Canada Elections Act

Marginal note:Strict liability offences — summary conviction

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

  • (a) being a person or entity, contravenes subsection 363(1) (making contribution while ineligible);

  • (b) being the chief agent of a registered party, the financial agent of a registered association, the official agent of a candidate or the financial agent of a nomination contestant or leadership contestant, contravenes subsection 363(2) (failure to return or pay amount of ineligible contribution);

  • (c) being a registered party or an electoral district association of one, contravenes subsection 365(1) (making prohibited transfer);

  • (d) being a person who is authorized to accept contributions on behalf of a registered party, a registered association, a nomination contestant, a candidate or a leadership contestant, contravenes section 366 (failure to issue receipt);

  • (e) being a person or entity, contravenes subsection 368(1) (circumventing contribution limit);

  • (f) being a person or entity, contravenes subsection 368(2) (concealing source of contribution);

  • (g) being an individual, contravenes section 370 (making indirect contributions);

  • (h) being a person authorized under this Act to accept contributions, contravenes section 372 (failure to return or pay amount of contribution);

  • (i) being a person or entity, contravenes subsection 373(1) or (2) (making a loan, guaranteeing a loan or borrowing money);

  • (j) being an individual, contravenes section 374 (making indirect loans);

  • (k) contravenes subsection 380(1) or (2) (failure to document payment); or

  • (l) being a person authorized to pay petty expenses, contravenes subsection 381(3) (failure to provide documentation of petty expenses) or 381(4) (paying more than the maximum amount of petty expenses).

• Marginal note:Offences requiring intent — dual procedure

  (2) Every person is guilty of an offence who

  • (a) being a person or entity, knowingly contravenes subsection 363(1) (making contribution while ineligible);

  • (b) being a registered party or an electoral district association of one, knowingly contravenes subsection 365(1) (making prohibited transfer);

  • (c) being a person who is authorized to accept contributions on behalf of a registered party, a registered association, a nomination contestant, a candidate or a leadership contestant, knowingly contravenes section 366 (failure to issue receipt);

  • (d) being an individual, knowingly contravenes subsection 367(1) or (6) (exceeding contribution limit);

  • (e) being a person or entity, knowingly contravenes subsection 368(1) (circumventing contribution limit);

  • (f) being a person or entity, knowingly contravenes subsection 368(2) (concealing source of contribution);

  • (g) being a person entitled to accept contributions under this Act, contravenes subsection 368(3) (knowingly accepting excessive contribution);

  • (h) being a person or entity, knowingly contravenes subsection 368(4) (entering prohibited agreement);

  • (i) being a person or entity, contravenes subsection 369(1) (soliciting or accepting contribution);

  • (j) being a person or entity, contravenes subsection 369(2) (collusion);

  • (k) being an individual, knowingly contravenes section 370 (making indirect contributions);

  • (l) being an individual, knowingly contravenes section 371 (exceeding cash contribution limit);

  • (m) being a person authorized under this Act to accept contributions, knowingly contravenes section 372 (failure to return or pay amount of contribution);

  • (n) being a person or entity, knowingly contravenes subsection 373(1) or (2) (making a loan, guaranteeing a loan or borrowing money); or

  • (o) being an individual, knowingly contravenes section 374 (making indirect loans).