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Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 477.47
Prohibition — accepting contributions, borrowing 477.47 (1) No person or entity, other than the candidate’s official agent, shall accept contributions to a candidate’s electoral campaign or borrow money on the candidate’s behalf under section 373. Prohibition — issuing tax receipts (2) No person or entity, other than the candidate’s official agent, shall provide official receipts to contributors of monetary contributions to a candidate for the purpose of subsection 127(3) of the Income Tax Act . Prohibition — accepting or providing goods, services or funds (3) No person or entity, other than the candidate’s official agent, shall, on behalf of a candidate, (a) accept a provision of goods or services, or a transfer of funds, if the provision or transfer is permitted under section 364; or (b) provide goods or services, or transfer funds, if the provision or transfer is permitted under that section. Prohibition — paying electoral expenses (4) No person or entity, other than a candidate’s official agent, shall pay the candidate’s electoral campaign expenses except for (a) a litigation expense; (b) travel and living expenses; (c) a personal expense; or (d) a petty expense referred to in section 381. Prohibition — incurring electoral expenses (5) No person or entity, other than a candidate, their official agent or a person authorized under paragraph 477.55(c) to enter into contracts, shall incur expenses in relation to the candidate’s electoral campaign. Election expenses incurred by candidate (5.1) Despite subsection (5), a candidate shall, before incurring election expenses, obtain the written authorization of their official agent to incur those expenses, and shall incur them only in accordance with that authorization. Prohibition — paying candidate’s personal expenses, etc. (6) No person or entity, other than a candidate or their official agent, shall pay the candidate’s expenses referred to in any of paragraphs (4)(a) to (c). Exception (7) Subsection (4) or (5), as the case may be, does not apply to a registered agent of a registered party who pays or incurs expenses in relation to the electoral campaign of the leader of the registered party. 2014, c. 12, s. 86 2018, c. 31, s. 290
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 477.49
Maximum election expenses allowed 477.49 (1) The election expenses limit that is allowed for a candidate’s election expenses in an electoral district is the product of the base amount for an electoral district determined under section 477.5 and the inflation adjustment factor referred to in section 384 on the day on which the writ is issued. Maximum expenses: postponement of polling day (2) If the Governor in Council orders the postponement of polling day under subsection 59(4) for an electoral district along with the corresponding extension of the election period, then the election expenses limit calculated under subsection (1) for a candidate in that electoral district is increased by adding to it the product of (a) the election expenses limit calculated under subsection (1) divided by the number of days in the election period before it was extended, and (b) the number of days by which the election period is extended. 2014, c. 12, s. 86 2018, c. 31, s. 292
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 477.51
Estimated expenses 477.51 (1) On November 15 in each year, the Chief Electoral Officer shall calculate the election expenses limit referred to in section 477.49 for each electoral district, based on the lists of electors in the Register of Electors, as if an election were to be held on that date. Availability of estimates (2) The election expenses limit for an electoral district shall be sent (a) to any person on request; and (b) to the member of the House of Commons who represents the electoral district and each registered party that endorsed a candidate in the electoral district in the last election. Maximum amount not guaranteed (3) The election expenses limit calculated under subsection (1) is an estimate and, as such, may be increased or decreased for an electoral district in the subsequent election period. Exception (4) This section does not apply if November 15 falls during an election period or if the vote at a general election was held during the six months before that date. 2014, c. 12, s. 86
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 477.52
Prohibition — expenses more than maximum 477.52 (1) No candidate, official agent of a candidate or person who is authorized under paragraph 477.55(c) to enter into contracts shall incur total election expenses in an amount that is more than the election expenses limit calculated under section 477.49. Prohibition — collusion (2) No candidate, official agent of a candidate, person who is authorized under paragraph 477.55(c) to enter into contracts or third party, as defined in section 349, shall act in collusion with each other for the purpose of circumventing the election expenses limit calculated under section 477.49. 2014, c. 12, s. 86
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 477.53
Claim for payment 477.53 A person who has a claim to be paid for an electoral campaign expense shall send the invoice or other document evidencing the claim to the candidate’s official agent or, if there is no official agent, to the candidate. 2014, c. 12, s. 86
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 477.54
Payment within three years 477.54 (1) If a claim for an electoral campaign expense is evidenced by an invoice or other document that has been sent under section 477.53, or if a claim for repayment of a loan is made to the candidate under section 373, the claim shall be paid within three years after polling day. Prohibition — payment without authorization (2) No candidate and no official agent of a candidate shall pay a claim referred to in subsection (1) after the end of the three-year period referred to in that subsection unless authorized to do so under section 477.56 or 477.57, or ordered to do so as a result of proceedings commenced under section 477.58. 2014, c. 12, s. 86
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 477.55
Unenforceable contracts 477.55 A contract in relation to an electoral campaign is not enforceable against the candidate unless it was entered into by (a) the candidate personally; (b) the candidate’s official agent; or (c) a person whom the official agent may, in writing, have authorized to enter into the contract. 2014, c. 12, s. 86
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 477.551
Prohibition — entering into contracts without authorization 477.551 No person authorized under paragraph 477.55(c) to enter into contracts shall enter into any contract in relation to an electoral campaign other than a contract that they are authorized in writing by the official agent to enter into under that paragraph. 2018, c. 31, s. 293
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 477.56
Irregular claims or payments — Chief Electoral Officer 477.56 (1) On the written application of a person who has a claim to be paid for an electoral campaign expense or to be paid for a loan made to the candidate under section 373, or on the written application of the candidate’s official agent or the candidate, the Chief Electoral Officer may, on being satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for so doing, in writing authorize the candidate’s official agent to pay the amount claimed if the payment of the expense or the repayment of the loan was not made within the three-year period referred to in subsection 477.54(1). Conditions (2) The Chief Electoral Officer may impose any term or condition that he or she considers appropriate on a payment authorized under subsection (1). 2014, c. 12, s. 86
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 477.57
Irregular claims or payments — judge 477.57 On the application of a person who has a claim to be paid for a candidate’s electoral campaign expense or to be paid for a loan made to the candidate under section 373, or on the application of the candidate’s official agent or the candidate, a judge may, on being satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for so doing, by order authorize the candidate’s official agent to pay the amount claimed if (a) the applicant establishes that an authorization under subsection 477.56(1) has been refused and that the payment has not been made within the three-year period referred to in subsection 477.54(1); or (b) the amount claimed has not been paid in accordance with an authorization obtained under subsection 477.56(1) and the applicant establishes their inability to comply with the authorization for reasons beyond their control. The applicant shall notify the Chief Electoral Officer that the application has been made. 2014, c. 12, s. 86
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 477.58
Proceedings to recover payment 477.58 A person who has sent an invoice or other document evidencing a claim under section 477.53, or has a claim for repayment of a loan made to a candidate under section 373, may commence proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover any unpaid amount (a) at any time, if the candidate or their official agent refuses to pay that amount or disputes that it is payable; or (b) after the end of the period mentioned in subsection 477.54(1) or any extension of that period authorized under subsection 477.56(1) or section 477.57, in any other case. The candidate shall notify the Chief Electoral Officer that the proceedings have been commenced. 2014, c. 12, s. 86
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 477.59
ed 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 include the information referred to in paragraphs (11)(a) to (f). Supporting documents (13) Together with the updated versions of the statement of unpaid claims referred to in subsections (11) and (12), the candidate’s official agent shall provide the Chief Electoral Officer with documents evidencing the matters referred to in paragraphs (11)(a) to (f), including, if paragraph (11)(d) applies, a copy of the repayment schedule. Additional supporting documents (14) If the Chief Electoral Officer is of the opinion that the documents provided under subsection (13) 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. Irregular claims and payments (15) The candidate’s official agent shall provide the Chief Electoral Officer with a report in the prescribed form on the payment of a claim that was subject to an authorization to pay under section 477.56 or 477.57 or an order to pay resulting from proceedings commenced under section 477.58. The official agent shall provide the report within 30 days after the day on which the payment is made and shall include in it information indicating the source of the funds used to pay the claim. 2014, c. 12, s. 86 2018, c. 31, s. 294
