Canada Elections Act

Marginal note:Strict liability offences — summary conviction

• 496 (1) Every person is guilty of an offence who, being a third party, contravenes

  • (a) any of subsections 350(1) to (4) (exceeding election period expenses limits);

  • (a.1) section 351.1 (foreign third party incurring election period expenses);

  • (b) section 352 (failure to identify self in advertising);

  • (c) subsection 353(1) (failure to register);

  • (d) section 354 (failure to appoint financial agent) or subsection 355(1) (failure to appoint auditor);

  • (d.1) subsection 357.01(1) or 357.02(1) (failure to file interim third-party expenses return) or 357.01(10) (failure to provide documents evidencing expenses on request);

  • (d.2) paragraph 357.03(b) (filing interim third-party expenses return that is substantially incomplete); or

  • (e) section 357.1 (use of anonymous contributions).

  • (f) [Repealed, 2018, c. 31, s. 337]

• Marginal note:Offences requiring intent — dual procedure

  (2) Every person is guilty of an offence who

  • (a) being a third party, knowingly contravenes any of subsections 350(1) to (4) or section 351 (exceeding or circumventing election period expenses limits);

  • (b) being a third party or registered party, knowingly contravenes subsection 351.01(1) (colluding to influence third party);

  • (c) being a third party or candidate, knowingly contravenes subsection 351.01(2) (colluding to influence third party);

  • (d) being a third party or official agent of a candidate, knowingly contravenes subsection 351.01(3) (colluding to influence third party);

  • (e) being a third party, knowingly contravenes section 351.1 (foreign third party incurring election period expenses);

  • (f) being a third party, knowingly contravenes subsection 353(1) (failure to register);

  • (g) knowingly contravenes subsection 354(2) or 355(3) (ineligible person acting as financial agent or auditor); or

  • (h) being a third party, knowingly contravenes subsection 357.01(1) or 357.02(1) (failure to file interim third-party expenses return); or

  • (i) being a third party, contravenes paragraph 357.03(a) or knowingly contravenes paragraph 357.03(b) (filing interim third-party expenses return that contains false or misleading information or one that is incomplete).