88.12 (1) A contribution shall not be made to or accepted by an individual, corporation or trade union in relation to third party advertisements that appear during an election in a municipality, or made to or accepted by an individual acting under his, her or its direction, unless the individual, corporation or trade union is a registered third party in relation to the election in the municipality. 2016, c. 15, s. 52. Only during campaign period (2) A contribution shall not be made to a registered third party, or to an individual acting under his, her or its direction, if the contribution is made outside the campaign period described in section 88.28 for the registered third party in relation to an election in the municipality. 2016, c. 15, s. 52. Who may contribute (3) Only the following may make contributions: 1.  An individual who is normally resident in Ontario. 2.  A corporation that carries on business in Ontario. 3.  A trade union that holds bargaining rights for employees in Ontario. 4.  Subject to subsection (5), the registered third party and, in the case of an individual, his or her spouse. 2016, c. 15, s. 52. Who cannot contribute (4) For greater certainty, and without limiting the generality of subsection (3), the following shall not make a contribution: 1.  A federal political party registered under the Canada Elections Act (Canada) or any federal constituency association or registered candidate at a federal election endorsed by that party. 2.  A provincial political party, constituency association, registered candidate or leadership contestant registered under the Election Finances Act. 3.  The Crown in right of Canada or Ontario, a municipality or local board. 2016, c. 15, s. 52. Non-resident spouse (5) If the spouse of a registered third party is not normally resident in Ontario, the spouse may make contributions only to the registered third party. 2016, c. 15, s. 52. Who may accept contribution (6) A contribution may be accepted only by a registered third party or an individual acting under the direction of the registered third party. 2016, c. 15, s. 52. Contributors (7) A contribution may be accepted only from a person or entity that is entitled to make a contribution. 2016, c. 15, s. 52. Contributions exceeding $25 (8) A contribution of money that exceeds $25 shall not be contributed in the form of cash and shall be contributed in a manner that associates the contributor’s name and account with the payment or by a money order signed by the contributor. 2016, c. 15, s. 52. Exception re making information public (9) For greater certainty, if a municipality or local board makes information available to the public on a website or in another electronic format, the provision of information does not constitute a contribution to a registered third party. 2016, c. 15, s. 52. Same (10) Without limiting the generality of subsection (9), the information referred to in that subsection includes the following: 1.  The phone number and email address provided by the registered third party in the notice of registration filed under section 88.6. 2.  A hyperlink to the website of the registered third party. 2016, c. 15, s. 52. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2016, c. 15, s. 52 - 01/04/2018