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P-9.3 - Political Process Financing Act

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Definitions and interpretation
1(1)In this Act
“accountant” means a chartered professional accountant;(comptable)
“Advisory Committee” means the advisory committee on the financing of the political process established under section 20;(Comité consultatif)
“annual allowance” means the annual allowance payable to a registered political party pursuant to section 31;(allocation annuelle)
“assets” means money, accounts receivable, property and investments; (actifs)
“association” means an association of persons supporting a political party or candidate and includes a district association;(association)
“broadcasting undertaking” means a broadcasting undertaking as defined in section 2 of the Broadcasting Act (Canada);(entreprise de radiodiffusion)
“chartered accountant” Repealed: 1980, c.40, s.1
“Chief Electoral Officer” means the Chief Electoral Officer appointed under the Elections Act(directeur général des élections)
“contestant receipt” means a commercially available receipt and duplicate copy of that original receipt for the acknowledgement of contributions to a leadership contestant or nomination contestant and containing the information required by subsection 46.1(2); (reçu du candidat à la direction ou à l’investiture)
“contribution” means, subject to section 2, services, money or other property donated to a political party, an association, a leadership contestant, a nomination contestant or a person to support the political purposes of a political party, association, leadership contestant, nomination contestant or candidate;(contribution)
“corporation” means, except for the purpose of section 88, any corporation incorporated under the laws of the Province and any corporation having its head or other office or doing business or any part thereof in the Province;(corporation)
“designated publicity agency” means a publicity agency designated by a chief agent or official agent under section 74;(agence de publicité désignée)
“election expenses of a candidate” means election expenses incurred or authorized, or deemed to have been incurred or authorized, by the official agent of that candidate, and includes the value, determined in accordance with subsection 39(3), of every contribution, other than contributions of money, made in relation to the candidate during an election,(dépenses électorales d’un candidat)
(a) in the case of an official candidate of a registered political party,
(i) to the official representative of the registered district association associated with that party in the electoral district in which that person is a candidate, or
(ii) if there is no registered district association associated with that party in the electoral district in which that person is a candidate, to the official representative of that party; or
(b) in the case of any other candidate, to that candidate;
“election expenses of a party” Repealed: 2017, c.28, s.1
“election expenses of a registered political party” means election expenses incurred or authorized, or deemed to have been incurred or authorized, by the chief agent of that party and includes the value, determined in accordance with subsection 39(3), of every contribution, other than contributions of money, made during an election to that party;(dépenses électorales d’un parti politique enregistré)
“election expenses reimbursement” means an election expenses’ reimbursement payable under section 78;(remboursement des dépenses électorales)
“enumerator” Repealed: 2017, c.28, s.1
“expenditure” means any expense incurred by a political party, an association, a leadership contestant, a nomination contestant or any person for the political purposes of a political party, association, leadership contestant, nomination contestant or candidate;(dépenses)
“financial return” means a financial return submitted to the Supervisor under sections 58, 60, 62 or 62.1;(rapport financier)
“financial year” Repealed: 2009, c.55, s.1
“financing” means, subject to section 2, (financement)
(a) a loan or other credit granted at a fair market rate of interest for the political purposes of a political party, association, leadership contestant, nomination contestant or candidate, or
(b) any guarantee of a loan or other credit referred to in paragraph (a);
“fiscal year” means the period commencing on April 1 in one year and ending on March 31 in the next year; (année financière)
“general election” means an election in respect of which writs are issued for all electoral districts;(élection générale)
“official agent” means an official agent of a candidate under section 69 and includes an official agent as defined in the Elections Act;(agent officiel)
“official candidate of a registered political party” means a candidate who delivers to the returning officer, at the same time as his nomination paper, a certificate signed by the leader of a registered political party in the presence of two witnesses declaring that he is an official candidate of that party;(candidat officiel d’un parti politique enregistré)
“receipt” means a receipt in the form prescribed by the Supervisor pursuant to paragraph 14(c) for the acknowledgement of contributions to a registered political party, registered district association or registered independent candidate and containing the information required by subsection 46(2);(reçu)
“returning officer” means a returning officer appointed under the Elections Act;(directeur du scrutin)
“speaker” means the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and where the Speaker in unable to act or is absent from the Province means the Deputy Speaker;(président de l’Assemblée législative)
“statement” includes a statement of election expenses submitted to the Supervisor under section 81 or 82;(déclaration)
“Supervisor” means the Supervisor of Political Financing referred to in section 4 or a person who is delegated by the Supervisor under section 11;(Contrôleur)
“trade union” means, except for the purposes of section 88, a trade union as defined by the Industrial Relations Act and the Canada Labour Code (Canada), that holds bargaining rights for employees in the Province to whom those Acts apply;(syndicat)
“value” means fair market value;(valeur)
“valued inventory” means an inventory of property setting out the value of each item or class of property included therein;(inventaire d’évaluation)
“vehicle” includes a motor vehicle and boat but does not include an aircraft.(véhicule)
1(2)In this Act
    “by-election”,
 
    “candidate”,
 
    “chief agent”,
 
    “deputy official representative”,
 
    “district association”,
 
    “election”,
 
    “election officer”,
 
    “elector”,
 
    “electoral district”,
 
    “electoral district agent”,
 
    “leadership contestant”,
 
    “nomination contestant”,
 
    “official representative”,
 
    “polling day”,
 
    “preliminary list of electors”,
 
    “registered district association”,
 
    “registered independent candidate”,
 
    “registered leadership contestant”,
 
    “registered nomination contestant”,
 
    “registered political party”,
 
    “writ”,
 
    “during an election”, or “at an election”, “through an
election” or “an election period”,
have the same meaning as in the Elections Act.
1(3)Corporations that are associated with one another under section 256 of the Income Tax Act (Canada), shall be considered as a single corporation for the purposes of this Act.
1980, c.40, s.1; 1994, c.53, s.1; 2007, c.30, s.28; 2007, c.55, s.2; 2009, c.55, s.1; 2014, c.28, s.79; 2015, c.17, s.2; 2017, c.28, s.1; 2017, c.37, s.1
Definitions
1(1)In this Act
“accountant” means a chartered professional accountant;(comptable)
“Advisory Committee” means the advisory committee on the financing of the political process established under section 20;(Comité consultatif)
“annual allowance” means the annual allowance payable to a registered political party pursuant to section 31;(allocation annuelle)
“assets” means money, accounts receivable, property and investments; (actifs)
“association” means an association of persons supporting a political party or candidate and includes a district association;(association)
“broadcasting undertaking” means a broadcasting undertaking as defined in section 2 of the Broadcasting Act, chapter B-11 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970;(entreprise de radiodiffusion)
“chartered accountant” Repealed: 1980, c.40, s.1
“Chief Electoral Officer” means the Chief Electoral Officer appointed under the Elections Act(directeur général des élections)
“contestant receipt” means a commercially available receipt and duplicate copy of that original receipt for the acknowledgement of contributions to a leadership contestant or nomination contestant and containing the information required by subsection 46.1(2); (reçu du candidat à la direction ou à l’investiture)
“contribution” means, subject to section 2, services, money or other property donated to a political party, an association, a leadership contestant, a nomination contestant or a person to support the political purposes of a political party, association, leadership contestant, nomination contestant or candidate;(contribution)
“corporation” means, except for the purpose of section 88, any corporation incorporated under the laws of the Province and any corporation having its head or other office or doing business or any part thereof in the Province;(corporation)
“designated publicity agency” means a publicity agency designated by a chief agent or official agent under section 74;(agence de publicité désignée)
“election expenses of a candidate” means election expenses incurred or authorized, or deemed to have been incurred or authorized, by the official agent of that candidate, and includes the value, determined in accordance with subsection 39(3), of every contribution, other than contributions of money, made during an election,(dépenses électorales d’un candidat)
(a) in the case of a candidate of a registered political party, to the registered district association associated with that party in the electoral district in which that person is a candidate; or
(b) in the case of any other candidate, to that candidate;
“election expenses of a party” means election expenses of a registered political party;(dépenses électorales d’un parti)
“election expenses of a registered political party” means election expenses incurred or authorized, or deemed to have been incurred or authorized, by the chief agent of that party and includes the value, determined in accordance with subsection 39(3), of every contribution, other than contributions of money, made during an election to that party;(dépenses électorales d’un parti politique enregistré)
“election expenses reimbursement” means an election expenses’ reimbursement payable under section 78;(remboursement des dépenses électorales)
“enumerator” means an enumerator appointed under the Elections Act;(recenseur)
“expenditure” means any expense incurred by a political party, an association, a leadership contestant, a nomination contestant or any person for the political purposes of a political party, association, leadership contestant, nomination contestant or candidate;(dépenses)
“financial return” means a financial return submitted to the Supervisor under sections 58, 60, 62 or 62.1;(rapport financier)
“financial year” Repealed: 2009, c.55, s.1
“financing” , with respect to a leadership contestant or nomination contestant, means loans or other credit or guarantees of loans or other credit provided by an individual, corporation or trade union for the political purposes of a leadership contestant or nomination contestant;(financement)
“fiscal year” means the period commencing on April 1 in one year and ending on March 31 in the next year; (année financière)
“general election” means an election in respect of which election writs are issued for all electoral districts;(élection générale)
“official agent” means an official agent of a candidate under section 69 and includes an official agent as defined in the Elections Act;(agent officiel)
“official candidate of a registered political party” means a candidate who delivers to the returning officer, at the same time as his nomination paper, a certificate signed by the leader of a registered political party in the presence of two witnesses declaring that he is an official candidate of that party;(candidat officiel d’un parti politique enregistré)
“receipt” means a receipt in the form prescribed by the Supervisor pursuant to paragraph 14(c) for the acknowledgement of contributions to a registered political party, registered district association or registered independent candidate and containing the information required by subsection 46(2);(reçu)
“returning officer” means a returning officer appointed under the Elections Act;(directeur du scrutin)
“speaker” means the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and where the Speaker in unable to act or is absent from the Province means the Deputy Speaker;(président de l’Assemblée législative)
“statement” includes a statement of election expenses submitted to the Supervisor under section 81 or 82;(déclaration)
“Supervisor” means the Supervisor of Political Financing referred to in section 4 or a person who is delegated by the Supervisor under section 11;(Contrôleur)
“trade union” means, except for the purposes of section 88, a trade union as defined by the Industrial Relations Act and the Canada Labour Code, chapter L-1 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, that holds bargaining rights for employees in the Province to whom those Acts apply;(syndicat)
“value” means fair market value;(valeur)
“valued inventory” means an inventory of property setting out the value of each item or class of property included therein;(inventaire d’évaluation)
“vehicle” includes a motor vehicle and boat but does not include an aircraft.(véhicule)
Words defined by Elections Act
1(2)In this Act
    “by-election”,
 
    “candidate”,
 
    “chief agent”,
 
    “deputy official representative”,
 
    “district association”,
 
    “election”,
 
    “election officer”,
 
    “elector”,
 
    “electoral district”,
 
    “electoral district agent”,
 
    “leadership contestant”,
 
    “nomination contestant”,
 
    “official representative”,
 
    “polling day”,
 
    “preliminary list of electors”,
 
    “registered district associations”,
 
    “registered independent candidate”,
 
    “registered leadership contestant”,
 
    “registered nomination contestant”,
 
    “registered political party”,
 
    “Writ of Election”,
 
    “during an election”, or “at an election”, “through an
election” or “an election period”,
have the same meaning as in the Elections Act.
Associated corporations under Income Tax Act single corporation
1(3)Corporations that are associated with one another under section 256 of the Income Tax Act, chapter 148 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1952, shall be considered as a single corporation for the purposes of this Act.
1980, c.40, s.1; 1994, c.53, s.1; 2007, c.30, s.28; 2007, c.55, s.2; 2009, c.55, s.1; 2014, c.28, s.79; 2015, c.17, s.2
Definitions
1(1)In this Act
“accountant” means a chartered professional accountant;(comptable)
“Advisory Committee” means the advisory committee on the financing of the political process established under section 20;(Comité consultatif)
“annual allowance” means the annual allowance payable to a registered political party pursuant to section 31;(allocation annuelle)
“assets” means money, accounts receivable, property and investments; (actifs)
“association” means an association of persons supporting a political party or candidate and includes a district association;(association)
“broadcasting undertaking” means a broadcasting undertaking as defined in section 2 of the Broadcasting Act, chapter B-11 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970;(entreprise de radiodiffusion)
“chartered accountant” Repealed: 1980, c.40, s.1
“Chief Electoral Officer” means the Chief Electoral Officer appointed under the Elections Act(directeur général des élections)
“contribution” means, subject to section 2, services, money or other property donated to a political party, an association or a person to support the political purposes of a political party, association, or candidate;(contribution)
“corporation” means, except for the purpose of section 88, any corporation incorporated under the laws of the Province and any corporation having its head or other office or doing business or any part thereof in the Province;(corporation)
“designated publicity agency” means a publicity agency designated by a chief agent or official agent under section 74;(agence de publicité désignée)
“election expenses of a candidate” means election expenses incurred or authorized, or deemed to have been incurred or authorized, by the official agent of that candidate, and includes the value, determined in accordance with subsection 39(3), of every contribution, other than contributions of money, made during an election,(dépenses électorales d’un candidat)
(a) in the case of a candidate of a registered political party, to the registered district association associated with that party in the electoral district in which that person is a candidate; or
(b) in the case of any other candidate, to that candidate;
“election expenses of a party” means election expenses of a registered political party;(dépenses électorales d’un parti)
“election expenses of a registered political party” means election expenses incurred or authorized, or deemed to have been incurred or authorized, by the chief agent of that party and includes the value, determined in accordance with subsection 39(3), of every contribution, other than contributions of money, made during an election to that party;(dépenses électorales d’un parti politique enregistré)
“election expenses reimbursement” means an election expenses’ reimbursement payable under section 78;(remboursement des dépenses électorales)
“enumerator” means an enumerator appointed under the Elections Act;(recenseur)
“expenditure” means any expense incurred by a political party, an association or any person for the political purposes of a political party, association or candidate;(dépenses)
“financial return” means a financial return submitted to the Supervisor under sections 58, 60 or 62;(rapport financier)
“financial year” Repealed: 2009, c.55, s.1
“fiscal year” means the period commencing on April 1 in one year and ending on March 31 in the next year; (année financière)
“general election” means an election in respect of which election writs are issued for all electoral districts;(élection générale)
“official agent” means an official agent of a candidate under section 69 and includes an official agent as defined in the Elections Act;(agent officiel)
“official candidate of a registered political party” means a candidate who delivers to the returning officer, at the same time as his nomination paper, a certificate signed by the leader of a registered political party in the presence of two witnesses declaring that he is an official candidate of that party;(candidat officiel d’un parti politique enregistré)
“receipt” means a receipt in the form prescribed by the Supervisor pursuant to section 14 for the acknowledgement of contributions and containing the information required by subsection 46(2);(reçu)
“returning officer” means a returning officer appointed under the Elections Act;(directeur du scrutin)
“speaker” means the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and where the Speaker in unable to act or is absent from the Province means the Deputy Speaker;(président de l’Assemblée législative)
“statement” includes a statement of election expenses submitted to the Supervisor under section 81 or 82;(déclaration)
“Supervisor” means the Supervisor of Political Financing referred to in section 4 or a person who is delegated by the Supervisor under section 11;(Contrôleur)
“trade union” means, except for the purposes of section 88, a trade union as defined by the Industrial Relations Act and the Canada Labour Code, chapter L-1 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, that holds bargaining rights for employees in the Province to whom those Acts apply;(syndicat)
“value” means fair market value;(valeur)
“valued inventory” means an inventory of property setting out the value of each item or class of property included therein;(inventaire d’évaluation)
“vehicle” includes a motor vehicle and boat but does not include an aircraft.(véhicule)
Words defined by Elections Act
1(2)In this Act
    “candidate”,
 
