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Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 374.2
Nomination contest expenses 374.2 (1) A nomination contest expense is any of the following: (a) any cost incurred, or non-monetary contribution received, by a nomination contestant, to the extent that the property or service that the cost was incurred for or that was received as a non-monetary contribution is used to directly promote or oppose a nomination contestant during a nomination contest; and (b) any acceptance by a nomination contestant of a provision of goods or services that is permitted under paragraph 364(2)(c), to the extent that the goods or services are used to directly promote or oppose a nomination contestant during a nomination contest. Exclusion — fundraising (2) Expenses for a fundraising activity, other than expenses referred to in paragraphs (3)(a) and (b) that are related to that activity, are not nomination contest expenses under subsection (1). Inclusions (3) A nomination contest expense includes a cost incurred for, a non-monetary contribution in relation to, or a provision of goods and services in relation to, (a) the production of advertising or promotional material; (b) the distribution, broadcast or publication of such material in any media or by any other means during the nomination contest, including by the use of a capital asset; (c) the payment of remuneration and expenses to or on behalf of a person for their services as a financial agent or in any other capacity; (d) securing a meeting space or the supply of light refreshments at meetings; (e) any product or service provided by a government, a Crown corporation or any other public agency; and (f) the conduct of surveys or research during a nomination contest. Definition of cost incurred (4) In this section, cost incurred means an expense that is incurred by a nomination contestant, whether it is paid or unpaid. 2018, c. 31, s. 243
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 374.3
Litigation expenses — nomination contestants 374.3 A litigation expense of a nomination contestant is an expense of the contestant related to an application to a judge made under this Part, including an expense related to any appeal or judicial review arising from the application. 2018, c. 31, s. 243
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 374.4
Personal expenses — nomination contestants 374.4 (1) A nomination contestant’s personal expenses include (a) childcare expenses; (b) expenses relating to the provision of care for a person with a physical or mental incapacity for whom the contestant normally provides such care; and (c) in the case of a contestant who has a disability, additional expenses that are related to the disability. Exclusions — travel and living expenses, etc. (2) Neither litigation expenses nor travel and living expenses are personal expenses of a nomination contestant. 2018, c. 31, s. 243
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 375
Electoral campaign expenses 375 (1) An electoral campaign expense of a candidate is an expense reasonably incurred as an incidence of the election, including (a) an election expense; (a.1) a litigation expense; (a.2) travel and living expenses; (a.3) an accessibility expense; (b) a personal expense; and (c) any fees of an auditor appointed under subsection 477.1(2) that have not been reimbursed by the Receiver General. Exclusions — administrative monetary penalties, etc. (2) For greater certainty, none of the following is an electoral campaign expense: (a) the amount of any administrative monetary penalty imposed under Part 19; (b) any amount that is required to be paid under a compliance agreement entered into under Part 19 solely as a result of that compliance agreement; and (c) any amount that is required to be paid under an undertaking provided under Part 19 solely as a result of that undertaking. 2000, c. 9, s. 375; 2003, c. 19, s. 9; 2014, c. 12, s. 86 2018, c. 31, s. 244
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 376
Election expenses 376 (1) An election expense is any of the following: (a) any cost incurred, or non-monetary contribution received, by a registered party or a candidate, to the extent that the property or service that the cost was incurred for or that was received as a non-monetary contribution is used to directly promote or oppose a registered party, its leader or a candidate during an election period; and (b) any acceptance by a registered party or a candidate of a provision of goods or services that is permitted under subsection 364(2), to the extent that the goods or services are used to directly promote or oppose a registered party, its leader or a candidate during an election period. Exclusions — certain fundraising and nominations (2) Expenses for a fundraising activity and expenses to directly promote the nomination of a person as a candidate or the selection of a person as leader of a registered party, other than expenses referred to in paragraphs (3)(a) and (b) that are related to such fundraising and promotional activities, are not election expenses under subsection (1). Inclusions (3) An election expense referred to in subsection (1) includes a cost incurred for, a non-monetary contribution in relation to, or a provision of goods and services in relation to, (a) the production of advertising or promotional material; (b) the distribution, broadcast or publication of such material in any media or by any other means during the election period, including by the use of a capital asset; (c) the payment of remuneration and expenses to or on behalf of a person for their services as an official agent or registered agent or in any other capacity; (d) securing a meeting space or the supply of light refreshments at meetings; (e) any product or service provided by a government, a Crown corporation or any other public agency; and (f) the conduct of election surveys or other surveys or research during an election period. Exclusion — accessibility expenses (3.1) An accessibility expense of a registered party or a candidate, as the case may be, is not an election expense of that party or candidate. Definition of cost incurred (4) In subsection (1), cost incurred means an expense that is incurred by a registered party or a candidate, whether it is paid or unpaid. 2000, c. 9, s. 376; 2003, c. 19, s. 10; 2014, c. 12, s. 86 2018, c. 31, s. 245
