A private intervenor is an elector or a group of electors planning to incur publicity expenses during an election period, without directly promoting or opposing a candidate or a party, to either make known his/its views on a matter of public interest or win support for such views, or to advocate abstention or the spoiling of ballots.
To obtain an authorization, it is necessary to complete and submit the appropriate form that is available in the “Forms and guides” section of the of the Chief Electoral Officer’s Web site.
For a municipal election, the form must be submitted to the returning officer of the municipality.
An authorized political party that does not run any candidates during a general or by-election and that would like to act as a private intervenor must notify the returning officer of the municipality.
Thereafter, it is deemed to hold an authorization as a private intervenor from the date of reception of the notice and the returning officer of the municipality assigns it an authorization number.
