Information for Third Party Advertisers

Election advertising contributions are provided directly to a Third Party Advertiser, and can only be made by individuals, corporations, trade unions, or employee organizations who reside and operate in Alberta.

A Third Party Advertiser who engages in election advertising must file a Third Party Advertising Contribution Statement with the Town of Stony Plain by March 1, 2026, identifying contributions received during the election advertising period. 

• Candidates are not to collude with Third Party Advertisers. Both are to work independently of each other.
• Third Party Advertiser's do not require the permission of a candidate to support or oppose them.
• Candidates should remind Third Party Advertisers to register with the Town of Stony Plain or the Provincial registrar, and understand their responsibilities in Part 8 of the Local Authorities Election Act.

Section 179 of the Local Authorities Election Act outlines a Third Party Advertisers responsibility of what must be included in the advertisement.

There are distinct differences. All are listed in the Local Authorities Election Act.

• A campaign contribution is made directly to a candidate's campaign, and only individuals who live in Alberta can contribute to a candidate's campaign.
• A third party advertising contribution is a contribution directly to a Third Party Advertiser, and can only be made by individuals, corporations, trade unions, or employee organizations who reside and operate in Alberta.

No registered Third Party Advertiser can incur election advertising expenses that exceed, in an election advertising period in respect of a local jurisdiction, the product obtained by multiplying $0.50 by the number of persons residing in the area of the local jurisdiction at the start of the election advertising period. For the Town of Stony Plain, that is $8,996.50.