Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 497.4
Strict liability offences — summary conviction 497.4 (1) Every person is guilty of an offence who (a) being a candidate, contravenes subsection 477.1(1) (failure to appoint official agent); (b) being a candidate, contravenes subsection 477.1(2) (failure to appoint auditor); (c) being a candidate, contravenes section 477.42 (failure to appoint a replacement official agent or auditor); (d) being an official agent, contravenes section 477.46 (failure to satisfy bank account requirements); (e) being a candidate, an official agent or a person authorized under paragraph 477.55(c), contravenes subsection 477.52(1) (exceeding election expenses limit) or, being a candidate, an official agent, a person authorized under paragraph 477.55(c) or a third party, contravenes subsection 477.52(2) (colluding to circumvent election expenses limit); (f) being a candidate or an official agent, contravenes subsection 477.54(1) or (2) (failure to pay recoverable claim within three years or paying without authorization); (g) being an official agent, contravenes subsection 477.59(1), (2), (5) or (7) (failure to provide electoral campaign return or related documents); (h) being an official agent, fails to comply with a requirement of the Chief Electoral Officer under subsection 477.59(4); (i) being a candidate, contravenes subsection 477.59(8) (failure to send declaration re: electoral campaign return to official agent) or subsection 477.63(1) (failure to provide Chief Electoral Officer with declaration re: electoral campaign return); (j) being an official agent, contravenes subsection 477.59(10) or (15) (failure to provide report on payment of claim); (k) being an official agent, contravenes subsection 477.59(11) or (12) (failure to provide updated version of statement of unpaid claims); (l) being an official agent, fails to comply with a requirement of the Chief Electoral Officer under subsection 477.59(14); (m) being an official agent, contravenes section 477.61 (failure to pay value of contribution that cannot be returned); (m.1) being a candidate, contravenes subsection 477.64(1) or (3) (failure to send written statement or advise official agent); (n) being an official agent, contravenes subsection 477.65(3) (failure to provide corrected or revised document within specified period); (o) being a candidate or the official agent of one, contravenes subsection 477.67(3) (failure to provide corrected or revised document within 30-day period or any extension of that period); (p) being an official agent, contravenes paragraph 477.72(1)(b) (providing document that is substantially incomplete); (q) being an official agent, contravenes subsection 477.81(2) or (3) or section 477.82 (failure to dispose of surplus electoral funds); (r) being a registered agent or financial agent, contravenes section 477.85 (improper or unauthorized transfer of funds); (s) being an official agent, contravenes subsection 477.88(2) (failure to return unused income tax receipts); (t) being a candidate, contravenes subsection 477.9(1) (accepting prohibited gift or other advantage); (u) being a candidate, contravenes subsection 477.9(5) (failure to provide statement within required period); (v) being a candidate, contravenes subsection 477.92(3) (failure to provide corrected or revised statement within 30-day period or any extension of that period); or (w) being a candidate, contravenes paragraph 477.95(b) (providing incomplete statement). Offences requiring intent — dual procedure (2) Every person is guilty of an offence who (a) knowingly contravenes subsection 477.44(1) or (2) (ineligible person acting as official agent or auditor); (b) being a person or entity other than an official agent, knowingly contravenes subsection 477.47(1) or (2) (accepting contributions or providing receipts for them); (c) being a person or entity other than an official agent, knowingly contravenes subsection 477.47(3) (while ineligible, accepting provision of goods or services or transfer of funds or pr