By Heather MacIvor ( March 10, 2025, 2:43 PM EDT) -- In April 2021 the Ontario Legislature amended s. 37.10.1(2) of the Election Finances Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.7 (EFA). The amended provision capped the spending of “third parties” — persons or entities other than registered candidates, constituency associations and political parties — on political advertising at $600,000 during the twelve months preceding a fixed-date election. The previous version only applied during the last six months before the writ. There are no restrictions on pre-writ advertising by political parties and candidates....