Canada Elections Act

Marginal note:Petty expenses

• 381 (1) A person may pay a petty expense incurred for office supplies, postage, courier services and other incidental expenses under the written authorization of

  • (a) a registered agent of a registered party, as an expense incurred on behalf of the registered party;

  • (b) an electoral district agent of a registered association, as an expense incurred on behalf of the association;

  • (c) the financial agent of a nomination contestant, as a nomination campaign expense;

  • (d) the official agent of a candidate, as an electoral campaign expense for the candidate; or

  • (e) a leadership campaign agent of a leadership contestant, as a leadership campaign expense.

• Marginal note:Authorized maximum

  (2) The written authorization referred to in subsection (1) shall specify a maximum amount for the total of petty expenses that the person is authorized to pay.

• Marginal note:Statement and evidence of payment

  (3) A person who is authorized to pay a petty expense shall provide the agent who authorized it with a statement of payments that the person made and the documentation referred to in section 380 within three months after

  • (a) in the case of a petty expense incurred on behalf of a registered party, the day on which it is incurred;

  • (b) in the case of a petty expense incurred on behalf of a registered association, the day on which it is incurred;

  • (c) in the case of a petty expense incurred on behalf of a nomination contestant, the day on which it is incurred;

  • (d) in the case of a petty expense incurred on behalf of a candidate, polling day; and

  • (e) in the case of a petty expense incurred on behalf of a leadership contestant, the day on which it is incurred.

• Marginal note:Prohibition

  (4) No person who is authorized to pay petty expenses shall pay, in total, more than the maximum amount of petty expenses that they are authorized to pay.