    “chief agent”,
 
    “deputy official representative”,
 
    “district association”,
 
    “election”,
 
    “election officer”,
 
    “elector”,
 
    “electoral district”,
 
    “electoral district agent”,
 
    “by-election”,
 
    “official representative”,
 
    “polling day”,
 
    “preliminary list of electors”,
 
    “registered district associations”,
 
    “registered independent candidate”,
 
    “registered political party”,
 
    “Writ of Election”,
 
    “during an election”, or “at an election”, “through an
election” or “an election period”,
have the same meaning as in the Elections Act.
Associated corporations under Income Tax Act single corporation
1(3)Corporations that are associated with one another under section 256 of the Income Tax Act, chapter 148 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1952, shall be considered as a single corporation for the purposes of this Act.
1980, c.40, s.1; 1994, c.53, s.1; 2007, c.30, s.28; 2007, c.55, s.2; 2009, c.55, s.1; 2014, c.28, s.79
Definitions
1(1)In this Act
“accountant” means a chartered professional accountant;(comptable)
“Advisory Committee” means the advisory committee on the financing of the political process established under section 20;(Comité consultatif)
“annual allowance” means the annual allowance payable to a registered political party pursuant to section 31;(allocation annuelle)
“assets” means money, accounts receivable, property and investments; (actifs)
“association” means an association of persons supporting a political party or candidate and includes a district association;(association)
“broadcasting undertaking” means a broadcasting undertaking as defined in section 2 of the Broadcasting Act, chapter B-11 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970;(entreprise de radiodiffusion)
“chartered accountant” Repealed: 1980, c.40, s.1
“Chief Electoral Officer” means the Chief Electoral Officer appointed under the Elections Act(directeur général des élections)
“contribution” means, subject to section 2, services, money or other property donated to a political party, an association or a person to support the political purposes of a political party, association, or candidate;(contribution)
“corporation” means, except for the purpose of section 88, any corporation incorporated under the laws of the Province and any corporation having its head or other office or doing business or any part thereof in the Province;(corporation)
“designated publicity agency” means a publicity agency designated by a chief agent or official agent under section 74;(agence de publicité désignée)
“election expenses of a candidate” means election expenses incurred or authorized, or deemed to have been incurred or authorized, by the official agent of that candidate, and includes the value, determined in accordance with subsection 39(3), of every contribution, other than contributions of money, made during an election,(dépenses électorales d’un candidat)
(a) in the case of a candidate of a registered political party, to the registered district association associated with that party in the electoral district in which that person is a candidate; or
(b) in the case of any other candidate, to that candidate;
“election expenses of a party” means election expenses of a registered political party;(dépenses électorales d’un parti)
“election expenses of a registered political party” means election expenses incurred or authorized, or deemed to have been incurred or authorized, by the chief agent of that party and includes the value, determined in accordance with subsection 39(3), of every contribution, other than contributions of money, made during an election to that party;(dépenses électorales d’un parti politique enregistré)
“election expenses reimbursement” means an election expenses’ reimbursement payable under section 78;(remboursement des dépenses électorales)
“enumerator” means an enumerator appointed under the Elections Act;(recenseur)
“expenditure” means any expense incurred by a political party, an association or any person for the political purposes of a political party, association or candidate;(dépenses)
“financial return” means a financial return submitted to the Supervisor under sections 58, 60 or 62;(rapport financier)
“financial year” Repealed: 2009, c.55, s.1
“fiscal year” means the period commencing on April 1 in one year and ending on March 31 in the next year; (année financière)
“general election” means an election in respect of which election writs are issued for all electoral districts;(élection générale)
“official agent” means an official agent of a candidate under section 69 and includes an official agent as defined in the Elections Act;(agent officiel)
“official candidate of a registered political party” means a candidate who delivers to the returning officer, at the same time as his nomination paper, a certificate signed by the leader of a registered political party in the presence of two witnesses declaring that he is an official candidate of that party;(candidat officiel d’un parti politique enregistré)
“receipt” means a receipt in the form prescribed by the Supervisor pursuant to section 14 for the acknowledgement of contributions and containing the information required by subsection 46(2);(reçu)
“returning officer” means a returning officer appointed under the Elections Act;(directeur du scrutin)
“speaker” means the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and where the Speaker in unable to act or is absent from the Province means the Deputy Speaker;(président de l’Assemblée législative)
“statement” includes a statement of election expenses submitted to the Supervisor under section 81 or 82;(déclaration)
“Supervisor” means the Supervisor of Political Financing referred to in section 4 or a person who is delegated by the Supervisor under section 11;(Contrôleur)
“trade union” means, except for the purposes of section 88, a trade union as defined by the Industrial Relations Act and the Canada Labour Code, chapter L-1 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, that holds bargaining rights for employees in the Province to whom those Acts apply;(syndicat)
“value” means fair market value;(valeur)
“valued inventory” means an inventory of property setting out the value of each item or class of property included therein;(inventaire d’évaluation)
“vehicle” includes a motor vehicle and boat but does not include an aircraft.(véhicule)
Words defined by Elections Act
1(2)In this Act
    “candidate”,
 
    “chief agent”,
 
    “deputy official representative”,
 
    “district association”,
 
    “election”,
 
    “election officer”,
 
    “elector”,
 
    “electoral district”,
 
    “electoral district agent”,
 
    “by-election”,
 
    “official representative”,
 
    “polling day”,
 
    “preliminary list of electors”,
 
    “registered district associations”,
 
    “registered independent candidate”,
 
    “registered political party”,
 
    “Writ of Election”,
 
    “during an election”, or “at an election”, “through an
election” or “an election period”,
have the same meaning as in the Elections Act.
Associated corporations under Income Tax Act single corporation
1(3)Corporations that are associated with one another under section 256 of the Income Tax Act, chapter 148 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1952, shall be considered as a single corporation for the purposes of this Act.
1980, c.40, s.1; 1994, c.53, s.1; 2007, c.30, s.28; 2007, c.55, s.2; 2009, c.55, s.1; 2014, c.28, s.79
Definitions
1(1)In this Act
“accountant” means a chartered accountant, a certified general accountant or a certified management accountant;(comptable)
“Advisory Committee” means the advisory committee on the financing of the political process established under section 20;(Comité consultatif)
“annual allowance” means the annual allowance payable to a registered political party pursuant to section 31;(allocation annuelle)
“assets” means money, accounts receivable, property and investments; (actifs)
“association” means an association of persons supporting a political party or candidate and includes a district association;(association)
“broadcasting undertaking” means a broadcasting undertaking as defined in section 2 of the Broadcasting Act, chapter B-11 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970;(entreprise de radiodiffusion)
“chartered accountant” Repealed: 1980, c.40, s.1
“Chief Electoral Officer” means the Chief Electoral Officer appointed under the Elections Act(directeur général des élections)
“contribution” means, subject to section 2, services, money or other property donated to a political party, an association or a person to support the political purposes of a political party, association, or candidate;(contribution)
“corporation” means, except for the purpose of section 88, any corporation incorporated under the laws of the Province and any corporation having its head or other office or doing business or any part thereof in the Province;(corporation)
“designated publicity agency” means a publicity agency designated by a chief agent or official agent under section 74;(agence de publicité désignée)
“election expenses of a candidate” means election expenses incurred or authorized, or deemed to have been incurred or authorized, by the official agent of that candidate, and includes the value, determined in accordance with subsection 39(3), of every contribution, other than contributions of money, made during an election,(dépenses électorales d’un candidat)
(a) in the case of a candidate of a registered political party, to the registered district association associated with that party in the electoral district in which that person is a candidate; or
(b) in the case of any other candidate, to that candidate;
“election expenses of a party” means election expenses of a registered political party;(dépenses électorales d’un parti)
“election expenses of a registered political party” means election expenses incurred or authorized, or deemed to have been incurred or authorized, by the chief agent of that party and includes the value, determined in accordance with subsection 39(3), of every contribution, other than contributions of money, made during an election to that party;(dépenses électorales d’un parti politique enregistré)
“election expenses reimbursement” means an election expenses’ reimbursement payable under section 78;(remboursement des dépenses électorales)
“enumerator” means an enumerator appointed under the Elections Act;(recenseur)
“expenditure” means any expense incurred by a political party, an association or any person for the political purposes of a political party, association or candidate;(dépenses)
“financial return” means a financial return submitted to the Supervisor under sections 58, 60 or 62;(rapport financier)
“financial year” Repealed: 2009, c.55, s.1
“fiscal year” means the period commencing on April 1 in one year and ending on March 31 in the next year; (année financière)
“general election” means an election in respect of which election writs are issued for all electoral districts;(élection générale)
“official agent” means an official agent of a candidate under section 69 and includes an official agent as defined in the Elections Act;(agent officiel)
“official candidate of a registered political party” means a candidate who delivers to the returning officer, at the same time as his nomination paper, a certificate signed by the leader of a registered political party in the presence of two witnesses declaring that he is an official candidate of that party;(candidat officiel d’un parti politique enregistré)
“receipt” means a receipt in the form prescribed by the Supervisor pursuant to section 14 for the acknowledgement of contributions and containing the information required by subsection 46(2);(reçu)
“returning officer” means a returning officer appointed under the Elections Act;(directeur du scrutin)
“speaker” means the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and where the Speaker in unable to act or is absent from the Province means the Deputy Speaker;(président de l’Assemblée législative)
“statement” includes a statement of election expenses submitted to the Supervisor under section 81 or 82;(déclaration)
“Supervisor” means the Supervisor of Political Financing referred to in section 4 or a person who is delegated by the Supervisor under section 11;(Contrôleur)
“trade union” means, except for the purposes of section 88, a trade union as defined by the Industrial Relations Act and the Canada Labour Code, chapter L-1 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, that holds bargaining rights for employees in the Province to whom those Acts apply;(syndicat)
“value” means fair market value;(valeur)
“valued inventory” means an inventory of property setting out the value of each item or class of property included therein;(inventaire d’évaluation)
“vehicle” includes a motor vehicle and boat but does not include an aircraft.(véhicule)
Words defined by Elections Act
1(2)In this Act
    “candidate”,
 
    “chief agent”,
 
    “deputy official representative”,
 
    “district association”,
 
    “election”,
 
    “election officer”,
 
    “elector”,
 
    “electoral district”,
 
    “electoral district agent”,
 
    “by-election”,
 
    “official representative”,
 
    “polling day”,
 
    “preliminary list of electors”,
 
    “registered district associations”,
 
    “registered independent candidate”,
 
    “registered political party”,
 
    “Writ of Election”,
 
    “during an election”, or “at an election”, “through an
election” or “an election period”,
have the same meaning as in the Elections Act.
Associated corporations under Income Tax Act single corporation
1(3)Corporations that are associated with one another under section 256 of the Income Tax Act, chapter 148 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1952, shall be considered as a single corporation for the purposes of this Act.
1980, c.40, s.1; 1994, c.53, s.1; 2007, c.30, s.28; 2007, c.55, s.2; 2009, c.55, s.1
Definitions
1(1)In this Act
“accountant” means a chartered accountant, a certified general accountant or a registered industrial accountant;(comptable)
“Advisory Committee” means the advisory committee on the financing of the political process established under section 20;(Comité consultatif)
“annual allowance” means the annual allowance payable to a registered political party pursuant to section 31;(allocation annuelle)
“assets” means money, accounts receivable, property and investments; (actifs)
“association” means an association of persons supporting a political party or candidate and includes a district association;(association)
“broadcasting undertaking” means a broadcasting undertaking as defined in section 2 of the Broadcasting Act, chapter B-11 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970;(entreprise de radiodiffusion)
“chartered accountant” Repealed: 1980, c.40, s.1
“Chief Electoral Officer” means the Chief Electoral Officer appointed under the Elections Act(directeur général des élections)
“contribution” means, subject to section 2, services, money or other property donated to a political party, an association or a person to support the political purposes of a political party, association, or candidate;(contribution)
“corporation” means, except for the purpose of section 88, any corporation incorporated under the laws of the Province and any corporation having its head or other office or doing business or any part thereof in the Province;(corporation)
“designated publicity agency” means a publicity agency designated by a chief agent or official agent under section 74;(agence de publicité désignée)
“election expenses of a candidate” means election expenses incurred or authorized, or deemed to have been incurred or authorized, by the official agent of that candidate, and includes the value, determined in accordance with subsection 39(3), of every contribution, other than contributions of money, made during an election,(dépenses électorales d’un candidat)
(a) in the case of a candidate of a registered political party, to the registered district association associated with that party in the electoral district in which that person is a candidate; or
(b) in the case of any other candidate, to that candidate;
“election expenses of a party” means election expenses of a registered political party;(dépenses électorales d’un parti)
“election expenses of a registered political party” means election expenses incurred or authorized, or deemed to have been incurred or authorized, by the chief agent of that party and includes the value, determined in accordance with subsection 39(3), of every contribution, other than contributions of money, made during an election to that party;(dépenses électorales d’un parti politique enregistré)
“election expenses reimbursement” means an election expenses’ reimbursement payable under section 78;(remboursement des dépenses électorales)
“enumerator” means an enumerator appointed under the Elections Act;(recenseur)
“expenditure” means any expense incurred by a political party, an association or any person for the political purposes of a political party, association or candidate;(dépenses)
“financial return” means a financial return submitted to the Supervisor under sections 58, 60 or 62;(rapport financier)
“financial year” means the calendar year;(année financière)
“general election” means an election in respect of which election writs are issued for all electoral districts;(élection générale)
“official agent” means an official agent of a candidate under section 69 and includes an official agent as defined in the Elections Act;(agent officiel)
“official candidate of a registered political party” means a candidate who delivers to the returning officer, at the same time as his nomination paper, a certificate signed by the leader of a registered political party in the presence of two witnesses declaring that he is an official candidate of that party;(candidat officiel d’un parti politique enregistré)
“receipt” means a receipt in the form prescribed by the Supervisor pursuant to section 14 for the acknowledgement of contributions and containing the information required by subsection 46(2);(reçu)
“returning officer” means a returning officer appointed under the Elections Act;(directeur du scrutin)
“speaker” means the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and where the Speaker in unable to act or is absent from the Province means the Deputy Speaker;(président de l’Assemblée législative)
“statement” includes a statement of election expenses submitted to the Supervisor under section 81 or 82;(déclaration)
“Supervisor” means the Supervisor of Political Financing referred to in section 4 or a person who is delegated by the Supervisor under section 11;(Contrôleur)
“trade union” means, except for the purposes of section 88, a trade union as defined by the Industrial Relations Act and the Canada Labour Code, chapter L-1 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, that holds bargaining rights for employees in the Province to whom those Acts apply;(syndicat)
“value” means fair market value;(valeur)
“valued inventory” means an inventory of property setting out the value of each item or class of property included therein;(inventaire d’évaluation)
“vehicle” includes a motor vehicle and boat but does not include an aircraft.(véhicule)
Words defined by Elections Act
1(2)In this Act
    “candidate”,
 
