The changes are proposed in new legislation tabled Thursday afternoon that would make 19 amendments to Ontario's Election Act and Election Finances Act. One change would double the maximum annual donation that an individual can make to a political party, boosting it to $3,300 effective this year. Unions and corporations have been banned from donating to Ontario's political parties since 2017, under reforms introduced by the then-Liberal government. Unions and corporations are allowed to donate to the political activity of interest groups that are not political parties. Among the biggest spenders were Ontario Proud, along with the Ontario Medical Association, the Ontario Real Estate Association, the union-funded Working Families group, and Unifor.

Source: CBC News February 25, 2021 18:07 UTC