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Third Party Political Advertising Interim Reports

With the enactment of Bill 307, Protecting Elections and Defending Democracy Act, 2021 on June 14, 2021, every third party must promptly file interim reports with the Chief Electoral Officer. Third Parties must also report to Elections Ontario when they have reached the applicable spending limit.

Third Parties must file TPAR-Interim: Third Party Political Advertising Interim Reports promptly after paying or committing to any person or entity to spend any funds on paid political advertising, with a separate report being required each time its aggregate spending increases by an amount of at least $1,000 and when it has reached the applicable spending limit.

Election Ontario must publish this information on our website within two (2) days of receiving the reports. Based on the interim reports, Elections Ontario must also publish the percentage of the maximum spending limit each third party has spent.

For full details of what is included in TPAR-Interim reports, see the CFO Handbook for Third Parties.

2024 Spending Limit for Third Parties 

The current spending limits are effective up to December 31, 2024. These amounts are indexed annually, and our materials will be updated with the new amounts in January 2025.


Electoral Event Type
Period
Limit in any Electoral District
Total Spending Limit
Fixed date General Election Non-Election Period (12-month period prior to Writ day) $29,352 $733,800
Election Period (Writ day to election day) $4,892 $122,300
By-election Election Period (Writ day to election day) $4,892 Not Applicable
Non-Fixed date General Election Election Period (Writ day to election day) $4,892 $122,300