Canada Pension Plan — C-8 25
Interpretation 25 (1) In this section, authorized person means a person authorized by the Minister for the purposes of this section; ( personne autorisée ) documents includes money, securities and any of the following, whether computerized or not: books, records, letters, telegrams, vouchers, invoices, accounts and statements (financial or otherwise); ( documents ) dwelling-house means the whole or any part of a building or structure that is kept or occupied as a permanent or temporary residence and includes (a) a building within the curtilage of a dwelling-house that is connected to it by a doorway or by a covered and enclosed passageway, and (b) a unit that is designed to be mobile and to be used as a permanent or temporary residence and that is being used as such a residence; ( maison d’habitation ) judge means a judge of a superior court having jurisdiction in the province where the matter arises or a judge of the Federal Court. ( juge ) Inspections (2) An authorized person may, at any reasonable time, for any purpose relating to the administration or enforcement of this Act, inspect, audit or examine any document that relates or may relate to the information that is or should be contained in the records or books of account or to the amount of any contribution payable under this Act and, for those purposes, the authorized person may (a) subject to subsection (3), enter any premises or place where any records or books of account are or should be kept; and (b) require the owner, occupant or person in charge of the premises or place to give to the authorized person all reasonable assistance and to answer all proper questions relating to the administration or enforcement of this Act and, for that purpose, require the owner, occupant or person in charge of the premises or place to attend at such premises or place with the authorized person. Warrant required to enter dwelling-house (3) Where a premises or place referred to in subsection (2) is a dwelling-house, an authorized person may not enter that dwelling-house without the consent of the occupant except under the authority of a warrant issued under subsection (4). Warrant or order (4) Where, on ex parte application by the Minister, a judge is satisfied by information on oath (a) that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a dwelling-house is a premises or place referred to in subsection (2), (b) that entry into the dwelling-house is necessary for any purpose relating to the administration or enforcement of this Act, and (c) that entry into the dwelling-house has been refused or that there are reasonable grounds for believing that entry thereto will be refused, the judge shall issue a warrant authorizing an authorized person to enter that dwelling-house subject to such conditions as may be specified in the warrant but, where the judge is not satisfied that entry into that dwelling-house is necessary for any purpose relating to the administration or enforcement of this Act, the judge shall (d) order the occupant of the dwelling-house to provide an authorized person with reasonable access to any document that is or should be kept therein, and (e) make such other order as is appropriate in the circumstances to carry out the purposes of this Act to the extent that access has been or may be expected to be refused and that the document is or may be expected to be kept in the dwelling-house. Requirement to provide documents or information (5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Minister may, subject to subsection (6), for any purpose related to the administration or enforcement of this Act, by notice served personally or by registered or certified mail, require that any person provide, within such reasonable time as is stipulated in the notice, (a) any information or additional information, including a return of income or a supplementary return; or (b) any document. Unnamed persons (6) The Minister shall not impose on any person, in this section referred to as