Canada Elections Act (S.C. 2000, c. 9)

Marginal note:Agents — corporations

• 403.1 (1) A corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada or a province is eligible to be the financial agent or an electoral district agent of a registered association.

• Marginal note:Agents — ineligible persons

  (2) The following persons are not eligible to be a financial agent or an electoral district agent:

  • (a) an election officer or a member of the staff of a returning officer;

  • (b) a candidate;

  • (c) an auditor appointed as required by this Act;

  • (d) subject to subsection (1), a person who is not an elector;

  • (e) an undischarged bankrupt; and

  • (f) a person who does not have the capacity to enter into contracts in the province in which the person ordinarily resides.

• Marginal note:Where member of partnership appointed as agent

  (3) A person may be appointed as agent for a registered association notwithstanding that the person is a member of a partnership that has been appointed as an auditor, in accordance with this Act for the registered party.

Marginal note:Auditor — eligibility

• 403.11 (1) Only the following are eligible to be an auditor for a registered association:

  • (a) a person who is a member in good standing of a corporation, an association or an institute of professional accountants; or

  • (b) a partnership of which every partner is a member in good standing of a corporation, an association or an institute of professional accountants.

• Marginal note:Auditor — ineligible persons

  (2) The following persons are not eligible to be an auditor for a registered association:

  • (a) election officers and members of the staff of returning officers;

  • (b) chief agents of registered parties or eligible parties and registered agents of registered parties;

  • (c) candidates and official agents of candidates;

  • (d) electoral district agents of registered associations;

  • (e) leadership contestants and their leadership campaign agents;

  • (f) nomination contestants and their financial agents; and

  • (g) financial agents of registered third parties.

Marginal note:Consent

403.12 A registered association shall obtain from the financial agent or auditor, on appointment, their signed consent to so act.

Marginal note:Death, incapacity, resignation or revocation

403.13 In the event of the death, incapacity, resignation or revocation of the appointment of its financial agent or auditor, a registered association shall without delay appoint a replacement.