Maximum pre-election period expenses

(1) Subject to section 349.4, a third party shall not incur the following expenses in an aggregate amount of more than $700,000:

(a) partisan activity expenses in relation to partisan activities that are carried out during a pre-election period;

(b) partisan advertising expenses in relation to partisan advertising messages that are transmitted during that period; and

(c) election survey expenses in relation to election surveys that are conducted during that period.

Maximum pre-election period expenses — electoral
district

(2) Not more than $7,000 of the maximum amount referred to in subsection (1) shall be incurred to promote or oppose the election of one or more potential candidates or nomination contestants in a given electoral district.

Expenses — party leader

(3) The maximum amount set out in subsection (2) only applies to an amount incurred with respect to a leader of a registered party or eligible party to the extent that it is incurred to promote or oppose his or her election in an electoral district.

Third party inflation adjustment factor

(4) The amounts referred to in subsections (1) and (2) shall be multiplied by the inflation adjustment factor referred to in section 384 that is in effect on the first day of the pre-election period.

2018, c. 31, s. 223.