    “chief agent”,
 
    “deputy official representative”,
 
    “district association”,
 
    “election”,
 
    “election officer”,
 
    “elector”,
 
    “electoral district”,
 
    “electoral district agent”,
 
    “by-election”,
 
    “official representative”,
 
    “polling day”,
 
    “preliminary list of electors”,
 
    “registered district associations”,
 
    “registered independent candidate”,
 
    “registered political party”,
 
    “Writ of Election”,
 
    “during an election”, or “at an election”, “through an
election” or “an election period”,
have the same meaning as in the Elections Act.
Associated corporations under Income Tax Act single corporation
1(3)Corporations that are associated with one another under section 256 of the Income Tax Act, chapter 148 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1952, shall be considered as a single corporation for the purposes of this Act.
1980, c.40, s.1; 1994, c.53, s.1; 2007, c.30, s.28; 2007, c.55, s.2
Definitions
1(1)In this Act
“accountant” means a chartered accountant, a certified general accountant or a registered industrial accountant;(comptable)
“Advisory Committee” means the advisory committee on the financing of the political process established under section 20;(Comité consultatif)
“annual allowance” means the annual allowance payable to a registered political party pursuant to section 31;(allocation annuelle)
“assets” means money, accounts receivable, property and investments; (actifs)
“association” means an association of persons supporting a political party or candidate and includes a district association;(association)
“broadcasting undertaking” means a broadcasting undertaking as defined in section 2 of the Broadcasting Act, chapter B-11 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970;(entreprise de radiodiffusion)
“chartered accountant” Repealed: 1980, c.40, s.1
“Chief Electoral Officer” means the Chief Electoral Officer appointed under the Elections Act(directeur général des élections)
“contribution” means, subject to section 2, services, money or other property donated to a political party, an association or a person to support the political purposes of a political party, association, or candidate;(contribution)
“corporation” means, except for the purpose of section 88, any corporation incorporated under the laws of the Province and any corporation having its head or other office or doing business or any part thereof in the Province;(corporation)
“designated publicity agency” means a publicity agency designated by a chief agent or official agent under section 74;(agence de publicité désignée)
“election expenses of a candidate” means election expenses incurred or authorized, or deemed to have been incurred or authorized, by the official agent of that candidate, and includes the value, determined in accordance with subsection 39(3), of every contribution, other than contributions of money, made during an election,(dépenses électorales d’un candidat)
(a) in the case of a candidate of a registered political party, to the registered district association associated with that party in the electoral district in which that person is a candidate; or
(b) in the case of any other candidate, to that candidate;
“election expenses of a party” means election expenses of a registered political party;(dépenses électorales d’un parti)
“election expenses of a registered political party” means election expenses incurred or authorized, or deemed to have been incurred or authorized, by the chief agent of that party and includes the value, determined in accordance with subsection 39(3), of every contribution, other than contributions of money, made during an election to that party;(dépenses électorales d’un parti politique enregistré)
“election expenses reimbursement” means an election expenses’ reimbursement payable under section 78;(remboursement des dépenses électorales)
“enumerator” means an enumerator appointed under the Elections Act;(recenseur)
“expenditure” means any expense incurred by a political party, an association or any person for the political purposes of a political party, association or candidate;(dépenses)
“financial return” means a financial return submitted to the Supervisor under sections 58, 60 or 62;(rapport financier)
“financial year” means the calendar year;(année financière)
“general election” means an election in respect of which election writs are issued for all electoral districts;(élection générale)
“official agent” means an official agent of a candidate under section 69 and includes an official agent as defined in the Elections Act;(agent officiel)
“official candidate of a registered political party” means a candidate who delivers to the returning officer, at the same time as his nomination paper, a certificate signed by the leader of a registered political party in the presence of two witnesses declaring that he is an official candidate of that party;(candidat officiel d’un parti politique enregistré)
“receipt” means a receipt in the form prescribed by the Supervisor pursuant to section 14 for the acknowledgement of contributions and containing the information required by subsection 46(2);(reçu)
“returning officer” means a returning officer appointed under the Elections Act;(directeur du scrutin)
“speaker” means the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and where the Speaker in unable to act or is absent from the Province means the Deputy Speaker;(président de l’Assemblée législative)
“statement” includes a statement of election expenses submitted to the Supervisor under section 81 or 82;(déclaration)
“Supervisor” means the Supervisor of Political Financing referred to in section 4 or a person who is delegated by the Supervisor under section 11;(Contrôleur)
“trade union” means, except for the purposes of section 88, a trade union as defined by the Industrial Relations Act and the Canada Labour Code, chapter L-1 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, that holds bargaining rights for employees in the Province to whom those Acts apply;(syndicat)
“value” means fair market value;(valeur)
“valued inventory” means an inventory of property setting out the value of each item or class of property included therein;(inventaire d’évaluation)
“vehicle” includes a motor vehicle and boat but does not include an aircraft.(véhicule)
Words defined by Elections Act
1(2)In this Act
    “candidate”,
 