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 477.6
Uncollectable debts 477.6 (1) If the updated version of the statement of unpaid claims provided under subsection 477.59(11) or (12) indicates that an unpaid amount of a loan has been written off by the lender as an uncollectable debt in accordance with the lender’s normal accounting practices, and the candidate is the candidate of a registered party, then the Chief Electoral Officer shall without delay inform the lender, the registered party and, if the registered party has a registered association in the candidate’s electoral district, the registered association. Representations (2) The Chief Electoral Officer shall give the lender, the registered party and the registered association the opportunity to make representations to him or her. Chief Electoral Officer’s determination (3) The Chief Electoral Officer shall, without delay after receiving the representations, determine whether the unpaid amount has been written off by the lender as an uncollectable debt in accordance with the lender’s normal accounting practices. He or she shall then inform the lender, the candidate, the registered party and the registered association of his or her determination. Registered association or party liable (4) If the Chief Electoral Officer determines that the unpaid amount has been written off by the lender as an uncollectable debt in accordance with the lender’s normal accounting practices, then the registered association or, if there is no registered association, the registered party becomes liable for the unpaid amount as if the association or party, as the case may be, had guaranteed the loan. 2014, c. 12, s. 86
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 477.61
When contributions forwarded to Receiver General 477.61 If the name of the contributor of a contribution of more than $20 to a candidate, or the name or the address of a contributor who has made contributions of a total amount of more than $200 to a candidate, is not known, the candidate’s official agent 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. 2014, c. 12, s. 86
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 477.62
Auditor’s report 477.62 (1) As soon as feasible after polling day, a candidate’s auditor shall report to the candidate’s official agent on the electoral campaign 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 it is based. Checklist (2) The auditor’s report shall include a completed checklist for audits in the prescribed form. Statement (3) The auditor shall include in the report any statement that the auditor considers necessary if (a) the return does not present fairly the information contained in the financial records on which it is based; (b) the auditor has not received all the information and explanations that the auditor required; or (c) based on the examination, it appears that the official agent has not kept proper financial records. Right of access (4) The auditor shall have access at any reasonable time to all of the candidate’s documents, and may require the candidate and their official agent to provide any information or explanation that, in the auditor’s opinion, may be necessary to enable the auditor to prepare the report. Ineligible to prepare report (5) No person referred to in subsection 477.3(2) who is a partner or an associate of a candidate’s auditor or who is an employee of that auditor, or of the firm in which that auditor is a partner or associate, shall participate, other than in the manner referred to in subsection (4), in the preparation of the auditor’s report. 2014, c. 12, s. 86
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 477.63
Candidates outside Canada 477.63 (1) Despite subsection 477.59(7), a candidate who is outside Canada when the documents referred to in paragraphs 477.59(1)(a) to (c) are provided to the Chief Electoral Officer need not send their official agent the declaration referred to in paragraph 477.59(1)(d) within the period referred to in subsection 477.59(7), but if the candidate does not send it to their official agent within that period then the candidate shall provide the Chief Electoral Officer with the declaration no later than 14 days after the day on which they return to Canada. Official agent relieved of obligation (2) Despite subsection 477.59(1), the official agent need not provide the Chief Electoral Officer with the candidate’s declaration referred to in paragraph 477.59(1)(d) if, in the circumstances set out in subsection (1), the candidate has not sent it to the official agent. 2014, c. 12, s. 86
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 477.64
