Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 476.75
Nomination campaign return 476.75 (1) A nomination contestant’s financial agent who has accepted contributions of $1,000 or more in total or incurred nomination campaign expenses of $1,000 or more in total shall provide the Chief Electoral Officer with the following in respect of a nomination contest: (a) a nomination campaign return, in the prescribed form, on the financing and nomination campaign expenses for the nomination campaign; (b) if the appointment of an auditor is required under subsection 476.77(1), the auditor’s report on the return made under section 476.8; (c) a declaration in the prescribed form by the financial agent that the return is complete and accurate; and (d) a declaration in the prescribed form by the nomination contestant that the return is complete and accurate. Contents of return (2) The nomination campaign return shall set out (a) a statement of nomination contest expenses; (a.1) a statement of litigation expenses that includes an indication of which of those expenses were paid other than from the bank account referred to in subsection 476.65(1) and the source of the funds used to pay them; (a.2) a statement of travel and living expenses; (a.3) a statement of personal expenses that includes an indication of which of those expenses were paid other than from the bank account referred to in subsection 476.65(1) and the source of the funds used to pay them; (a.4) a statement of nomination campaign expenses, other than the expenses referred to in paragraphs (a) to (a.3); (b) a statement of claims that are the subject of proceedings under section 476.74; (c) a statement of unpaid claims, including those resulting from loans made to the nomination contestant under section 373; (d) a statement of the terms and conditions of each loan made to the nomination contestant under section 373, including the amount of the loan, the interest rate, the lender’s name and address, the dates and amounts of repayments of principal and payments of interest, the unpaid principal remaining at the end of each calendar year and, if there is a guarantor, the guarantor’s name and address and the amount guaranteed; (e) the total amount of contributions received by the nomination contestant; (f) the number of contributors; (g) the name and address of each contributor who made contributions of a total amount of more than $200 to the nomination contestant, that total amount, as well as the amount of each of those contributions and the date on which the contestant received it; (h) a statement of the funds transferred by the nomination contestant to a registered party, a registered association or a candidate; (i) a statement of the commercial value of goods or services provided to the nomination contestant by a registered party or a registered association; (j) a statement of the commercial value of goods or services provided and of funds transferred to the nomination contestant from themselves in their capacity as a candidate; and (k) a statement of contributions received but returned in whole or in part to the contributors or otherwise dealt with in accordance with this Act. Supporting documents (3) Together with the nomination campaign return, the nomination contestant’s financial agent shall provide the Chief Electoral Officer with documents evidencing expenses set out in the return, including bank statements, deposit slips, cancelled cheques and the contestant’s written statement referred to in subsection 476.82(1). Additional supporting documents (4) If the Chief Electoral Officer is of the opinion that the documents provided under subsection (3) are not sufficient, he or she may require the financial agent to provide by a specified date any additional documents that are necessary for the financial agent to comply with that subsection. Report (5) If there is any amendment to the information in a statement referred to in paragraph (2)(d), including with respect to the giving of a guarantee or suretyship in respect of the loan, th