Criminal Code (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46)

Marginal note:Municipal corruption

• 123 (1) Every person is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than five years or is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction who directly or indirectly gives, offers or agrees to give or offer to a municipal official or to anyone for the benefit of a municipal official — or, being a municipal official, directly or indirectly demands, accepts or offers or agrees to accept from any person for themselves or another person — a loan, reward, advantage or benefit of any kind as consideration for the official

  • (a) to abstain from voting at a meeting of the municipal council or a committee of the council;

  • (b) to vote in favour of or against a measure, motion or resolution;

  • (c) to aid in procuring or preventing the adoption of a measure, motion or resolution; or

  • (d) to perform or fail to perform an official act.

• Marginal note:Influencing municipal official

  (2) Every person is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than five years or is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction who influences or attempts to influence a municipal official to do anything mentioned in paragraphs (1)(a) to (d) by

  • (a) suppression of the truth, in the case of a person who is under a duty to disclose the truth;

  • (b) threats or deceit; or

  • (c) any unlawful means.

• Definition of municipal official

  (3) In this section, municipal official means a member of a municipal council or a person who holds an office under a municipal government.