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 376.1
Partisan advertising expenses 376.1 A partisan advertising expense of a registered party or an electoral district association of a registered party, as the case may be, includes any of the following: (a) any non-monetary contribution received by the party or association, to the extent that the property or service that was received as a non-monetary contribution is used in relation to the production of a partisan advertising message or the transmission of a partisan advertising message to the public; and (b) any acceptance by the party or association of a provision of goods or services that is permitted under subsection 364(2), to the extent that the goods or services are used in relation to the production of a partisan advertising message or the transmission of a partisan advertising message to the public. 2018, c. 31, s. 246
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 377
Contributions for ticketed fundraising functions 377 (1) If a fundraising activity is held for the primary purpose of soliciting a monetary contribution for a registered party, a registered association, a nomination contestant, a candidate or a leadership contestant by way of selling a ticket, the amount of the monetary contribution received is the difference between the price of the ticket and the fair market value of what the ticket entitles the bearer to obtain. Calculation (2) For the purpose of subsection (1), in calculating what a ticket bearer is entitled to obtain, to be included in the calculation is (a) the cost of any goods or services received by the ticket bearer personally, such as meals and promotional products; and (b) their share of any general expenses incurred by the registered party, registered association, nomination contestant, candidate or leadership contestant, as the case may be, in holding the activity, such as expenses incurred for the rental of a meeting space or for any audiovisual equipment used. 2000, c. 9, s. 377; 2003, c. 19, s. 11; 2004, c. 24, s. 8; 2014, c. 12, s. 86 2018, c. 31, s. 247
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 377.1
Litigation expenses — candidates 377.1 A litigation expense of a candidate is an expense of the candidate related to any of the following requests or applications, including an expense related to any appeal or judicial review arising from the request or the application: (a) a request or an application made under Part 14; (b) an application to a judge made under this Part; and (c) an application to contest the election in the candidate’s electoral district. 2018, c. 31, s. 248
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 377.2
Accessibility expenses 377.2 (1) An accessibility expense of a registered party or a candidate, as the case may be, is any of the following: (a) the amount of any cost incurred, or non-monetary contribution received, by the party or candidate, to the extent that the property or service that the cost was incurred for — or that was received as a non-monetary contribution — is used solely to make accessible, to persons with a disability, materials used or activities held during an election period; (b) the difference between the amounts referred to in subparagraphs (i) and (ii), to the extent that the amount referred to in subparagraph (i) is greater than the amount referred to in subparagraph (ii): (i) the amount of any cost incurred, or non-monetary contribution received, by the party or candidate, to the extent that the property or service that the cost was incurred for — or that was received as a non-monetary contribution — is used for materials used or activities held during an election period and those materials or activities are accessible to persons with a disability, and (ii) the amount equal to the value of the property or service if the materials or activities had not been accessible to persons with a disability; (c) the amount equal to the value of goods or services referred to in subsection 364(2) that are accepted by the party or candidate, to the extent that the goods or services are used solely to make accessible, to persons with a disability, materials used or activities held during an election period; and (d) the difference between the amounts referred to in subparagraphs (i) and (ii), to the extent that the amount referred to in subparagraph (i) is greater than the amount referred to in subparagraph (ii): (i) the amount equal to the value of goods or services referred to in subsection 364(2) that are accepted by the party or candidate, to the extent that the goods or services are used for materials used or activities held during an election period and those materials or activities are accessible to persons with a disability, and (ii) the amount equal to the value of the goods or services if the materials or activities had not been accessible to persons with a disability. Exclusion — fundraising, etc. (2) An amount referred to in subsection (1) that is related to a fundraising activity, to the nomination of a person as a candidate or to the selection of a person as leader of a registered party is not an accessibility expense. Definition of cost incurred (3) In subsection (1), cost incurred means an expense that is incurred by a registered party or a candidate, whether it is paid or unpaid. 2018, c. 31, s. 248
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 378
