Contribution Rebate Program Information

Pursuant to By-law #7585-19, enacted by Town Council in accordance with Section 88.11 of the Municipal Elections Act (MEA), a person who makes a contribution must be entitled to be an elector on Voting Day to receive a rebate.

Only contributions of money to a candidate running for office on the Town of Whitby’s Council, made during the time between when the candidate files his or her nomination and the day the candidate’s campaign period concludes in accordance with the Act, including any supplementary period if applicable, are eligible for a rebate.

In accordance with the MEA, a contribution to a candidate exceeding $25 shall not be contributed in the form of cash and shall be contributed in a manner that associates the contributor’s name and account with the payment or by a money order signed by the contributor.

Rebates to eligible individuals will be paid in accordance with By-law #7585-19 and will be calculated as follows:   

• Total contributions of $25.00 or less will not receive a rebate;
• If the total of the applicant’s contribution(s) to all candidates is $100.00 or less, the rebate paid shall be 75% of that total; and,
• If the total of the applicant’s contribution(s) to all candidates is $100.01 or more, the rebate paid is 75% of $100.00 plus 25% of the difference between the total contribution and $100.00, up to a maximum rebate of $200.00.

Contributors may receive rebates for contributions made to more than one candidate; however, the total of all rebates cannot be more than $200.00.

Contribution Rebate Forms related to the 2022 Municipal Election were received in the Office of the Town Clerk until June 30, 2023.

Staff in the Office of the Town Clerk reviewed the 2022 Municipal Election Contribution Rebate Program and provided the memorandum linked below to Council on January 5, 2024.

2022 Municipal Election - Contribution Rebate Program Review