Requirement for All Candidates to File
Every candidate for an election (including any candidate who withdraws their nomination) and every registered third party advertiser is required to file a campaign financial statement and where required, an Auditor's Report disclosing all contributions and expenses for their campaigns.
In 2026, the deadline to file Financial Statements will be Tuesday, March 30, 2027 by 2 PM.
Default Penalties
As per the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 s.88.23(2), any candidate who does not file a financial statement by the March 30, 2027 deadline is in default and subject to the following penalties:
- the candidate forfeits any office to which he or she was elected and the office is deemed to be vacant; and
- until the next regular election has taken place, the candidate is ineligible to be elected or appointed to any office to which this Act applies.
Disclaimer - Content Validity & Accessibility
Financial Statements are prepared by candidates. Municipal staff do not verify or amend the information contained in the Statements.
Financial Statements are prepared in hard copy and filed in person; the scanned PDF documents that are uploaded and linked may not be fully accessible to screen readers. If you require documents in another format, please contact the Clerk's Office (705-567-9361 Ext. 238 or [email protected]).
Candidate Filings
Upon filing, the Municipal Clerk will upload Financial Statements from all Municipal and School Board Candidates and Registered Third Parties below: