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Canada Elections Act

Version of section 411 from 2003-01-01 to 2003-12-31:


Marginal note:Petty expenses

  •  (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 by the registered party; or

    • (b) the official agent of a candidate, as an expense incurred for the candidate’s electoral campaign.

  • Marginal note:Authorized maximum

    (2) The written authorization referred to in subsection (1) must 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 registered agent or official agent who authorized it with the documentation referred to in section 410 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; or

    • (b) in the case of a petty expense incurred on behalf of a candidate, polling day.

  • Marginal note:Prohibition

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


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