    “chief agent”,
 
    “deputy official representative”,
 
    “district association”,
 
    “election”,
 
    “election officer”,
 
    “elector”,
 
    “electoral district”,
 
    “electoral district agent”,
 
    “by-election”,
 
    “official representative”,
 
    “polling day”,
 
    “preliminary list of electors”,
 
    “registered district associations”,
 
    “registered independent candidate”,
 
    “registered political party”,
 
    “Writ of Election”,
 
    “during an election”, or “at an election”, “through an
election” or “and election period”,
have the same meaning as in the Elections Act.
Associated corporations under Income Tax Act single corporation
1(3)Corporations that are associated with one another under section 256 of the Income Tax Act, chapter 148 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1952, shall be considered as a single corporation for the purposes of this Act.
1980, c.40, s.1; 1994, c.53, s.1; 2007, c.30, s.28; 2007, c.55, s.2
Definitions
1(1)In this Act
“accountant” means a chartered accountant, a certified general accountant or a registered industrial accountant;(comptable)
“Advisory Committee” means the advisory committee on the financing of the political process established under section 20;(Comité consultatif)
“annual allowance” means the annual allowance payable to a registered political party pursuant to section 31;(allocation annuelle)
“assets” means money, accounts receivable, property and investments; (actifs)
“association” means an association of persons supporting a political party or candidate and includes a district association;(association)
“broadcasting undertaking” means a broadcasting undertaking as defined in section 2 of the Broadcasting Act, chapter B-11 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970;(entreprise de radiodiffusion)
“chartered accountant” Repealed: 1980, c.40, s.1
“Chief Electoral Officer” means the Chief Electoral Officer appointed under the Elections Act(directeur général des élections)
“contribution” means, subject to section 2, services, money or other property donated to a political party, an association or a person to support the political purposes of a political party, association, or candidate;(contribution)
“corporation” means, except for the purpose of section 88, any corporation incorporated under the laws of the Province and any corporation having its head or other office or doing business or any part thereof in the Province;(corporation)
“designated publicity agency” means a publicity agency designated by a chief agent or official agent under section 74;(agence de publicité désignée)
“election expenses of a candidate” means election expenses incurred or authorized, or deemed to have been incurred or authorized, by the official agent of that candidate, and includes the value, determined in accordance with subsection 39(3), of every contribution, other than contributions of money, made during an election,(dépenses électorales d’un candidat)
(a) in the case of a candidate of a registered political party, to the registered district association associated with that party in the electoral district in which that person is a candidate; or
(b) in the case of any other candidate, to that candidate;
“election expenses of a party” means election expenses of a registered political party;(dépenses électorales d’un parti)
“election expenses of a registered political party” means election expenses incurred or authorized, or deemed to have been incurred or authorized, by the chief agent of that party and includes the value, determined in accordance with subsection 39(3), of every contribution, other than contributions of money, made during an election to that party;(dépenses électorales d’un parti politique enregistré)
“election expenses reimbursement” means an election expenses’ reimbursement payable under section 78;(remboursement des dépenses électorales)
“enumerator” means an enumerator appointed under the Elections Act;(recenseur)
“expenditure” means any expense incurred by a political party, an association or any person for the political purposes of a political party, association or candidate;(dépenses)
“financial return” means a financial return submitted to the Supervisor under sections 58, 60 or 62;(rapport financier)
“financial year” means the calendar year;(année financière)
“general election” means an election in respect of which election writs are issued for all electoral districts;(élection générale)
“official agent” means an official agent of a candidate under section 69 and includes an official agent as defined in the Elections Act;(agent officiel)
“official candidate of a registered political party” means a candidate who delivers to the returning officer, at the same time as his nomination paper, a certificate signed by the leader of a registered political party in the presence of two witnesses declaring that he is an official candidate of that party;(candidat officiel d’un parti politique enregistré)
“receipt” means a receipt in the form prescribed by the Supervisor pursuant to section 14 for the acknowledgement of contributions and containing the information required by subsection 46(2);(reçu)
“returning officer” means a returning officer appointed under the Elections Act;(directeur du scrutin)
“speaker” means the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and where the Speaker in unable to act or is absent from the Province means the Deputy Speaker;(président de l’Assemblée législative)
“statement” includes a statement of election expenses submitted to the Supervisor under section 81 or 82;(déclaration)
“Supervisor” means the Supervisor of Political Financing or an acting Supervisor of Political Financing appointed pursuant to this Act or a person who is delegated by the Supervisor under section 11;(Contrôleur)
“trade union” means, except for the purposes of section 88, a trade union as defined by the Industrial Relations Act and the Canada Labour Code, chapter L-1 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, that holds bargaining rights for employees in the Province to whom those Acts apply;(syndicat)
“value” means fair market value;(valeur)
“valued inventory” means an inventory of property setting out the value of each item or class of property included therein;(inventaire d’évaluation)
“vehicle” includes a motor vehicle and boat but does not include an aircraft.(véhicule)
Words defined by Elections Act
1(2)In this Act
“candidate”,
    “chief agent”,
 
