Donate
Small cheques from real neighbours.
Ontario municipal campaigns are funded the old way: individuals only, capped low, no corporate money and no union money. It means a campaign like this genuinely runs on its neighbours.
Elect Arvind For Mayor of Oakville
How to contribute
Three ways, all simple.
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Interac e-Transfer
The fastest option, and it satisfies the traceability rule for contributions over $25. Send your e-Transfer to donate@arvindchoudhary.ca and include your full name, home address and phone number in the message field, so your contribution can be properly recorded and receipted.
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Cheque or money order
Made payable to “Arvind Choudhary”. Include your full name, home address and phone number so the contribution can be recorded and receipted. Contact us at info@arvindchoudhary.ca or 905-973-8213 to arrange delivery or get the mailing address.
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Credit card
Donate by credit cardCard payments are processed on a secure external payment page — choose any amount up to the $1,200 legal maximum (enforced at checkout). You must be an individual residing in Ontario, contributing your own money. Contributions of $100+ qualify for the Town’s 50% rebate.
Every contributor gets a receipt showing who contributed, the date and the amount; that is a legal requirement, not a courtesy. Keep it: it is also what you use to claim your 50% rebate from the Town.
Arvind is in the Town’s rebate program
Contribute $100 or more and get 50% back from the Town.
Arvind has enrolled in the Town of Oakville’s Contribution Rebate Program (By-law 2025-050), a voluntary program that only applies when a candidate signs up for it. Because this campaign is enrolled, eligible contributors get half their contribution back from the Town.
- Who qualifies: eligible electors residing in Oakville, contributing their own money within the legal limits.
- What qualifies: each contribution of $100 or more is eligible for a 50 per cent rebate. Give $200, get $100 back. Give the $1,200 maximum, get $600 back.
- What doesn’t: contributions from corporations or trade unions (already illegal), and contributions by a candidate or their family to their own campaign.
- Deadlines: rebate applications must be submitted by June 28, 2027; the Town issues rebate payments in September 2027.
Rebates are paid by the Town after the campaign files its financial statements and clears the Town’s compliance requirements. Keep your contribution receipt, as you will need it to apply. Full program details: oakville.ca: campaign contributions.
Where your contribution goes.
There is no national party behind a municipal race and no war chest to draw on. Every lawn sign, every leaflet, every hall booked for a community meeting comes out of what Oakville residents put in.
A $50 contribution is a bundle of lawn signs. A few hundred dollars is a literature drop across a neighbourhood. That is the scale we are working at, and it is why the cap is set where it is: so that no single donor can matter more than the people knocking on doors.
If money is tight, please don’t. Pledging to vote and giving us an hour are worth more to this campaign than a cheque, and we mean that literally.
The limits, plainly
| Contribution | Maximum |
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| From one individual, to Arvind | $1,200 |
| From one individual, to all Oakville council candidates combined | $5,000 |
| In cash (anything more must be traceable) | $25 |
| From a corporation or trade union | $0 |
These are the rules for candidates outside Toronto, which includes Oakville. They are set by the Province, not by this campaign, and we apply them strictly. If a contribution would put you over a limit, we will return it.
Who can contribute
You can give if…
- You are an individual: a person, not a business.
- You normally reside in Ontario.
- You are contributing your own money, not passing on someone else’s.
Who can’t
Contributions cannot come from…
- Corporations or businesses of any size.
- Trade unions.
- Anyone who lives outside Ontario.
- Federal or provincial political parties, riding associations or candidates.
- Any federal, provincial or municipal government or agency.
Things people reasonably ask.
Is my contribution tax deductible?
No. Municipal contributions don’t qualify for the federal political tax credit. But something better applies here: because Arvind is enrolled in the Town’s Contribution Rebate Program, eligible Oakville contributions of $100 or more get 50 per cent back from the Town. See the rebate section above.
Will my name be public?
Yes, if you contribute more than $100. Candidates must file a financial statement after the election listing contributors above that threshold, and those filings are public documents. It is worth knowing that before you give.
Can my business sponsor the campaign?
No. Corporations cannot contribute to Ontario municipal campaigns in any form, including in-kind goods and services. A business owner can contribute personally, as an individual, within the $1,200 limit. Displaying a lawn sign on commercial property is fine and is not a contribution.
What about my time?
Volunteer labour is not a contribution and is not capped. It is also the thing we need most. Sign up here.
I think I’ve given too much.
Tell us. We track contributions against the limits and would rather return money than accept something we shouldn’t have. Call 905-973-8213.
This page is a plain-language summary, not legal advice
Campaign contributions in Ontario are governed by the Municipal Elections Act, 1996. We have set out the rules as they apply to a candidate for head of council in Oakville, but the Act and the Province’s candidate guide are the authorities, and rules can be updated.
If anything here is unclear, or you want to confirm a detail before contributing, contact the Town of Oakville Clerk’s Office or read the Province’s 2026 candidates’ guide.
Worth more than money
If you only do one thing, do this one.
Three in four Oakville residents stayed home last time. A contribution helps. A vote decides.