Personal expenses — candidate 378 (1) A candidate’s personal expenses include (a) [Repealed, 2018, c. 31, s. 249] (b) childcare expenses; (c) expenses relating to the provision of care for a person with a physical or mental incapacity for whom the candidate normally provides such care; and (d) in the case of a candidate who has a disability, additional expenses that are related to the disability. Exclusions — travel and living expenses, etc. (2) Neither litigation expenses nor travel and living expenses are personal expenses of a candidate. 2000, c. 9, s. 378; 2004, c. 24, s. 9; 2014, c. 12, s. 86 2018, c. 31, s. 249
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 378.1
Categories of certain expenses and maximums 378.1 The Chief Electoral Officer may establish, in respect of candidates, categories of personal expenses and of travel and living expenses and may fix maximum amounts of expenses that may be incurred in each category. 2018, c. 31, s. 250
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 379
Costs related to candidate’s representatives 379 Any expenses of a candidate that are incurred to remunerate the candidate’s representatives referred to in subsection 136(1) or 237.1(2) are deemed to be personal expenses of the candidate. 2000, c. 9, s. 379; 2014, c. 12, s. 86
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 379.1
Leadership campaign expenses 379.1 (1) A leadership campaign expense of a leadership contestant is an expense reasonably incurred as an incidence of the leadership contest, including (a) a leadership contest expense; (b) a litigation expense; (c) travel and living expenses; (d) a personal expense; and (e) any fees of an auditor appointed under Division 6 of Part 18 that have not been reimbursed by the Receiver General. Exclusions — administrative monetary penalties, etc. (2) For greater certainty, none of the following is a leadership campaign expense: (a) the amount of any administrative monetary penalty imposed under Part 19; (b) any amount that is required to be paid under a compliance agreement entered into under Part 19 solely as a result of that compliance agreement; and (c) any amount that is required to be paid under an undertaking provided under Part 19 solely as a result of that undertaking. 2018, c. 31, s. 251
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 379.2
Leadership contest expenses 379.2 (1) A leadership contest expense is any of the following: (a) any cost incurred, or non-monetary contribution received, by a leadership contestant, to the extent that the property or service that the cost was incurred for or that was received as a non-monetary contribution is used to directly promote or oppose a leadership contestant during a leadership contest; and (b) any acceptance by a leadership contestant of a provision of goods or services that is permitted under paragraph 364(2)(c), to the extent that the goods or services are used to directly promote or oppose a leadership contestant during a leadership contest. Exclusion — fundraising (2) Expenses for a fundraising activity, other than expenses referred to in paragraphs (3)(a) and (b) that are related to that activity, are not leadership contest expenses under subsection (1). Inclusions (3) A leadership contest expense includes a cost incurred for, a non-monetary contribution in relation to, or a provision of goods and services in relation to, (a) the production of advertising or promotional material; (b) the distribution, broadcast or publication of such material in any media or by any other means during the leadership contest, including by the use of a capital asset; (c) the payment of remuneration and expenses to or on behalf of a person for their services as a financial agent or in any other capacity; (d) securing a meeting space or the supply of light refreshments at meetings; (e) any product or service provided by a government, a Crown corporation or any other public agency; and (f) the conduct of surveys or research during a leadership contest. Definition of cost incurred (4) In this section, cost incurred means an expense that is incurred by a leadership contestant, whether it is paid or unpaid. 2018, c. 31, s. 251
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 379.3
Litigation expenses — leadership contestants 379.3 A litigation expense of a leadership contestant is an expense of the contestant related to an application to a judge made under this Part, including an expense related to any appeal or judicial review arising from the application. 2018, c. 31, s. 251
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 379.4
Personal expenses — leadership contestants 379.4 (1) A leadership contestant’s personal expenses include (a) childcare expenses; (b) expenses relating to the provision of care for a person with a physical or mental incapacity for whom the contestant normally provides such care; and (c) in the case of a contestant who has a disability, additional expenses that are related to the disability. Exclusions — travel and living expenses, etc. (2) Neither litigation expenses nor travel and living expenses are personal expenses of a leadership contestant. 2018, c. 31, s. 251
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 380
Evidence of payment — $50 or more 380 (1) If an expense of $50 or more was incurred under this Act by or on behalf of a registered party, a registered association, a nomination contestant, a candidate or a leadership contestant and paid by an agent or other person authorized under this Act to pay such an expense, the agent or other person shall keep a copy of the invoice prepared by the person who provided the good or service to which the expense relates setting out the nature of the expense together with proof that it was paid. Evidence of payment — under $50 (2) If an expense of less than $50 was incurred and paid as described in subsection (1), the person who made the payment shall keep a record of the nature of the expense together with proof that it was paid. 2000, c. 9, s. 380; 2014, c. 12, s. 86
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 381
