§ CEA s. 2Definitions

(1) The definitions in this subsection apply in this Act. advance poll  means a vote held under Part 10. ( vote par anticipation ) advance polling station  means a polling station established under subsection 168(3). ( bureau de vote par anticipation ) broadcaster  means a person who is licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission under the Broadcasting Act to carry on a programming undertaking. ( radiodiffuseur ) broadcasting  means broadcasting, as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Broadcasting Act , that is regulated and supervised by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission pursuant to section 5 of that Act. ( radiodiffusion ) Broadcasting Arbitrator  means the person appointed as Broadcasting Arbitrator under subsection 332(1). ( arbitre ) by-election  means an election other than a general election. ( élection partielle ) candidate  means a person whose nomination as a candidate at an election has been confirmed under subsection 71(1) and who, or whose official agent, has not yet complied with sections 477.59 to 477.72 and 477.8 to 477.84 in respect of that election. ( candidat ) capital asset  means any property with a commercial value of more than $200 that (a) in the case of a registered party, an electoral district association or a candidate, is normally used outside an election period other than for the purposes of an election; (b) in the case of a nomination contestant, is normally used outside a nomination contest other than for the purposes of a nomination contest; and (c) in the case of a leadership contestant, is normally used outside a leadership contest other than for the purposes of a leadership contest. ( bien immobilisé ) chief agent  means the chief agent named in the application of a political party to become a registered party as required under paragraph 385(2)(h) or a chief agent’s replacement appointed under subsection 400(1). ( agent principal ) close of nominations  means the deadline for the receipt of nominations set out in subsection 70(2). ( clôture des candidatures ) closing day for nominations  means the day referred to in section 69. ( jour de clôture ) commercial value , in relation to property or a service, means the lowest amount charged at the time that it was provided for the same kind and quantity of property or service or for the same usage of property or money, by (a) the person who provided it, if the person is in the business of providing that property or service; or (b) another person who provides that property or service on a commercial basis in the area where it was provided, if the person who provided the property or service is not in that business. ( valeur commerciale ) Commissioner  means the Commissioner of Canada Elections appointed under subsection 509(1). ( commissaire ) common-law partner , in relation to an individual, means a person who is cohabiting with the individual in a conjugal relationship, having so cohabited for a period of at least one year. ( conjoint de fait ) contribution  means a monetary contribution or a non-monetary contribution. ( contribution ) election  means an election of a member to serve in the House of Commons. ( élection ) election advertising  means the transmission to the public by any means during an election period of an advertising message that promotes or opposes a registered party or the election of a candidate, including by taking a position on an issue with which a registered party or candidate is associated. For greater certainty, it does not include (a) the transmission to the public of an editorial, a debate, a speech, an interview, a column, a letter, a commentary or news; (b) the distribution of a book, or the promotion of the sale of a book, for no less than its commercial value, if the book was planned to be made available to the public regardless of whether there was to be an election; (c) the transmission of a document directly by a person or a group to their members, employees or shareholders, as the case may be; (d) the transmission by an individual, on a non-commercial basis on the Internet, of his or her personal political views; or (e) the making of telephone calls to electors only to encourage them to vote. ( publicité électorale ) election advertising expense  means an expense incurred in relation to (a) the production of an election advertising message; and (b) the transmission of an election advertising message to the public. ( dépenses de publicité électorale ) election documents  means the following documents: (a) the writ with the return of the election endorsed on it; (b) the nomination papers and other documents filed by the candidates or filed on their behalf under section 67; (c) the reserve supply of undistributed blank ballot papers; (d) documents relating to the revision of the lists of electors; (e) the statements of the vote from which the validation of results was made; (f) the other documents sent to the Chief Electoral Officer from the various polling stations, the various advance polling stations or the returning officer’s office, including (i) stubs and unused ballot papers, (ii) ballot papers cast for the various candidates, (iii) spoiled ballot papers, (iv) rejected