ontario regulation 150/18

made under the

Municipal Elections Act, 1996

Made: March 28, 2018
Filed: March 29, 2018
Published on e-Laws: April 3, 2018
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: April 14, 2018

Amending O. Reg. 101/97

(GENERAL)

1. Section 1 of Ontario Regulation 101/97 is revoked and the following substituted:

1. For the purposes of subsection 33 (1.4) of the Act, the prescribed number of electors is 4,000.

2. (1) For the purpose of clause 33 (2) (c) of the Act, the prescribed nomination filing fee is $100 except for the office of head of council of a municipality, in which case the filing fee is $200.

(2) The nomination filing fee shall be paid,

(a) in cash;

(b) by certified cheque or money order made payable to the municipality; or

(c) by an electronic method of payment that the clerk specifies.

2. Sections 5.1 to 7 of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

6. The following formulas are prescribed for the purpose of subsection 88.20 (9) of the Act (maximum amount for parties, etc., after voting day):

1. In the case of a candidate for the office of head of council of a municipality, the amount shall be calculated as 10 per cent of the amount calculated under paragraph 1 of section 5.

2. In the case of a candidate for another office, the amount shall be calculated as 10 per cent of the amount calculated under paragraph 2 of section 5.

7. The formula prescribed for the purpose of subsection 88.21 (6) of the Act (registered third parties’ expenses — maximum amount) is the amount that is calculated by adding together $5,000 plus five cents for each elector entitled to vote for the office, to a maximum of $25,000.

8. The formula prescribed for the purpose of subsection 88.21 (9) of the Act (registered third parties’ expenses — maximum amount for parties, etc., after voting day) is the amount that is calculated as ten percent of the amount calculated under section 7, to a maximum of $2,500.

9. For the purpose of clause 88 (11) (b) of the Act, the following methods of making a voters’ list prepared under the Act available to the public are prescribed:

1. Posting on an Internet website.

2. Any other print or electronic medium of mass communication.

10. (1) The forms set out in Table 1 are prescribed as required forms for the purposes indicated in that Table.

(2) The forms prescribed by subsection (1) are the forms that are available on the website of the Government of Ontario Central Forms Repository under the listing for the Ministry of Municipal Affairs.

Table 1
FORMS

Column 1 Form	Column 2 Title	Column 3 Date	Column 4 Purpose for which form is used
1	Nomination Paper	2018/04	a nomination under sections 33 and 35 of the Act
2	Endorsement of Nomination	2018/04	an endorsement of a nomination under section 33 of the Act
3	Appointment for Voting Proxy	2018/04	an appointment of a voting proxy, declaration of voting proxy, clerk’s certificate and oath of voting proxy under section 44 of the Act
4	Financial Statement ­— Auditor’s Report — Candidate	2018/04	a consolidated financial statement and auditor’s report under section 88.25 of the Act
5	Financial Statement — Subsequent Expenses	2018/04	a financial statement under section 88.32 of the Act for subsequent expenses after the return of a surplus
6	Notice of Extension of Campaign Period	2018/04	a notice of extension of campaign period under sections 88.24 and 88.28 of the Act
7	Notice of Registration — Third Party	2018/04	a notice of registration filed under section 88.6 of the Act by a third party advertiser
8	Financial Statement — Auditor’s Report — Third Party	2018/04	a consolidated financial statement and auditor’s report under section 88.29 of the Act
9	Declaration of Identity	2018/04	an application and statutory declaration under paragraph 1 of subsection 52 (1) of the Act

 

Commencement

3. This Regulation comes into force on the later of April 3, 2018 and the day it is filed.

Made by:
Pris par :

Le ministre des Affaires municipales,

Bill Mauro

Minister of Municipal Affairs

 

Date made: March 28, 2018
Pris le : 28 mars 2018