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Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 434
When contributions forwarded to Receiver General 434 If the name of the contributor of a contribution of more than $20 to a registered party, or the name or address of a contributor who has made contributions of a total amount of more than $200 to a registered party, is not known, one of the registered party’s registered agents shall, without delay, pay an amount of money equal to the value of the contribution to the Chief Electoral Officer, who shall forward it to the Receiver General. 2000, c. 9, s. 434; 2014, c. 12, s. 86
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 435
Auditor’s report 435 (1) A registered party’s auditor shall report to the party’s chief agent on the party’s financial transactions return and shall, in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, make any examination that will enable the auditor to give an opinion in the report as to whether the return presents fairly the information contained in the financial records on which the return is based. Statement (2) The auditor shall include in the report any statement that the auditor considers necessary if (a) the financial transactions return that is the subject of the report does not present fairly and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles the information contained in the financial records on which it is based; (b) the auditor has not received all of the information and explanations that the auditor required; or (c) based on the examination, it appears that the registered party has not kept proper financial records. Right of access (3) The auditor shall have access at any reasonable time to all of the party’s documents, and may require the party’s registered agents and officers to provide any information or explanation that, in the auditor’s opinion, may be necessary to enable the auditor to prepare the report. 2000, c. 9, s. 435; 2003, c. 19, s. 39; 2014, c. 12, ss. 84, 86
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 436
Prohibition — false, misleading or incomplete document 436 No chief agent of a registered party shall provide the Chief Electoral Officer with a document referred to in paragraph 432(1)(a) that (a) the chief agent knows or ought reasonably to know contains a material statement that is false or misleading; or (b) does not substantially set out the information required under subsection 432(2) or, in the case of a statement of unpaid claims referred to in subparagraph 432(2)(e)(ii), does not substantially set out information required under subsection 432(6) or (7). 2000, c. 9, s. 436; 2014, c. 12, s. 86
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 437
Election expenses return 437 (1) For a general election, the chief agent of a registered party shall provide the Chief Electoral Officer with (a) an election expenses return in the prescribed form; (b) the auditor’s report referred to in subsection 438(1) on that return; and (c) a declaration in the prescribed form by the chief agent that the return is complete and accurate. Contents of return (2) An election expenses return shall set out (a) as an election expense, each of (i) the expenses incurred by the registered party — other than accessibility expenses — whether paid or unpaid, including a statement of expenses incurred for voter contact calling services as defined in section 348.01, provided by a calling service provider as defined in that section, that indicates the name of that provider and the amount of those expenses, and (ii) the non-monetary contributions used by the registered party as an election expense; (b) the accessibility expenses incurred by the registered party; and (c) in the case of a general election held on a day set in accordance with subsection 56.1(2) or section 56.2, the partisan advertising expenses incurred by the registered party in relation to partisan advertising messages transmitted during the pre-election period. Period for providing documents (3) The registered party’s chief agent shall provide the Chief Electoral Officer with the documents referred to in subsection (1) within eight months after the polling day for the general election. 2000, c. 9, s. 437; 2003, c. 19, s. 41; 2014, c. 12, s. 86 2018, c. 31, s. 268
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 438
Auditor’s report 438 (1) As soon as feasible after a general election, a registered party’s auditor shall report to its chief agent on its return on general election expenses and shall, in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, make any examination that will enable the auditor to give an opinion in the report as to whether the return presents fairly the information contained in the financial records on which the return is based and the registered party and the chief agent have complied with the requirements of Division 1 of this Part and this Division. Statement (2) The auditor shall include in the report under subsection (1) any statement that the auditor considers necessary if (a) the return that is the subject of the report does not present fairly the information contained in the financial records on which the return is based; (b) the auditor has not received all of the information and explanations that the auditor required; (c) based on the examination, it appears that the registered party has not kept proper financial records; or (d) based on the examination, it appears that the registered party and the chief agent have not complied with the requirements of Division 1 of this Part and this Division. Right of access (3) The auditor for a registered party shall have access at any reasonable time to all of the party’s documents, and may require the party’s registered agents and officers to provide any information or explanation that, in the auditor’s opinion, may be necessary to enable the auditor to prepare the report. 2000, c. 9, s. 438; 2003, c. 19, s. 42; 2014, c. 12, s. 86
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 439
