Canada Elections Act

Marginal note:Strict liability offences — summary conviction

• 489 (1) Every person is guilty of an offence who contravenes

  • (a) being an employer, subsection 132(1) (failure to allow time to vote) or 133(1) (making deductions from employees’ wages for time given to vote);

  • (b) section 165 (prohibited use of loudspeaker); or

  • (c) paragraph 166(1)(b) (wearing of emblems, etc., in polling station).

• Marginal note:Offences requiring intent — summary conviction

  (2) Every person is guilty of an offence who

  • (a) contravenes subsection 143(5) (vouching for more than one elector);

  • (a.1) contravenes subsection 143(6) (vouch-ee acting as voucher);

  • (a.2) contravenes subsection 155(2) (assisting as a friend more than one elector);

  • (a.3) contravenes subsection 161(6) (vouching for more than one elector);

  • (a.4) contravenes subsection 161(7) (vouch-ee acting as voucher);

  • (b) being an elector, contravenes subsection 164(2) (failure to maintain secrecy);

  • (c) contravenes paragraph 166(1)(a) (display of campaign literature in polling place);

  • (d) contravenes subsection 169(5) (vouching for more than one elector); or

  • (e) contravenes subsection 169(6) (vouchee acting as voucher).

• Marginal note:Offences requiring intent — dual procedure

  (3) Every person is guilty of an offence who

  • (a) being an employer, contravenes section 134 (preventing employee from using voting time);

  • (b) being a friend or relative of an elector, wilfully contravenes subsection 155(4) (disclosing for whom elector voted);

  • (b.1) contravenes any of paragraphs 161(5.1)(a) to (d) (forbidden acts re polling day registration);

  • (c) being a candidate, an election officer or a representative of a candidate, contravenes subsection 164(1) (failure to maintain secrecy);

  • (d) contravenes paragraph 166(1)(c) (influencing vote in polling station);

  • (e) contravenes any of paragraphs 167(1)(a) to (d) (prohibited acts re ballots) or 167(2)(a) to (d) (prohibited acts re ballots or ballot box with intent to influence vote);

  • (f) being a deputy returning officer, contravenes paragraph 167(3)(a) (initialling ballot with intent to influence vote); or

  • (g) being a deputy returning officer, contravenes paragraph 167(3)(b) (placing identifying mark on ballot).