Canada Elections Act

438 (1) [Repealed, 2003, c. 19, s. 42]

Marginal note:Prohibition — accepting contributions

(2) No person, other than an official agent of a candidate, shall accept contributions to the candidate’s electoral campaign.

Marginal note:Prohibition — issuing tax receipts

(3) No person, other than an official agent of a candidate, shall provide official receipts to contributors of monetary contributions to a candidate for the purpose of subsection 127(3) of the Income Tax Act.

Marginal note:Prohibition — paying electoral expenses

(4) No person or entity, other than the official agent of a candidate, shall pay expenses in relation to the candidate’s electoral campaign except for petty expenses referred to in section 411 and the candidate’s personal expenses.

Marginal note:Prohibition — incurring electoral expenses

(5) No person or entity, other than a candidate, his or her official agent or a person authorized under paragraph 446(c) to enter into contracts, shall incur expenses in relation to the candidate’s electoral campaign.

Marginal note:Prohibition — candidate’s personal expenses

(6) No person, other than a candidate or his or her official agent, shall pay the candidate’s personal expenses.

Marginal note:Exception

(7) Subsection (4) or (5), as the case may be, does not apply to a registered agent of a registered party who pays or incurs expenses in relation to the electoral campaign of the leader of the registered party.