Nanda v. Town of Oakville, 2024 ONSC 6742

Overview

Counsel to a town councillor for the Town of Oakville in a successful appeal of a decision of Oakville’s Joint Compliance Audit Committee authorizing a campaign finance compliance audit. The appeal engaged a matter of first impression, namely the determination of who has standing to bring applications for compliance audits under the Municipal Elections Act. The Court agreed that standing is limited to residents of the ward for which the election occurred. (2024 ONSC 6742