Definitions
163. (1) In this Part, “broadcasting undertaking” means a broadcasting undertaking as defined in section 2 of the Broadcasting Act (Canada); (“entreprise de radiodiffusion”) “campaign expense” means an expense incurred for goods or services in relation to an election by or on behalf of a registered candidate for use in whole or in part for the purpose of the election of the registered candidate at the next election including the value of goods held in inventory, fees or expenses for services for any registered candidate and contributions of goods and services to the registered candidate but not including, (a) auditor’s and accounting fees, (b) interest on loans authorized under section 187, (c) an expense incurred in holding a fund-raising function referred to in section 178, (d) an expense incurred for victory parties and appreciation notices published after closing of the poll, (e) an expense relating to a recount in respect of the election, (f) an expense relating to an action commenced under section 122, and (g) other expenses not of partisan value that are set out in guidelines provided by the Commission; (“dépenses liées à la campagne électorale”) “campaign period” means, (a) in the case of a regular election, the period commencing on the 1st day of January of an election year and ending on the 31st day of March in the year following the election year, and (b) in the case of a new election, the period commencing on the day on which, (i) an order to hold a new election is given in any judicial proceeding, (ii) the council of the municipality passes a by-law to hold a new election, (iii) the clerk receives from the secretary of a school board notice that a new election is required, (iv) an order to hold a new election is given by the Minister under the Municipal Act, or (v) the clerk sets the nomination day for a new election required by section 41 or 43, and ending 135 days after the closing of the poll; (“période de campagne électorale”) “contribution” means a contribution made for the purposes of the election of a person but does not include, (a) any goods produced for a person by voluntary unpaid labour, and (b) any service voluntarily performed for a person by an individual if the individual does not receive from any person or trade union, under an arrangement with the individual’s employer, compensation in excess of what the individual would normally receive during the period the service was performed; (“contribution”) “municipality” means a city, town, village, police village, township or regional municipality; (“municipalité”) “news reporting” means interviews, commentaries or other works prepared for and published by any newspaper, magazine or other periodical publication or broadcast on the facilities of any broadcasting undertaking without charge to any candidate registered under this Part; (“reportage”) “outdoor advertising facilities” means outdoor facilities provided by any person that is in the business of providing these facilities on a commercial basis for advertising purposes but does not include radio, television, newspaper, magazine or other periodical publications; (“moyen de publicité extérieure”) “registered candidate” means a candidate registered under section 168; (“candidat inscrit”) “trade union” has the same meaning as in Part II. (“syndicat”) Associated corporations (2) Corporations that are associated with one another under section 256 of the Income Tax Act (Canada) shall be considered as a single corporation for the purposes of this Act. R.S.O. 1990, c.M.53, s.163. Application