Application for registration
168. (1) Where the council of a municipality passes a by-law under section 164 or a school board or local board passes a resolution under section 165 or 166, every person seeking election to office on the council, school board or local board, as the case may be, shall, no earlier than the 1st day of January of the election year and no later than nomination day file with the clerk of the municipality who is responsible for the conduct of the election an application for registration in the form prescribed by the Commission. Application, new elections (2) In the case of a new election, the application for registration referred to in subsection (1) shall be filed with the clerk no earlier than the day on which, (a) an order to hold a new election is given in any judicial proceedings; (b) the council of the municipality passes a by-law to hold a new election; (c) the clerk receives from the secretary of a school board a copy of a resolution of the board indicating that a new election is required; (d) an order to hold a new election is given by the Minister under the Municipal Act; or (e) the clerk sets the nomination day for a new election required by section 41 or 43, and not later than nomination day. Documents to Commission (3) A copy of all documents filed with the clerk under this section shall be sent by prepaid registered mail to the Commission immediately upon their receipt. No contributions to unregistered candidate (4) No person and no individual, corporation or trade union acting on behalf of any person shall solicit or accept contributions or incur expenses for the purposes of the election of that person at the next election at any time unless the person is a registered candidate. Register (5) The Commission shall maintain a register of candidates in relation to each election and shall register in it any candidate whose application for registration is received from the clerk setting out, (a) the name of the office for which the candidate has been or proposes to be nominated; (b) the name of the municipality in which the election is to be held or which is responsible for the conduct of the election; (c) the full name and address of the registered candidate; (d) the address of the places in the municipality or locality where records of the registered candidate are maintained and of the place in the municipality or locality to which communications may be addressed; (e) the full names and addresses of the auditor and the chief financial officer of the registered candidate; (f) the full names and addresses of all persons authorized by the registered candidate to accept contributions; (g) the name and address of every bank, trust corporation or other financial institution in Ontario that is used by or on behalf of the registered candidate for the deposit of any contributions; and (h) the full names and addresses of the persons responsible for making the deposits referred to in clause (g). Timing (6) After the Commission has completed the registration or a variation of registration under this section, the registration or variation shall be deemed to have occurred on the day the application under subsection (1) or notice under subsection (8) was filed with the clerk, as the case may be. Expiry of campaign period (7) The campaign period with respect to a registered candidate shall be deemed to expire, (a) where the nomination is withdrawn, on the day of the withdrawal; and (b) where a nomination paper is not filed or the nomination is rejected by the clerk, on nomination day, and the chief financial officer for that registered candidate shall file with the Commission the statement referred to in section 194 and at the same time file a copy of it with the clerk. Notice of alteration (8) If the information referred to in subsection (5) is altered, the candidate shall immediately file notice of the alteration with the clerk in writing and, upon receipt of the notice from the clerk, the Commission shall vary the register accordingly. Change of office (9) If a registered candidate changes the office for which he or she is registered under this section to another office on the same council, school board or local board, as the case may be, the registered candidate shall be deemed to be registered for the new office effective from the date the registered candidate was originally registered for an office on the council, school board or local board, as the case may be. Onus (10) The onus is on the person who proposes to be registered under this section to file a complete and accurate application for registration. R.S.O. 1990, c.M.53, s.168.