You may accept campaign contributions, subject to the dollar limits set by law, from any Alberta resident or an eligible corporation, employee organization or union operating in Alberta.  Corporations, unions and employee organizations are defined in the legislation.

You may not accept contributions from:

• People who do not reside in Alberta
• “Anonymous” contributors – all contributors must be identified and a receipt issued for the contribution
• A corporation that does not carry on business in Alberta
• A municipality
• A non-profit organization that received grants or property from this municipality after the last election
• A provincially owned or operated corporation as defined in the Financial Administration Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. F-12
• The management body of a housing authority
• Metis settlement
• School board
• Trade union which does not hold bargaining rights in Alberta
• An employee organization which is not resident in Alberta
   

Section 147.2 and 147.1(1),

Warning:
Contributions accepted in contravention of these rules must be re-paid to the contributor.  If the contributor cannot be located, the value of the contribution must be immediately paid to the City of Edmonton, at the Office of the City Clerk.  A letter explaining why the contribution is being sent to the City must accompany the contribution

Candidates and non-corporate contributors who break these rules may be found guilty of an offence punishable by a fine of up to $5,000.  If a corporation breaks these rules, it may be liable for a $10,000 fine.

Section 147.3,

Any person, corporation, employee organization or union may donate up to $5,000 to your campaign per calendar year during the campaign period, but cannot make those contributions retroactively.  You may contribute $10,000 to your own campaign during the entire campaign period. The campaign period for the 2013 municipal election runs from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2013.

Candidates may contribute up to maximum of $10,000 to their own campaigns for the entire campaign period.

Please be aware of the following points about contribution limits:

• the $5,000 limit applies to a trade union as a whole – not individual locals
• the $5,000 limit applies to all corporations which are considered to be “associated” for Income Tax purposes.  Corporations may be considered “associated” if:
  
• one of the corporations directly or indirectly in any manner controls the other
• both of the corporations are controlled directly or indirectly in any manner by the same person or group of persons
• each corporation is directly or indirectly controlled by a related person, or group of related persons, and each of them own 25 percent of the shares of the corporations
• each of the corporations is directly or indirectly controlled by a related group, and all members of the group are related to one another and one or more of the members of the group own 25 percent of the shares of each corporation
   

Sections 147.1 and 147.2, Disclosure Bylaw, Bylaw 14254, Section 18
Section 256,Income Tax Act (Canada)

• open a bank account for campaign contributions and expenses OR
• file a Campaign Disclosure Statement

Section 147.11,

Note:

If you self-fund your campaign, please inform the Office of the City Clerk of this fact in writing to avoid being noted as having failed to provide the Campaign Disclosure Statement.

The Clerk has no way of knowing that you self-funded your campaign without written notice from you.