Leadership contestants outside Canada

(1) Despite subsection 478.8(7), a leadership contestant who is outside Canada when the documents referred to in paragraphs 478.8(1)(a) to (c) are provided to the Chief Electoral Officer need not send their financial agent the declaration referred to in paragraph 478.8(1)(d) within the period referred to in subsection 478.8(7), but if the contestant does not send it to their financial agent within that period then the contestant shall provide the Chief Electoral Officer with the declaration no later than 14 days after the day on which the contestant returns to Canada.