Unless there’s a sudden change, 2015 federal election fundraising will be completely unaffected by Bitcoin or other digital currencies.

Despite a 2014 ruling by the U.S. Federal Election Commission that’s led to a small but growing number of American politicians and candidates accepting campaign contributions in Bitcoin, neither major Canadian political parties nor Elections Canada have given much thought to that happening here.

Last Friday, senior members of the Canadian Senate committee on banking, trade and commerce held a press conference to celebrate the release of a comprehensive report on digital currency called “Digital Currency: You Can’t Flip This Coin!”

Over 58 pages, the report addresses myriad positive implications of increased digital currency use — lowering the costs of international remittance payments and increased protection of personal information being a few, while also enumerating potential criminal uses

There was not one single mention, however, of political donations.

Conservative Senator Irving Gerstein, the chair of the committee known for his fundraising prowess, told journalists on Friday that the report was the result of hearing from 55 witnesses.

“An increasing number of forward-looking organizations and corporations have embraced digital currency as payment for goods and services, including Simon Fraser University, which now accepts Bitcoin for textbook purchases,” he said.

When asked about digital currency political contributions, though, Gerstein and his fellow senators were surprised by the question.

“Well, speaking for the Conservative Party, we still only accept dollars,” he said.

“But I presume you’d be open minded?” Conservative Senator Doug Black chimed in.

“It’s certainly not on the horizon,” Gerstein followed.

A Liberal Party spokesperson told iPolitics they aren’t accepting digital currency donations either.

And though the NDP hadn’t replied by the time of publication, it’s very unlikely they do, because digital currency contributions aren’t even on Elections Canada’s radar.

“Elections Canada has not taken a position regarding digital currencies. To date, we have not seen digital currencies used for political financing transactions,” spokesperson John Enright wrote in an emailed statement.

The same can’t be said for the U.S.

In May 2014, the U.S. Federal Election Commission voted 6-0 to allow political action committees and candidates to receive Bitcoin donations, stipulating they had to be converted into U.S. dollars before being deposited, and capping the amount at $100.

As of Tuesday afternoon, one Bitcoin was valued at around US $244.

“The Commission historically has regulated the in-kind contribution of many different things of value donated to campaigns, ranging from barter credit units to securities to silver dollars to works of art. Bitcoins are not different in any material respect from these kinds of contributions and can be regulated in the same manner,” FEC Chairman Lee Goodman said in a statement at the time.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott made headlines shortly before the ruling when he announced he’d be accepting Bitcoin contributions through his website. He still does.

But Bitcoin didn’t exactly play much of a role in financing 2014 mid-term election campaigns.

Though Jared Polis, a Democratic Congressman from Colorado, supposedly received over $2,000 in Bitcoin donations, along with some libertarian candidates, Polis argued the FEC ruling had limited contribution options.

“With a $100 limit, it’s hard for it to be a major part of a fundraising strategy,” he told the Huffington Post last October.

In Canada, apparently, it isn’t part of the strategy at all.