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Canada Business Corporations Act

Version of section 21.4 from 2019-06-13 to 2019-06-20:


Marginal note:Offence — preparation and maintenance of register

  •  (1) Every director or officer of a corporation who knowingly authorizes, permits or acquiesces in the contravention of subsection 21.1(1) by that corporation commits an offence, whether or not the corporation has been prosecuted or convicted.

  • Marginal note:Offence — recording of false or misleading information

    (2) Every director or officer of a corporation who knowingly records or knowingly authorizes, permits or acquiesces in the recording of false or misleading information in the register of the corporation referred to in subsection 21.1(1) commits an offence.

  • Marginal note:Offence — provision of false or misleading information

    (3) Every director or officer of a corporation who knowingly provides or knowingly authorizes, permits or acquiesces in the provision to any person or entity of false or misleading information in relation to the register of the corporation referred to in subsection 21.1(1) commits an offence.

  • Marginal note:Offence — subsection 21.1(4)

    (4) Every shareholder who knowingly contravenes subsection 21.1(4) commits an offence.

  • Marginal note:Penalty

    (5) A person who commits an offence under any of subsections (1) to (4) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $200,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both.

  • 2018, c. 27, s. 183

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