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2 (1) The definitions in this subsection apply in this Act.

broadcaster

broadcaster  means a person who is licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission under the Broadcasting Act to carry on a programming undertaking. (radiodiffuseur)

broadcasting

broadcasting  means broadcasting, as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Broadcasting Act, that is regulated and supervised by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission pursuant to section 5 of that Act. (radiodiffusion)

election period

election period  means the period beginning with the issue of the writ and ending on polling day or, if the writ is withdrawn under subsection 59(1) or is deemed to be withdrawn under subsection 31(3) of the Parliament of Canada Act, on the day that the writ is withdrawn or deemed to be withdrawn. (période électorale)

judge

judge , when used to define the judicial officer on whom is conferred specific powers, means

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• (i) in relation to any place or territory in Canada,

  • (i) if a vacancy exists or arises in the office of any such judge or if such a judge is unable to act by reason of illness or absence from their judicial district, the judge exercising the jurisdiction of that judge,

Minister

Minister  means the member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada designated by the Governor in Council for the purposes of this Act. (ministre)

National Capital Region

National Capital Region  means the National Capital Region as described in the schedule to the National Capital Act. (région de la capitale nationale)

personal information

personal information  means personal information as defined in section 3 of the Privacy Act. (renseignements personnels)

Marginal note:Commercial value of capital assets

(1.1) For the purposes of this Act, the commercial value of any capital asset that is used during a nomination contest, an election period or a leadership contest, as the case may be, is the lower of

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Marginal note:No commercial value

(2) For the purposes of this Act, other than section 477.9, the commercial value of property or a service is deemed to be nil if

• (a) the property or service is provided by a Canadian citizen, or a permanent resident as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, who is not in the business of providing that property or service; and

Marginal note:Satisfactory proof of identity and residence

(3) For the purposes of this Act, satisfactory proof of identity and satisfactory proof of residence are established in the manner determined by the Chief Electoral Officer.

Marginal note:Time

(4) A reference to a time of day in this Act is a reference to local time.

Marginal note:Descriptive cross-references

(5) If, in any provision of this Act, a reference to another provision of this Act or a provision of any other Act is followed by words in parentheses that are or purport to be descriptive of the subject-matter of the provision referred to, those words form no part of the provision in which they occur but are inserted for convenience of reference only.

Marginal note:Definition of polling day

(6) If a writ for an election is withdrawn under subsection 59(1) or is deemed to be withdrawn under subsection 31(3) of the Parliament of Canada Act, then, in Parts 16.1 and 17 and Divisions 1, 2, 4 and 5 of Part 18, polling day means the day that the writ is withdrawn or deemed to be withdrawn.

510.1 (1) Subject to subsection (2), neither the Commissioner nor any person acting under his or her direction shall disclose any information relating to an investigation that comes to their knowledge in the exercise of their powers or the performance of their duties and functions under this Act, including information that reveals or from which may be inferred the name of the complainant, if any, the person whose conduct is being investigated or any witness.

Marginal note:Disclosure authorized

(2) The Commissioner may disclose or may authorize any person acting under his or her direction to disclose

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• (d) information that is required to be disclosed in the course of a prosecution for an offence under this Act;

• (d.1) information that is required to be disclosed in the course of an application for judicial review in respect of a decision taken under this Act;

• (e) information that is required to be disclosed under any other Act of Parliament;

(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(g), the Commissioner shall take into consideration the effects of disclosure on

• (a) the privacy rights of any person who is the subject of the disclosure;

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Marginal note:Collection, use, disclosure, retention and disposal

(2) In order to participate in public affairs by endorsing one or more of its members as candidates and supporting their election, any registered party or eligible party, as well as any person or organization acting on the party’s behalf, including the party’s candidates, electoral district associations, officers, agents, employees, volunteers and representatives, may, subject to this Act and any other applicable federal Act, collect, use, disclose, retain and dispose of personal information in accordance with the party’s privacy policy.

135 (1) The only persons who may be present at a polling station on polling day are

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• (h) if a polling division of an electoral district in which a registered party’s leader is a candidate is assigned to the polling station, any media representative who — subject to any conditions that the Chief Electoral Officer considers necessary to protect the integ­rity of the vote and the privacy of any person present at the polling station — is authorized in writing by the Chief Electoral Officer to be present and take any photograph or make any audio or video recording of the candidates as they cast their votes; and

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Marginal note:Representative authorized in writing

(3) A representative bearing a written authorization referred to in subsection (2), or a copy of one, is a representative of the candidate for the purposes of this Act and is entitled to represent the candidate to the exclusion of any elector who might otherwise claim the right to represent the candidate.