Prohibition — false, misleading or incomplete document 439 No chief agent of a registered party shall provide the Chief Electoral Officer with a document referred to in paragraph 437(1)(a) that (a) the chief agent knows or ought reasonably to know contains a material statement that is false or misleading; or (b) does not substantially set out the information required under subsection 437(2). 2000, c. 9, s. 439; 2014, c. 12, s. 86
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 440
Minor corrections — Chief Electoral Officer 440 (1) The Chief Electoral Officer may correct a document referred to in subsection 432(1) or 437(1) if the correction does not materially affect its substance. Corrections or revisions at request of Chief Electoral Officer (2) The Chief Electoral Officer may in writing request a registered party’s chief agent to correct or revise, within a specified period, a document referred to in subsection 432(1) or 437(1). Deadline for correction or revision (3) If the Chief Electoral Officer requests a correction or revision, the registered party’s chief agent shall provide him or her with the corrected or revised version of the document within the specified period. 2000, c. 9, s. 440; 2014, c. 12, s. 86
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 441
Extensions — Chief Electoral Officer 441 (1) The Chief Electoral Officer, on the written application of a registered party’s chief agent or, if the chief agent is absent or unable to perform their duties, its leader, shall authorize the extension of a period referred to in subsection 432(5) or 437(3) unless he or she is satisfied that the chief agent’s failure to provide the required documents was deliberate or was the result of the chief agent’s failure to exercise due diligence. Deadline (2) The application may be made within the period referred to in subsection 432(5) or 437(3) or within two weeks after the end of that period. 2000, c. 9, s. 441; 2001, c. 21, s. 22; 2014, c. 12, s. 86
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 442
Corrections or revisions — Chief Electoral Officer 442 (1) The Chief Electoral Officer, on the written application of a registered party’s chief agent or, if the chief agent is absent or unable to perform their duties, its leader, shall authorize the correction or revision of a document referred to in subsection 432(1) or 437(1) if he or she is satisfied by the evidence submitted by the applicant that the correction or revision is necessary in order for the requirements of this Act to be complied with. Application made without delay (2) The application shall be made immediately after the applicant becomes aware of the need for correction or revision. Deadline for corrections or revisions (3) The applicant shall provide the Chief Electoral Officer with the corrected or revised version of the document within 30 days after the day on which the correction or revision is authorized or within any extension of that period authorized under subsection (4) or (5). New deadline (4) The Chief Electoral Officer, on the written application of the applicant made within two weeks after the end of the 30-day period referred to in subsection (3), shall authorize the extension of that period, unless he or she is satisfied that the applicant’s failure to provide the corrected or revised version of the document was deliberate or was the result of the applicant’s failure to exercise due diligence. Extension of new deadline (5) The Chief Electoral Officer, on the written application of the applicant made within two weeks after the end of an extension authorized under subsection (4) or under this subsection, shall authorize the further extension of that period, unless he or she is satisfied that the applicant’s failure to provide the corrected or revised version of the document was deliberate or was the result of the applicant’s failure to exercise due diligence. 2000, c. 9, s. 442; 2007, c. 21, s. 34; 2014, c. 12, s. 86
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 443
Extensions, corrections or revisions — judge 443 (1) The chief agent of a registered party or, if the chief agent is absent or unable to perform their duties, its leader, may apply to a judge for an order (a) relieving the chief agent from the obligation to comply with a request referred to in subsection 440(2); (b) authorizing an extension referred to in subsection 441(1); or (c) authorizing a correction or revision referred to in subsection 442(1). The applicant shall notify the Chief Electoral Officer that the application has been made. Deadline (2) The application may be made (a) under paragraph (1)(a), within the specified period referred to in subsection 440(2) or within the two weeks after the end of that period; (b) under paragraph (1)(b), within two weeks after, as the case may be, (i) if an application for an extension is not made to the Chief Electoral Officer within the period referred to in subsection 441(2), the end of the two-week period referred to in that subsection, (ii) the rejection of an application for an extension made in accordance with section 441, or (iii) the end of the extended period referred to in subsection 441(1); or (c) under paragraph (1)(c), within two weeks after the rejection of an application for a correction or revision made in accordance with section 442. Grounds — relief from compliance (3) The judge shall grant an order relieving the chief agent from the obligation to comply with a request referred to in subsection 440(2) if the judge is satisfied by the evidence submitted by the applicant that the correction or revision is not necessary in order for the requirements of this Act to be complied with. Grounds — extension (4) The judge shall grant an order authorizing an extension unless the judge is satisfied that the chief agent’s failure to provide the required documents was deliberate or was the result of the chief agent’s failure to exercise due diligence. Grounds — corrections or revisions (5) The judge shall grant an order authorizing a correction or revision if the judge is satisfied by the evidence submitted by the applicant that the correction or revision is necessary in order for the requirements of this Act to be complied with. Contents of order (6) The order may require that the applicant satisfy any condition that the judge considers necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act. 2000, c. 9, s. 443; 2014, c. 12, s. 86