    “deputy official representative”,
 
    “district association”,
 
    “election”,
 
    “election officer”,
 
    “elector”,
 
    “electoral district”,
 
    “electoral district agent”,
 
    “by-election”,
 
    “official representative”,
 
    “polling day”,
 
    “preliminary list of electors”,
 
    “registered district associations”,
 
    “registered independent candidate”,
 
    “registered political party”,
 
    “Writ of Election”,
 
    “during an election”, or “at an election”, “through an
election” or “and election period”,
have the same meaning as in the Elections Act.
Associated corporations under Income Tax Act single corporation
1(3)Corporations that are associated with one another under section 256 of the Income Tax Act, chapter 148 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1952, shall be considered as a single corporation for the purposes of this Act.
1980, c.40, s.1; 1994, c.53, s.1; 2007, c.30, s.28
Definitions
1(1)In this Act
“accountant” means a chartered accountant, a certified general accountant or a registered industrial accountant;(comptable)
“Advisory Committee” means the advisory committee on the financing of the political process established under section 20;(Comité consultatif)
“annual allowance” means the annual allowance payable to a registered political party pursuant to section 31;(allocation annuelle)
“assets” means money, accounts receivable, property and investments; (actifs)
“association” means an association of persons supporting a political party or candidate and includes a district association;(association)
“broadcasting undertaking” means a broadcasting undertaking as defined in section 2 of the Broadcasting Act, chapter B-11 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970;(entreprise de radiodiffusion)
“chartered accountant” Repealed: 1980, c.40, s.1
“Chief Electoral Officer” means the Chief Electoral Officer appointed under the Elections Act(directeur général des élections)
“contribution” means, subject to section 2, services, money or other property donated to a political party, an association or a person to support the political purposes of a political party, association, or candidate;(contribution)
“corporation” means, except for the purpose of section 88, any corporation incorporated under the laws of the Province and any corporation having its head or other office or doing business or any part thereof in the Province;(corporation)
“designated publicity agency” means a publicity agency designated by a chief agent or official agent under section 74;(agence de publicité désignée)
“election expenses of a candidate” means election expenses incurred or authorized, or deemed to have been incurred or authorized, by the official agent of that candidate, and includes the value, determined in accordance with subsection 39(3), of every contribution, other than contributions of money, made during an election,(dépenses électorales d’un candidat)
(a) in the case of a candidate of a registered political party, to the registered district association associated with that party in the electoral district in which that person is a candidate; or
(b) in the case of any other candidate, to that candidate;
“election expenses of a party” means election expenses of a registered political party;(dépenses électorales d’un parti)
“election expenses of a registered political party” means election expenses incurred or authorized, or deemed to have been incurred or authorized, by the chief agent of that party and includes the value, determined in accordance with subsection 39(3), of every contribution, other than contributions of money, made during an election to that party;(dépenses électorales d’un parti politique enregistré)
“election expenses reimbursement” means an election expenses’ reimbursement payable under section 78;(remboursement des dépenses électorales)
“enumerator” means an enumerator appointed under the Elections Act;(recenseur)
“expenditure” means any expense incurred by a political party, an association or any person for the political purposes of a political party, association or candidate;(dépenses)
“financial return” means a financial return submitted to the Supervisor under sections 58, 60 or 62;(rapport financier)
“financial year” means the calendar year;(année financière)
“general election” means an election in respect of which election writs are issued for all electoral districts;(élection générale)
“official agent” means an official agent of a candidate under section 69 and includes an official agent as defined in the Elections Act;(agent officiel)
“official candidate of a registered political party” means a candidate who delivers to the returning officer, at the same time as his nomination paper, a certificate signed by the leader of a registered political party in the presence of two witnesses declaring that he is an official candidate of that party;(candidat officiel d’un parti politique enregistré)
“receipt” means a receipt in the form prescribed by the Supervisor pursuant to section 14 for the acknowledgement of contributions and containing the information required by subsection 46(2);(reçu)
“returning officer” means a returning officer appointed under the Elections Act;(directeur du scrutin)
“speaker” means the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and where the Speaker in unable to act or is absent from the Province means the Deputy Speaker;(Orateur)
“statement” includes a statement of election expenses submitted to the Supervisor under section 81 or 82;(déclaration)
“Supervisor” means the Supervisor of Political Financing or an acting Supervisor of Political Financing appointed pursuant to this Act or a person who is delegated by the Supervisor under section 11;(Contrôleur)
“trade union” means, except for the purposes of section 88, a trade union as defined by the Industrial Relations Act and the Canada Labour Code, chapter L-1 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, that holds bargaining rights for employees in the Province to whom those Acts apply;(syndicat)
“value” means fair market value;(valeur)
“valued inventory” means an inventory of property setting out the value of each item or class of property included therein;(inventaire d’évaluation)
“vehicle” includes a motor vehicle and boat but does not include an aircraft.(véhicule)
Words defined by Elections Act
1(2)In this Act
“candidate”,
    “chief agent”,
 
    “deputy official representative”,
 
    “district association”,
 
    “election”,
 
    “election officer”,
 
    “elector”,
 
    “electoral district”,
 
    “electoral district agent”,
 
    “by-election”,
 
    “official representative”,
 
    “polling day”,
 
    “preliminary list of electors”,
 
    “registered district associations”,
 
    “registered independent candidate”,
 
    “registered political party”,
 
    “Writ of Election”,
 
    “during an election”, or “at an election”, “through an
election” or “and election period”,
have the same meaning as in the Elections Act.
Associated corporations under Income Tax Act single corporation
1(3)Corporations that are associated with one another under section 256 of the Income Tax Act, chapter 148 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1952, shall be considered as a single corporation for the purposes of this Act.
1980, c.40, s.1; 1994, c.53, s.1