Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 476.75
on. 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, then the nomination contestant’s financial agent shall without delay provide the Chief Electoral Officer with a report on the amendment in the prescribed form. Publication (6) The Chief Electoral Officer shall, in the manner that he or she considers appropriate, publish the information in a statement referred to in paragraph (2)(d) and any report provided under subsection (5) as soon as feasible after receiving the information or report. Period for providing documents (7) The documents referred to in subsection (1) shall be provided to the Chief Electoral Officer within four months after the selection date. Declaration of nomination contestant (8) A nomination contestant shall, within four months after the selection date, send their financial agent the declaration referred to in paragraph (1)(d). Death of nomination contestant (9) If a nomination contestant dies without having sent the declaration within the period referred to in subsection (8), (a) they are deemed to have sent the declaration in accordance with that subsection; (b) the financial agent is deemed to have provided the declaration to the Chief Electoral Officer in accordance with subsection (1); and (c) the Chief Electoral Officer is deemed to have received the declaration for the purpose of section 476.901. Payment of unpaid claims (10) If a claim — including one resulting from a loan — is paid in full after the return under paragraph (1)(a) is provided to the Chief Electoral Officer, the nomination contestant’s financial agent shall provide the Chief Electoral Officer with a report in the prescribed form on the payment of the claim within 30 days after the day on which the payment is made, including information indicating the source of the funds used to pay the claim. First update (11) The nomination contestant’s financial agent shall provide the Chief Electoral Officer with an updated version of the statement of unpaid claims referred to in paragraph (2)(c), as of the day that is 18 months after the selection date, within the period that begins 18 months after the selection date and ends 19 months after the selection date. The updated version shall include the following information concerning the unpaid amount of a claim, including one resulting from a loan: (a) whether any part of the unpaid amount is disputed and, if so, what steps the parties have taken to resolve the dispute; (b) whether the claim is the subject of proceedings under section 476.74; (c) whether the unpaid amount of a loan is the subject of proceedings to secure its payment, or of a dispute as to the amount that was to be paid or the amount that remains unpaid; (d) whether the parties have agreed on a repayment schedule and, if so, whether repayments are being made according to the schedule; (e) whether the unpaid amount has been written off by the creditor as an uncollectable debt in accordance with the creditor’s normal accounting practices; and (f) any other relevant information that could help explain why the amount is unpaid. Second update (12) The nomination contestant’s financial agent shall provide the Chief Electoral Officer with an updated version of the statement of unpaid claims referred to in paragraph (2)(c), as of the day that is 36 months after the selection date, within the period that begins 36 months after the selection date and ends 37 months after the selection date. The updated version shall include the information referred to in paragraphs (11)(a) to (f). Supporting documents (13) Together with the updated versions of the statement of unpaid claims referred to in subsections (11) and (12), the nomination contestant’s financial agent shall provide the Chief Electoral Officer with documents evidenc­ing the matters referred to in paragraphs (11)(a) to (f), including, if paragra