An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (political financing) (S.C. 2018, c. 20)

Marginal note:2014, c. 12, s. 99

• 10 (1) Paragraph 497.3(1)(f) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (f) being a nomination contestant or the financial agent of one, contravenes subsection 476.68(1) (exceeding nomination contest expenses limit);

• Marginal note:2014, c. 12, s. 99

  (2) Paragraphs 497.3(2)(g) and (h) of the Act are replaced by the following:

  • (g) being a nomination contestant or the financial agent of one, knowingly contravenes subsection 476.68(1) (exceeding nomination contest expenses limit);

  • (h) being a person or entity, contravenes subsection 476.68(2) (circumventing nomination contest expenses limit);

11 Section 500 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1):

Transitional Provisions

Marginal note:Coming into force during election period — regulated fundraising events

12 If section 2 comes into force during an election period, the Canada Elections Act, as it read immediately before the day on which that section comes into force, applies with respect to that election and all related obligations and rights including obligations to report.

Marginal note:Coming into force during nomination contest

• 13 (1) If section 3 comes into force during a nomination contest, the Canada Elections Act, as it read immediately before the day on which that section comes into force, applies with respect to that nomination contest and all related obligations and rights including obligations to report.

• Marginal note:Prior nomination contests

  (2) All obligations and rights arising out of any nomination contest that took place before the day on which section 3 comes into force and that are still outstanding on that day, including obligations to report, are subject to the Canada Elections Act as it read at the time of that nomination contest.

Marginal note:Coming into force during leadership contest

• 14 (1) If section 7 comes into force during a leadership contest, the Canada Elections Act, as it read immediately before the day on which that section comes into force, applies with respect to that leadership contest and all related obligations and rights including obligations to report.

• Marginal note:Prior leadership contests

  (2) All obligations and rights arising out of any leadership contest that took place before the day on which section 7 comes into force and that are still outstanding on that day, including obligations to report, are subject to the Canada Elections Act as it read at the time of that leadership contest.

Coming into Force

Marginal note:Six months after royal assent

15 This Act comes into force on the day that, in the sixth month after the month in which it receives royal assent, has the same calendar number as the day on which it receives royal assent or, if that sixth month has no day with that number, the last day of that sixth month.