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

Marginal note:Deeming

478.03 For the purposes of this Part, a nomination contestant is deemed to have been a nomination contestant from the time he or she accepts a contribution or incurs a nomination campaign expense.

Marginal note:Duty to appoint financial agent

478.04 No nomination contestant shall, in relation to his or her nomination campaign, accept contributions or incur nomination campaign expenses unless he or she has appointed a financial agent.

Marginal note:Agents — ineligible persons

• 478.05 (1) The following persons are not eligible to be the financial agent of a nomination contestant:

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

  • (b) a candidate or a nomination contestant;

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

  • (d) 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

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

Marginal note:Consent

478.06 A nomination contestant shall obtain from the financial agent, on appointment, their signed consent to so act.

Marginal note:Replacement of financial agent

478.07 In the event of the death, incapacity, resignation or revocation of the appointment of the financial agent, a nomination contestant shall without delay appoint a replacement.

Marginal note:Only one financial agent

478.08 A nomination contestant shall have no more than one financial agent at a time.

Marginal note:Prohibition — agents

478.09 No person who is not eligible to be the financial agent of a nomination contestant shall so act.