Strict liability offences — summary conviction

(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);

(b.1) being a person or entity, contravenes subsection 364(9) (paying convention fees while ineligible);

(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).

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, knowingly contravenes subsection 368(3) (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).

2000, c. 9, s. 497; 2003, c. 19, s. 58; 2004, c. 24, s. 21; 2006, c. 9, s. 57; 2007, c. 21, s. 39; 2014, c. 12, ss. 98, 99; 2018, c. 31, s. 339.