Canada Elections Act

Marginal note:Strict liability offences — summary conviction

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

  • (a) being an electoral district association of a registered party, contravenes section 447 (financial activity while unregistered);

  • (a.1) being an electoral district association of a registered party, contravenes subsection 449.1(1) (incurring certain partisan advertising expenses or, during a pre-election period, transmitting certain partisan advertising messages);

  • (a.2) being a registered association, contravenes section 449.2 (failure to indicate authority for partisan advertising);

  • (b) being an electoral district association of a registered party, contravenes subsection 450(1) (incurring election expenses);

  • (c) being a registered association, contravenes section 451 (failure to provide statement of assets and liabilities or related documents);

  • (d) being the financial agent of a registered association, contravenes section 452 (making erroneous declaration);

  • (e) being a registered association, contravenes subsection 456(2) (failure to comply with requirements re: appointment of electoral district agent);

  • (f) being a registered association, contravenes section 459, 460 or 461 (failure to comply with requirements re: appointment of financial agent or auditor);

  • (g) being a registered association, contravenes subsection 463(1) (failure to report changes to registered association information);

  • (h) being a registered association, contravenes section 464 (failure to confirm validity of information concerning association);

  • (i) being the financial agent of a deregistered electoral district association, contravenes section 473 (failure to provide financial transactions return for fiscal period or related documents);

  • (j) being the financial agent of a registered association, contravenes section 475.2 (failure to pay recoverable claim within three years);

  • (k) being the financial agent of a registered association, contravenes subsection 475.4(1), (2), (3) or (5) (failure to provide financial transactions return or related documents);

  • (l) being the financial agent of a registered association, contravenes section 475.5 (failure to pay excess contributions);

  • (m) being the financial agent of a registered association, contravenes paragraph 475.7(b) (providing document that is substantially incomplete);

  • (n) being the financial agent of a registered association, contravenes subsection 475.9(3) (failure to provide corrected or revised document within specified period); or

  • (o) being the financial agent or the chief executive officer of a registered association, contravenes subsection 475.92(3) (failure to provide corrected or revised document within 30-day period or any extension of that period).

• Marginal note:Offences requiring intent — summary conviction

  (2) Every person is guilty of an offence who

  • (a) being a person or entity other than an electoral district agent of a registered association, knowingly contravenes subsection 475(1) or (2) (paying or incurring registered association’s expenses while ineligible);

  • (b) being a person or entity other than an electoral district agent of a registered association, knowingly contravenes subsection 475(3) (accepting contributions while ineligible); or

  • (c) being a person or entity other than the financial agent of a registered association, knowingly contravenes subsection 475(4) (while ineligible, accepting provision of goods or services or transfer of funds or providing goods or services or transferring funds).

• Marginal note:Offences requiring intent — dual procedure

  (3) Every person is guilty of an offence who

  • (a) being an electoral district association, knowingly contravenes section 447 (financial activity while unregistered);

  • (a.1) being an electoral district association of a registered party, knowingly contravenes subsection 449.1(1) (incurring certain partisan advertising expenses or, during a pre-election period, transmitting certain partisan advertising messages);

  • (b) being an electoral district association of a registered party, knowingly contravenes subsection 450(1) (incurring election expenses);

  • (c) being a registered association, knowingly contravenes section 451 (failure to provide statement of assets and liabilities or related documents);

  • (d) being the financial agent of a registered association, knowingly contravenes section 452 (making erroneous declaration);

  • (e) being a registered association, knowingly contravenes subsection 456(2) (failure to comply with requirements re: appointment of electoral district agent);

  • (f) being a person, knowingly contravenes subsection 462(1) or (2) (acting as financial agent, electoral district agent or auditor when ineligible to do so);

  • (g) being the financial agent of a deregistered electoral district association, knowingly contravenes section 473 (failure to provide financial transactions return for fiscal period or related documents);

  • (h) being the financial agent of a registered association, knowingly contravenes subsection 475.4(1), (2), (3) or (5) (failure to provide financial transactions return or related documents);

  • (i) being the financial agent of a registered association, knowingly contravenes section 475.5 (failure to pay excess contributions);

  • (j) being the financial agent of a registered association, contravenes paragraph 475.7(a) (providing document that contains false or misleading information);

  • (k) being the financial agent of a registered association, knowingly contravenes subsection 475.9(3) (failure to provide corrected or revised document within specified period); or

  • (l) being the financial agent or chief executive officer of a registered association, knowingly contravenes subsection 475.92(3) (failure to provide corrected or revised document within 30-day period or any extension of that period).