$22,643,000

BIG LABOUR, BIG MONEY Many provinces and territories — like the federal government — have banned union contributions. But where labour can give, it’s given generously. Unions accounted for six of the top 10 donors in B.C. between 2005 and 2017 and seven of the top ten donors in Ontario between 2007 and 2016. They also ranked among top donors in Saskatchewan, Yukon, Nunavut and Newfoundland. Some contributions were modest. For example, about $12,000 in total from UNIFOR to the Yukon NDP. But United Steelworkers was the biggest donor, period, in both B.C. (approximately $3,172,000 in total contributions, all to the NDP) and Ontario (approximately $1,603,000 in total contributions, all to the NDP).