18 (1) The contributions that a person makes to any one registered party shall not exceed, in a calendar year, $3,300 plus $25 for each calendar year that has begun on or after January 1, 2022. 2021, c. 5, Sched. 2, s. 7 (1). Constituency associations, nomination contestants (1.1) The contributions that a person makes to registered constituency associations and registered nomination contestants of any one registered party or to the constituency association of any independent member shall not exceed, in a calendar year, $3,300 plus $25 for each calendar year that has begun on or after January 1, 2022. 2021, c. 5, Sched. 2, s. 7 (1). Candidates of party (1.2) The contributions that a person makes to registered candidates of any one registered party shall not exceed, in a campaign period, $3,300 plus $25 for each calendar year that has begun on or after January 1, 2022. 2021, c. 5, Sched. 2, s. 7 (1). Non-party candidates (1.3) The contributions that a person makes to all registered candidates not endorsed by a registered party shall not exceed, in a campaign period, $3,300 plus $25 for each calendar year that has begun on or after January 1, 2022. 2021, c. 5, Sched. 2, s. 7 (1). Leadership contestants (1.4) The contributions that a person makes to any one registered leadership contestant of a registered party shall not exceed, in a calendar year that falls during a leadership contest period or during which the contestant is required to be registered by virtue of subsection 14 (2.1), $3,300 plus $25 for each calendar year that has begun on or after January 1, 2022. 2021, c. 5, Sched. 2, s. 7 (1). By-elections (2) If writs for two or more by-elections bear the same date and provide for the same polling day, all the by-elections shall be deemed to be one election for the purposes of this section.  1998, c. 9, s. 61. Candidate’s funds considered contribution (3) Any money used for a political campaign by a registered candidate out of the candidate’s own funds shall be considered to be a contribution for the purposes of this Act and every registered candidate shall submit to the candidate’s chief financial officer a statement in writing setting forth all campaign expenses paid or to be paid out of the candidate’s own funds, together with all receipts and claims therefor, within three months after polling day.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.7, s. 18 (3). (3.1) Repealed: 2018, c. 17, Sched. 13, s. 1 (2). Exception for own campaign, candidate (4) Despite subsections (1.2) and (1.3), a registered candidate may make contributions, to be used for the candidate’s own campaign, and out of the candidate’s own funds, that do not exceed $10,000 in total during a campaign period. 2016, c. 22, s. 12 (2); 2021, c. 5, Sched. 2, s. 7 (2). Same, leadership contestant (5) Despite subsection (1.4), a registered leadership contestant may make contributions, to be used for the contestant’s own leadership campaign, and out of the contestant’s own funds, that do not exceed $50,000 in total during a leadership contest period, combined with any period during which the contestant is required to be registered under subsection 14 (2.1). 2016, c. 22, s. 12 (2); 2021, c. 5, Sched. 2, s. 7 (3). Other limits not reduced (6) For greater clarity, subsections (4) and (5) do not reduce the amount that the registered candidate or registered leadership contestant, as the case may be, may contribute under this section to other registered candidates or registered leadership contestants, as the case may be. 2016, c. 22, s. 12 (2). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1998, c. 9, s. 61 - 01/01/1999 2016, c. 22, s. 12 (1, 2) - 01/01/2017 2017, c. 18, s. 4 (5)
- 25/10/2017 2018, c. 17, Sched. 13, s. 1 (1, 2) - 01/01/2019 2021, c. 5, Sched. 2, s. 7 (1-3) - 19/04/2021