Statement of personal expenses 477.64 (1) A candidate shall, within three months after polling day, send their official agent a written statement in the prescribed form that (a) sets out the following: (i) the amount of any travel and living expenses paid by the candidate and details of those expenses, and (ii) the amount of any litigation expenses and personal expenses paid by the candidate, details of those expenses and an indication of which of them were paid other than from the bank account referred to in subsection 477.46(1) and the source of the funds used to pay them; or (b) declares that the candidate did not pay for any travel and living expenses, litigation expenses or personal expenses. Supporting documents (1.1) Together with the statement referred to in paragraph (1)(a), the candidate shall send their official agent documents evidencing the payment of the expenses referred to in the statement. Death of candidate (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a candidate who dies before the end of the three-month period referred to in that subsection without having sent the written statement. Subsequent payments — litigation expenses (3) If, after having sent their official agent the statement referred to in subsection (1), a candidate pays a litigation expense other than from the bank account referred to in subsection 477.46(1), the candidate shall, as soon as feasible after paying it, (a) notify their official agent of the payment; (b) inform their official agent of the amount of the expense, the details of the expense and the source of the funds used to pay it; and (c) send their official agent documents evidencing payment of the expense. 2014, c. 12, s. 86 2018, c. 31, s. 295
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 477.65
Minor corrections — Chief Electoral Officer 477.65 (1) The Chief Electoral Officer may correct a document referred to in subsection 477.59(1), (10), (11), (12) or (15) 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 candidate’s official agent to correct or revise, within a specified period, a document referred to in subsection 477.59(1), (10), (11), (12) or (15). Deadline for correction or revision (3) If the Chief Electoral Officer requests a correction or revision, the candidate’s official agent shall provide him or her with the corrected or revised version of the document within the specified period. 2014, c. 12, s. 86
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 477.66
Extensions — Chief Electoral Officer 477.66 (1) The Chief Electoral Officer, on the written application of a candidate or their official agent, shall authorize the extension of a period referred to in subsection 477.59(7), (10), (11), (12) or (15), unless he or she is satisfied that the official agent’s failure to provide the required documents was deliberate or was the result of their failure to exercise due diligence. Deadline (2) The application may be made within the period referred to in subsection 477.59(7), (10), (11), (12) or (15) or within two weeks after the end of that period. 2014, c. 12, s. 86
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 477.67
Corrections or revisions — Chief Electoral Officer 477.67 (1) The Chief Electoral Officer, on the written application of a candidate or their official agent, shall authorize the correction or revision of a document referred to in subsection 477.59(1), (10), (11), (12) or (15) 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 correction or revision (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 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. 2014, c. 12, s. 86
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 477.68
Extensions, corrections or revisions — judge 477.68 (1) A candidate or their official agent may apply to a judge for an order (a) relieving the official agent from the obligation to comply with a request referred to in subsection 477.65(2); (b) authorizing an extension referred to in subsection 477.66(1); or (c) authorizing a correction or revision referred to in subsection 477.67(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 477.65(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 477.66(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 477.66, or (iii) the end of the extended period referred to in subsection 477.66(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 477.67. Grounds — relief from compliance (3) The judge shall grant an order relieving the official agent from the obligation to comply with a request referred to in subsection 477.65(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 official agent’s failure to provide the required documents was deliberate or was the result of their 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. Procedure (7) If an application is made under paragraph (1)(a) in respect of a candidate who is a Member of the House of Commons at the time the application is made, the judge shall hear the application without delay and in a summary manner, and a court of appeal shall hear any appeal arising from the application without delay and in a summary manner. 2014, c. 12, s. 86
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 477.69
Appearance of official agent before judge 477.69 (1) A judge dealing with an application under section 477.68 or 477.7 who is satisfied that a candidate or an official agent has not provided the documents referred to in subsection 477.59(1), (10), (11), (12) or (15) in accordance with this Act because of a failure of the official agent or a predecessor of the official agent shall, by order served personally, require the official agent or that predecessor to appear before the judge. Show cause orders (2) The judge shall, unless the official agent or predecessor on his or her appearance shows cause why an order should not be issued, order that the agent or predecessor (a) do anything that the judge considers appropriate in order to remedy the failure; or (b) be examined concerning any information that pertains to the failure. 2014, c. 12, s. 86