Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 477.59
t of a candidate shall provide the Chief Electoral Officer with documents evidencing expenses set out in the return, including bank statements, deposit slips, cancelled cheques and the candidate’s written statement referred to in subsection 477.64(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 official agent to provide by a specified date any additional documents that are necessary to comply with that subsection. Report (5) If there is any amendment to the information in a statement referred to in paragraph (2)(e), including with respect to the giving of a guarantee or suretyship in respect of the loan, then the candidate’s official 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 made under paragraph (2)(e) 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 polling day. Declaration of candidate (8) A candidate shall, within four months after polling day, send their official agent the declaration referred to in paragraph (1)(d). Death of candidate (9) If a candidate 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 official 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 purposes of sections 477.73, 477.75 and 477.76. 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 candidate’s official agent shall provide him or her 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 candidate’s official agent shall provide the Chief Electoral Officer with an updated version of the statement of unpaid claims referred to in paragraph (2)(d), as of the day that is 18 months after polling day, within the period that begins 18 months after polling day and ends 19 months after polling day. 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 477.58; (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 candidate’s official agent shall provide the Chief Electoral Officer with an updated version of the statement of unpaid claims referred to in paragraph (2)(d), as of the day that is 36 months after polling day, within the period that begins 36 months after polling day and ends 37 months after polling day. The updated version shall