Are there rebate or tax credit programs for contributions as there are in federal and provincial politics?
Rebate programs return a portion of a contribution to a contributor if the candidate or candidates they supported complete the election finance reporting forms and if the contributor completes an application form. In Ajax, Markham and Toronto, rebates were only available for individual contributors and not for corporations or unions. Toronto has the most generous rebate program, paying out a rebate of up to a total of $1,000 dollars for contributions to candidates. Markhams maximum rebate was $350 while Ajaxs program paid out no more than $150 to a contributor. All rebate programs are scaled so that the percentage rebated declines as the contribution total increases.
