Third Party Advertisers

To become a third party advertiser in the 2020 York Region District School Board Trustee (Wards 1, 2 and 4) By-election, you must register with the Office of the Clerk. The registration period is from Monday, July 20, 2020 until Friday, October 16, 2020.

Until the Office of the Clerk certifies a third party advertiser's registration, no money can be spent on advertisements, the third party advertiser cannot accept contributions, nor can the third party advertiser begin advertising.

To register: 

• An individual or a representative of a corporation or trade union must file a Notice of Registration Form 7 with Richmond Hill’s City Clerk in person or by an agent.
• The Notice of Registration Form 7 must have an original signature – it cannot be a copy, nor can it be scanned and submitted electronically.
• the City Clerk must be satisfied that that the individual, corporation or trade union is eligible in order to certify the registration and may require that identification or additional documents be provided.
• A person who is filing as the representative of a corporation or a trade union should make sure they can provide proof they are authorized to act on the corporation or trade union’s behalf.
• There is no registration fee to file as a third party advertiser.
• If a third party advertiser wants to advertise in more than one municipality, they must register in each municipality where they want to advertise.

Registration must be filed in person or by an agent and appointments are required. Contact the Elections Team at 905-747-6541 or elections@richmondhill.ca to schedule an appointment. Appointments will be held at:

Office of the City Clerk

Ground Floor, 225 East Beaver Creek Road

Third party advertisers must identify themselves and provide mandatory information on all advertising beginning Monday, July 20, 2020 until the close of voting on Monday, October 19, 2020.

Third party advertisements must contain the following information:

• Name of the registered third party advertiser
• The municipality where the third party advertiser is registered
• Telephone number, mailing address or email address at which the registered third party advertiser may be contacted regarding the advertisement