Petty expenses 381 (1) A person may pay a petty expense incurred for office supplies, postage, courier services and other incidental expenses under the written authorization of (a) a registered agent of a registered party, as an expense incurred on behalf of the registered party; (b) an electoral district agent of a registered association, as an expense incurred on behalf of the association; (c) the financial agent of a nomination contestant, as a nomination campaign expense; (d) the official agent of a candidate, as an electoral campaign expense for the candidate; or (e) a leadership campaign agent of a leadership contestant, as a leadership campaign expense. Authorized maximum (2) The written authorization referred to in subsection (1) shall specify a maximum amount for the total of petty expenses that the person is authorized to pay. Statement and evidence of payment (3) A person who is authorized to pay a petty expense shall provide the agent who authorized it with a statement of payments that the person made and the documentation referred to in section 380 within three months after (a) in the case of a petty expense incurred on behalf of a registered party, the day on which it is incurred; (b) in the case of a petty expense incurred on behalf of a registered association, the day on which it is incurred; (c) in the case of a petty expense incurred on behalf of a nomination contestant, the day on which it is incurred; (d) in the case of a petty expense incurred on behalf of a candidate, polling day; and (e) in the case of a petty expense incurred on behalf of a leadership contestant, the day on which it is incurred. Prohibition (4) No person who is authorized to pay petty expenses shall pay, in total, more than the maximum amount of petty expenses that they are authorized to pay. 2000, c. 9, s. 381; 2004, c. 24, s. 11; 2014, c. 12, s. 86
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 382
Publication of electoral campaign returns and election expenses returns 382 (1) The Chief Electoral Officer shall, in the manner that he or she considers appropriate, publish the original election expenses returns of registered parties and electoral campaign returns of candidates and any corrected or revised versions of those returns (a) in the case of an original return, within one year after the issue of a writ for an election; (b) in the case of a corrected or revised version of a return, as soon as feasible after he or she receives it; and (c) in the case of a document referred to in subsection 477.59(10), (11), (12) or (15), or a corrected or revised version of such a document, as soon as feasible after he or she receives it. Publication of financial transactions returns (2) The Chief Electoral Officer shall publish the following, as soon as feasible after receiving them, in the manner that he or she considers appropriate: (a) the financial transactions returns of registered parties and registered associations, and any corrected or revised versions of those returns; (b) the nomination campaign returns of nomination contestants, any document referred to in subsection 476.75(10), (11), (12) or (15), and any corrected or revised versions of those returns or documents; and (c) the leadership campaign returns of leadership contestants, any document referred to in subsection 478.8(10), (11), (12) or (15), any corrected or revised versions of those returns or documents, the returns in respect of contributions required under section 478.81, and any statements containing information with respect to contributions referred to in paragraph 478.3(2)(d). Summary of return on candidates’ election expenses (3) As soon as feasible after receiving an electoral campaign return, any document referred to in subsection 477.59(10), (11), (12) or (15) or any corrected or revised version of those returns or documents for each candidate in an electoral district, the Chief Electoral Officer shall, in the manner that he or she considers appropriate, publish a summary report that includes the maximum election expenses allowed for the electoral district and, for each candidate, (a) the total election expenses; (a.1) the total litigation expenses; (a.2) the total travel and living expenses that are related to travel and sojourns during the election period; (a.3) the total accessibility expenses; (b) the total personal expenses; (c) the number of contributors and the total amount of contributions received; (d) the name of the official agent; (e) the name of the auditor; and (f) if applicable, an indication that the auditor’s report on a return was qualified. Publication of return of deregistered parties (4) As soon as feasible after receiving a financial transactions return under subparagraph 420(a)(i) from a deregistered political party, the Chief Electoral Officer shall publish it in the manner that he or she considers appropriate. 2000, c. 9, s. 382; 2003, c. 19, s. 12; 2004, c. 24, s. 14; 2014, c. 12, s. 86 2018, c. 31, s. 252
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 384
Inflation adjustment factor 384 Before April 1 in each year, the Chief Electoral Officer shall cause to be published in the Canada Gazette an inflation adjustment factor that is in effect for a period of one year beginning on that date. It shall be a fraction with (a) a numerator that is the annual average Consumer Price Index, as published by Statistics Canada under the authority of the Statistics Act , for the calendar year immediately before that date, calculated on the basis of 1992 being equal to 100; and (b) a denominator that is 108.6, which is the annual average Consumer Price Index, as published by Statistics Canada under the authority of the Statistics Act , for 1998, calculated on the basis of 1992 being equal to 100. 2000, c. 9, s. 384; 2004, c. 24, s. 15; 2014, c. 12, s. 86
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 384.3
the name of their municipality or its equivalent, their province or their postal code. Publication of reports (13) The Chief Electoral Officer shall publish reports provided under subsections (1), (6) and (8), and any corrected or revised versions of those reports, as soon as feasible after receiving them, in the manner that he or she considers appropriate. 2018, c. 20, s. 2