Appointment of financial agent

(1) A third party that is required to register under subsection 349.6(1) shall appoint a financial agent, who may be a person who is authorized to sign an application for registration made under that subsection.

Financial agent — ineligible persons

2) The following persons are not eligible to be a financial agent of a third party:

(a) an election officer or a member of the staff of a returning officer;

(b) a potential candidate or — if the potential candidate is deemed to be a candidate under section 477 — their official agent;

(c) the chief agent of a registered party or eligible party;

(d) a registered agent of a registered party;

(e) a nomination contestant or their financial agent;

(f) a leadership contestant or their leadership campaign agent; and

(g) a person who is not a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

2018, c. 31, s. 223.