2026 Municipal and School Board Elections Financial Statements
It is a Candidate’s responsibility to file a complete and accurate Financial Statement on time. The filing deadline is 2 p.m. on the last Friday in March following the election. Since March 26, 2027, falls on Good Friday and March 29, 2027, is Easter Monday, Financial Statements may be filed with the clerk until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 30, 2027.
If you filed a Nomination Form, you must file a Financial Statement. This includes Candidates who withdrew their nomination, Candidates who were not certified and did not appear on the ballot, and Candidates who were acclaimed.
If you did not receive any contributions (including contributions from yourself) or incur any expenses, you are only required to fill out the first page of the financial statement and sign it. If you received contributions or incurred any expenses you must complete the relevant parts of the financial statement.
You can file your campaign Financial Statement after you have ended your campaign. If you file your Statement early and then discover an error, you can submit a corrected Statement at any time before the filing deadline on March 30, 2027. Your original Statement is deemed to be withdrawn when you file the corrected Statement. You cannot withdraw a Financial Statement without submitting a corrected one.
If you have not filed your Financial Statement by the deadline, you may file your Financial Statement within 30 days after the deadline if you pay the municipality a $500 late filing fee.This grace period ends at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 29, 2027. You will not receive a refund of your Nomination fee if you file during the 30-day grace period.
If you have not filed your Financial Statement by the end of the 30-day grace period and you did not apply to the court for an extension prior to the deadline, automatic penalties apply:
If you did not file your Financial Statement by the end of the grace period, you may still file it for the purposes of having your finances on the record. The Clerk will accept the Financial Statement and make it available to the public. The penalties will still apply.
Automatic Penalties
There are three contraventions of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, where penalties apply automatically:
1. if you fail to file a Financial Statement by the end of the 30-day grace period or fail to apply to the court before March 30, 2027, for an extension by the filing deadline
2. if your Financial Statement shows that you exceeded your spending limit
3. if you fail to turn over your surplus to the Clerk when you file your Financial Statement the penalty is that you forfeit your office (if you won the election), and you become ineligible to run or be appointed to fill a vacancy until after the 2030 election.
The Corporation of the Town of Deep River
100 Deep River Road, P.O. Box 400, Deep River, ON K0J 1P0
P: 613-584-2000 - F: 613-584-3237
townmail@deepriver.ca
