17 (1) Where the chief financial officer learns that any contribution received by or on behalf of the political party, constituency association, nomination contestant, candidate or leadership contestant for whom he or she acts was made or received in contravention of any provision of this Act, the chief financial officer shall, within thirty days after learning that the contribution was made contrary to this Act and upon obtaining the contributor’s copy of the receipt issued under this Act, or cancelling the receipt and giving the contributor notice of the cancellation, return the contribution or an amount equal to the sum contributed.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.7, s. 17 (1); 2010, c. 7, s. 40; 2016, c. 22, s. 11 (1). Pre-certified candidate (1.1) For greater clarity, a pre-certified candidate may not receive a contribution outside of a campaign period, and the chief financial officer of a pre-certified candidate shall, within 30 days after learning that the contribution was made contrary to this Act and upon obtaining the contributor’s copy of the receipt issued under this Act, or cancelling the receipt and giving the contributor notice of the cancellation, return the contribution or an amount equal to the sum contributed. 2021, c. 5, Sched. 2, s. 6. Anonymous, etc., contributions (2) Any contribution not returned to the contributor in accordance with subsection (1) or any anonymous contribution received by a political party, constituency association, nomination contestant, candidate or leadership contestant registered under this Act shall not be used or expended, but shall be paid over to the Chief Electoral Officer and become part of the funds of the Chief Electoral Officer to be used by the Chief Electoral Officer in carrying out its responsibilities under this Act.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.7, s. 17 (2); 1998, c. 9, s. 79; 2007, c. 15, s. 40 (1); 2016, c. 22, s. 11 (2). Contribution to dissolved constituency association (3) The following rules apply if, after a constituency association is dissolved under section 44.2 or 44.6, it is determined that a contribution received by or on behalf of the constituency association must be returned under subsection (1) or paid to the Chief Electoral Officer under subsection (2): 1.  The entity or entities to which the assets and liabilities of the dissolved constituency association were transferred in accordance with subsection 44.2 (6) or 44.6 (6) are liable for the payment required by subsection (1) or (2). 2.  If the assets and liabilities were transferred to more than one entity under subsection 44.2 (6) or 44.6 (6), the registered party concerned shall apportion the liability for the payment in a way that corresponds to the apportionment under that subsection. 3.  The registered party shall file with the Chief Electoral Officer a statement identifying the entity or entities that are liable for the payment and giving details of any apportionment. The statement shall be accompanied by a document, in a form prescribed by the Chief Electoral Officer, indicating the party’s approval. 2017, c. 18, s. 4 (4). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1998, c. 9, s. 79 - 01/01/1999 2007, c. 15, s. 40 (1)
- 04/06/2007 2010, c. 7, s. 40
- 18/05/2010 2015, c. 31, Sched. 4, s. 1 - 03/12/2015 2016, c. 22, s. 11 (1, 2) - 01/01/2017 2017, c. 18, s. 4 (4)
- 25/10/2017 2021, c. 5, Sched. 2, s. 6 - 19/04/2021 Maximum contributions