Marginal note:Strict liability offences — summary conviction
497 (1) Every person is guilty of an offence who
(a) being a registered party, contravenes section 372 (failure to provide statement of assets and liabilities or related documents);
(b) being a registered party, contravenes subsection 375(3) or, being a registered party or eligible party, contravenes section 378, subsection 379(1) or (2) or section 380 (failure to comply with requirements reappointment of registered agent, chief agent or auditor);
(c) being a registered party, contravenes subsection 382(1) or (4) (failure to report changes to registered party information);
(d) being a registered party, contravenes section 384 (failure to confirm validity of information on party);
(e) being a chief agent of a suspended party, contravenes section 392 (failure to provide financial transactions return or election expenses return or related documents);
(f) being a chief agent of a suspended party, contravenes section 393 (failure to provide statement of fair market value or related documents);
(g) being a chief agent of a suspended party, contravenes section 396 (failure to provide statement of party’s expenses or related documents);
(h) being a chief agent of a merging registered party, contravenes section 403 (failure to provide financial transactions return or related documents);
(i) being a chief agent or an official agent, contravenes subsection 404(2) (failure to return or pay amount of ineligible contribution);
(j) contravenes subsection 410(1) or (2) (failure to document payment);
(k) being a person authorized to pay petty expenses, contravenes subsection 411(3) (failure to provide documentation of expenditures) or 411(4) (paying excessive petty expenses);
(l) being a chief agent, contravenes subsection 423(1) (exceeding election expense limit) or, being a registered party or third party, contravenes subsection 423(2) (colluding to circumvent election expense limit);
(m) being a chief agent, contravenes section 424 (failure to provide financial transactions return or related documents);
(n) being a registered agent, contravenes section 425 (failure to forward excess contributions);
(o) being a chief agent, contravenes paragraph 427(b) (providing incomplete financial transactions return);
(p) being a registered party, contravenes section 428 (failure to prepare trust fund return);
(q) being a chief agent, contravenes section 429 (failure to provide election expenses return or related documents);
(r) being an official agent, contravenes section 437 (failure to satisfy bank account requirements);
(s) being an official agent, a candidate or a person authorized under paragraph 446(c), contravenes subsection 439(2) (incurring more than maximum allowed for notice of nomination meetings) or subsection 443(1) (exceeding election expenses limit) or, being an official agent, candidate, person authorized under paragraph 446(c) or a third party, contravenes subsection 443(2) (colluding to circumvent election expense limit);
(t) being an official agent, contravenes subsection 445(1) (failure to pay recoverable claim in timely manner);
(u) being an official agent, contravenes any of subsections 451(1) to (4) (failure to provide electoral campaign return or related documents);
(v) being a candidate, contravenes subsection 451(5) (failure to send declaration re electoral campaign return to agent);
(w) being an official agent, contravenes section 452 (failure to pay value of contribution that cannot be returned);
(x) being an official agent, contravenes section 455 (failure to provide updated electoral campaign return or related documents);
(y) being an official agent, contravenes paragraph 463(1)(b) (providing incomplete electoral campaign return);
(z) being an official agent, contravenes subsection 472(2) or section 473 (failure to dispose of surplus electoral funds);
(z.1) being a registered agent or an electoral district association, contravenes section 476 (improper or unauthorized transfer of contributions); or
(z.2) being an official agent, contravenes subsection 478(2) (failure to return unused income tax receipts).
Marginal note:Offences requiring intent — summary conviction
(2) Every person is guilty of an offence who
(a) being a person or an entity, knowingly contravenes subsection 405(1) (contribution to registered party coming from other source) or, not being a chief agent or registered agent, knowingly contravenes subsection 405(3) (accepting contributions); or
(b) not being a chief agent, a registered agent or a person authorized under paragraph 446(c), knowingly contravenes section 416 (paying or incurring registered party’s expenses).
Marginal note:Offences requiring intent — dual procedure
(3) Every person is guilty of an offence who
(a) being a registered party, wilfully contravenes section 372 (failure to provide statement of assets and liabilities or related documents);
(b) wilfully contravenes subsection 381(1) or (2) (ineligible person acting as chief agent, registered agent or auditor);
(c) being a chief agent of a suspended party, wilfully contravenes section 392 (failure to provide final transactions return or election expenses return or related documents);
(d) being the chief agent of a suspended party, wilfully contravenes section 393 (failure to provide statement of fair market value or related documents);
(e) being a chief agent of a suspended party, wilfully contravenes section 396 (failure to provide statement of party’s expenses or related documents);
(f) being a chief agent of a merging registered party, wilfully contravenes section 403 (failure to provide financial transactions returns or related documents);
(g) being a chief agent, wilfully contravenes subsection 423(1) (exceeding election expense limit);
(h) being a registered party or a third party, knowingly contravenes subsection 423(2) (colluding to circumvent election expense limit);
(i) being a chief agent, wilfully contravenes section 424 (failure to provide financial transactions return or related documents);
(j) being a registered agent, wilfully contravenes section 425 (failure to forward excess contributions);
(k) being a chief agent, contravenes paragraph 427(a) (providing financial transactions return containing false or misleading statement);
(l) being a registered party, wilfully contravenes section 428 (failure to prepare trust fund return);
(m) being a chief agent,
(i) wilfully contravenes section 429 (failure to provide election expenses return or related documents), or
(ii) contravenes paragraph 431(a) (providing election expenses return containing false or misleading statement);
(n) being a person or entity, knowingly contravenes subsection 438(1) (making contribution or loan from prohibited source), being a person other than an official agent, contravenes subsection 438(2) or (3) (accepting or issuing receipts for contributions), being a person or entity, other than a candidate, official agent or person authorized under paragraph 446(c), contravenes subsection 438(4) or (5) (paying or incurring electoral campaign expenses) or, being a person other than a candidate or official agent, contravenes subsection 438(6) (paying candidate’s personal expenses);
(o) being a candidate, official agent or person authorized under paragraph 446(c), wilfully contravenes subsection 439(2) (spending more than maximum allowed for notice of nomination meetings);
(p) being an official agent, a candidate or a person authorized under paragraph 446(c), wilfully contravenes subsection 443(1) (exceeding election expenses limit);
(q) being an official agent, a candidate, a person authorized under paragraph 446(c) or a third party, contravenes subsection 443(2) (colluding to circumvent election expenses limit);
(r) being an official agent, wilfully contravenes any of subsections 451(1) to (4) (failure to provide electoral campaign return or related documents);
(s) being a candidate, wilfully contravenes subsection 451(5) (failure to send electoral campaign expense declaration);
(t) being an official agent, wilfully contravenes section 452 (failure to pay value of excess contribution);
(u) being an official agent, wilfully contravenes section 455 (failure to provide updated electoral campaign return or related documents);
(v) being an official agent, contravenes paragraph 463(1)(a) or knowingly contravenes paragraph 463(1)(b) (providing electoral campaign return containing false or misleading statement or one that is incomplete);
(w) being an official agent, wilfully contravenes subsection 472(2) or section 473 (failure to dispose of surplus electoral funds); or
(x) being a registered agent or an electoral district association, knowingly contravenes section 476 (unauthorized or improper transfer of contributions).
Marginal note:When certain proceedings may be brought
(4) No proceedings may be commenced before the expiration of the period within which an application may be made under
(a) section 434, in the case of an offence referred to in paragraph (1)(m) or (q) or (3)(i) or subparagraph (3)(m)(i); and
(b) section 459, in the case of an offence referred to in paragraph (1)(u) or (3)(r).
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