Canada Elections Act

Marginal note:Agents — corporations

• 457 (1) A corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada or a province is eligible to be the financial agent or an electoral district agent of a registered association.

• Marginal note:Agents — ineligible persons

  (2) The following persons are ineligible to be a financial agent or an electoral district agent:

  • (a) an election officer or a member of the staff of a returning officer;

  • (b) a candidate;

  • (c) an auditor appointed as required by this Act;

  • (d) subject to subsection (1), a person who is not an elector;

  • (e) an undischarged bankrupt; and

  • (f) a person who does not have full capacity to enter into contracts in the province in which the person ordinarily resides.

• Marginal note:If member of partnership appointed as agent

  (3) A person may be appointed as agent for a registered association even if the person is a member of a partnership that has been appointed as an auditor, in accordance with this Act, for the registered party.