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 444
Certificate 444 (1) On receipt from a registered party of the documents referred to in subsection 437(1), the Chief Electoral Officer shall provide the Receiver General with a certificate that sets out the amount that is the sum of 50% of the registered party’s election expenses, as set out in the return for its general election expenses, that were paid by its registered agents and 90% — to a maximum of $250,000 — of the registered party’s accessibility expenses, as set out in that return, that were paid by its registered agents, if (a) the Chief Electoral Officer is satisfied — even despite any statement that the registered party’s auditor has included under paragraph 438(2)(d) in a report under subsection 438(1) — that the registered party and its chief agent have complied with the requirements of sections 437 to 443; (b) the auditor’s report does not include a statement referred to in any of paragraphs 438(2)(a) to (c); and (c) candidates endorsed by the registered party received at least (i) 2% of the number of valid votes cast at the election, or (ii) 5% of the number of valid votes cast in the electoral districts in which the registered party endorsed a candidate. Reduction of reimbursement (2) If the election expenses, as set out in the election expenses return, exceed the maximum amount that is allowed under section 430, the amount that is provided for in subsection (1) is reduced as follows, without at any time being less than zero: (a) by one dollar for every dollar that exceeds the maximum amount by less than 5%; (b) by two dollars for every dollar that exceeds the maximum amount by 5% or more but by less than 10%; (c) by three dollars for every dollar that exceeds the maximum amount by 10% or more but by less than 12.5%; and (d) by four dollars for every dollar that exceeds the maximum amount by 12.5% or more. Reimbursement (3) On receipt of the certificate, the Receiver General shall reimburse the amount set out in it to the registered party by paying that amount out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund. 2000, c. 9, s. 444; 2014, c. 12, s. 86 2018, c. 31, s. 270
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 445
Quarterly allowance 445 (1) The Chief Electoral Officer shall determine, for each quarter of a calendar year, an allowance payable to a registered party whose candidates for the most recent general election preceding that quarter received at that election at least (a) 2% of the number of valid votes cast; or (b) 5% of the number of valid votes cast in the electoral districts in which the registered party endorsed a candidate. Computation of fund (2) An allowance fund for a quarter is the product of the number of valid votes cast in the election referred to in subsection (1) multiplied by the applicable following number: (a) $0.255, for the quarter that begins on April 1, 2013 and the three following quarters; and (b) $0.1275, for the quarter that begins on April 1, 2014 and the three following quarters. Computation of party’s allowance (3) Each such registered party’s allowance for a quarter is that part of the allowance fund for that quarter that corresponds to its percentage of valid votes cast in the election referred to in subsection (1). Merger of parties (4) A merged party is entitled to the aggregate of the allowances to which the merging parties of which it is composed would have been entitled had they not merged. 2000, c. 9, s. 445; 2014, c. 12, s. 86
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 446
Certificate 446 (1) As soon as feasible after the end of each quarter, the Chief Electoral Officer shall provide the Receiver General with a certificate that sets out the amount of the allowance payable to a registered party for that quarter. Delay for non-compliance (2) If a registered party has not provided all of the documents that it is required to provide under sections 432, 433 and 437, the Chief Electoral Officer shall postpone providing the certificate for any quarter until the party has provided those documents. Payment (3) On receipt of the certificate, the Receiver General shall pay the amount set out in it to the registered party out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund. The payment may also be made in whole or in part to any provincial division of the party, as authorized in writing by the party’s leader. Definition of provincial division (4) In this Act, provincial division means a division of a registered party for a province or territory in relation to which the party’s leader has provided the following to the Chief Electoral Officer: (a) the name of the division and of the province or territory; (b) the name of the party; (c) the address of the office where records of that division are maintained and to which communications may be addressed; (d) the names and addresses of the chief executive officer and other officers of the division; (e) the name and address of any registered agent appointed by the division; and (f) a declaration signed by the party’s leader certifying that the division is a division of the party. This Act applies to information provided under this subsection as if it were information referred to in paragraphs 385(2)(a) to (h). Report of changes in information (5) Within 15 days after a change in the information referred to in subsection (4), the chief executive officer of the provincial division shall report the change in writing to the chief agent of the registered party. 2000, c. 9, s. 446; 2014, c. 12, s. 86
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 446.2
Purpose 446.2 The purpose of the provisions of this Act related to the protection of personal information, including the provisions of this subdivision, is to provide for a national, uniform, exclusive and complete regime applicable to registered parties and eligible parties respecting their activities in relation to personal information, including the collection, use, disclosure, retention and disposal of personal information. 2026, c. 2, s. 47
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 446.3
