat NDP candidate and three-term Coquitlam city councillor Bonita Zarrillo in Port Moody-Coquitlam.

The Conservative leader says he spoke with former prime minister Stephen Harper after losing the election.