Activities in relation to personal information 446.3 In order to participate in public affairs by endorsing one or more of its members as candidates and supporting their election, any registered party or eligible party, as well as any person or entity acting on the party’s behalf, including the party’s candidates, electoral district associations, officers, agents, employees, volunteers and representatives, may, subject to this Act and any other applicable federal Act, carry out any activities in relation to personal information, including the collection, use, disclosure, retention and disposal of personal information in accordance with the party’s policy for the protection of personal information. 2026, c. 2, s. 47
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 446.4
Provincial or territorial Act 446.4 (1) When participating in public affairs by endorsing one or more of its members as candidates and supporting their election, a registered party or eligible party, as well as any person or entity acting on the party’s behalf, including the party’s candidates, electoral district associations, officers, agents, employees, volunteers and representatives, cannot be required to comply with an Act of a province or territory that regulates activities in relation to personal information, including the collection, use, disclosure, retention and disposal of personal information, unless the party’s policy for the protection of personal information provides otherwise. For greater certainty (2) For greater certainty, the registered party, eligible party or person or entity acting on the party’s behalf cannot be required to provide access to personal information or provide information relating to personal information under its control or to correct — or receive, adjudicate or annotate requests to correct — personal information or omissions in personal information under its control. 2026, c. 2, s. 47
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 446.5
Policy for the protection of personal information 446.5 (1) A registered party or eligible party, as well as any person or entity acting on the party’s behalf, including the party’s candidates, electoral district associations, officers, agents, employees, volunteers and representatives, must comply with the party’s policy for the protection of personal information. Clarification (2) For greater certainty, a person or entity referred to in subsection (1) that fails to comply with the policy referred to in that subsection contravenes that subsection and commits a violation referred to in section 508.1. 2026, c. 2, s. 47
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 446.6
Required contents 446.6 The policy for the protection of personal information of a registered party or of an eligible party must be publicly available in both official languages, be written in plain language and (a) designate a privacy officer who is responsible for overseeing the party’s compliance with the policy; (b) include the name and contact information of the privacy officer; (c) state the types of personal information in relation to which the party carries out its activities; (d) explain, using illustrative examples, how the party carries out its activities in relation to personal information, such as by indicating whether it does so online or through the use of cookies; and (e) describe the training related to the protection of personal information that is offered to the party’s employees and volunteers who may have access to the personal information that is under its control. 2026, c. 2, s. 47
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 446.7
Meetings relating to protecting personal information 446.7 The Chief Electoral Officer shall hold at least one meeting each calendar year relating to the protection of personal information by registered parties and eligible parties. 2026, c. 2, s. 47
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 447
Prohibition — accepting contributions, etc., while not registered 447 No electoral district association of a registered party shall, unless it is registered, (a) accept contributions; (b) provide goods or services or transfer funds to a candidate endorsed by a registered party; (c) provide goods or services or transfer funds to a registered party or a registered association; or (d) accept surplus nomination campaign funds of a nomination contestant, surplus electoral funds of a candidate or surplus leadership campaign funds of a leadership contestant. 2000, c. 9, s. 447; 2014, c. 12, s. 86
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 448
Contents of application 448 (1) An electoral district association of a registered party may submit to the Chief Electoral Officer an application for registration that includes (a) the full name of the association and of the electoral district; (b) the full name of the registered party; (c) the address of the association’s office where records are maintained and to which communications may be addressed; (d) the names and addresses of the chief executive officer and other officers of the association; (e) the name and address of the appointed auditor of the association; and (f) the name and address of the financial agent of the association. Accompanying documents (2) The application shall be accompanied by (a) the signed consent of the financial agent to act in that capacity; (b) the signed consent of the auditor to act in that capacity; and (c) a declaration signed by the leader of the party certifying that the electoral district association is an electoral district association of the party. Examination of application (3) The Chief Electoral Officer shall register an electoral district association that meets the requirements of subsections (1) and (2). In the case of a refusal to register, the Chief Electoral Officer shall indicate to the association which of the requirements have not been met. Date of registration (4) An electoral district association is registered as of the date on which the Chief Electoral Officer registers it in the registry of electoral district associations. 2000, c. 9, s. 448; 2014, c. 12, s. 86
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 449
Only one registered association per district 449 A registered party may have at most one registered association in an electoral district. 2000, c. 9, s. 449; 2014, c. 12, s. 86