ballot papers, (v) the list of electors used at the polling station, advance polling station or returning officer’s office, (vi) written authorizations of candidates’ representatives, (vii) used transfer certificates, if any, and (viii) registration certificates; and (g) the prescribed forms referred to in section 162 — other than those referred to in paragraph 162(i.1) — and any other prescribed form to be used at a polling station, advance polling station or returning officer’s office that contains personal information relating to an elector. ( documents électoraux ) election officer  means a person referred to in subsection 22(1) or appointed under section 32. ( fonctionnaire électoral ) election period  means the period beginning with the issue of the writ and ending on polling day or, if the writ is withdrawn under subsection 59(1) or is deemed to be withdrawn under subsection 31(3) of the Parliament of Canada Act , on the day that the writ is withdrawn or deemed to be withdrawn. ( période électorale ) election survey  means a survey respecting whether persons intend to vote at an election or who they voted for or will vote for at an election or respecting an issue with which a registered party or candidate is associated. ( sondage électoral ) elector  means a person who is qualified as an elector under section 3. ( électeur ) electoral district  means a place or territorial area that is represented by a member in the House of Commons. ( circonscription ) electoral district agent  means a person appointed under subsection 456(1), and includes the financial agent of a registered association. ( agent de circonscription ) electoral district association  means an association of members of a political party in an electoral district. ( association de circonscription ) eligible party  means a political party that satisfies the criteria for registration set out in section 387. ( parti admissible ) future elector  means a Canadian citizen who is 14 years of age or older but under 18 years of age. ( futur électeur ) judge , when used to define the judicial officer on whom is conferred specific powers, means (a) in relation to the Province of Ontario, a judge of the Superior Court of Justice; (b) in relation to the Province of Quebec, a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec; (c) in relation to the Provinces of Nova Scotia, British Columbia and Prince Edward Island, a judge of the Supreme Court of the Province; (d) in relation to the Provinces of New Brunswick, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, a judge of the Court of Queen’s Bench of the Province; (e) in relation to the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, a judge of the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador; (f) in relation to the electoral district of Yukon, a judge of the Supreme Court of Yukon; (g) in relation to the electoral district of the Northwest Territories, a judge of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories; (h) in relation to the electoral district of Nunavut, a judge of the Nunavut Court of Justice; and (i) in relation to any place or territory in Canada, (i) if a vacancy exists or arises in the office of any such judge or if such a judge is unable to act by reason of illness or absence from their judicial district, the judge exercising the jurisdiction of that judge, (ii) if there is more than one judge exercising that jurisdiction, the senior of them, and (iii) if no judge is exercising that jurisdiction, a judge designated for the purpose by the Minister of Justice. ( juge ) leadership campaign agent  means a person appointed under subsection 478.5(1), and includes the financial agent of a leadership contestant. ( agent de campagne à la direction ) leadership campaign expense [Repealed, 2018, c. 20, s. 1] leadership contest  means a competition for the selection of the leader of a registered party. ( course à la direction ) leadership contestant  means a person who has been registered in the registry of leadership contestants referred to in section 478.4 in respect of a leadership contest and who, or whose financial agent, has not yet complied with sections 478.8 to 478.97 in respect of that leadership contest. ( candidat à la direction ) list of electors  means the list showing the surname, given names, civic address and mailing address of every elector in a polling division and the identifier that is assigned to the elector by the Chief Electoral Officer.  ( liste électorale ) member  means a member of the House of Commons. ( député ) Minister  means the member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada designated by the Governor in Council for the purposes of this Act. ( ministre ) monetary contribution  means an amount of money provided that is not repayable. ( contribution monétaire ) National Capital Region  means the National Capital Region as described in the schedule to the National Capital Act . ( région de la capitale nationale ) nomination campaign expense [Repealed, 2018, c. 20, s. 1] nomination contest  means a competition for the selection of a person to be proposed to a registered party for its endorsement as its candidate in an electoral district. ( course à l’investiture ) nomination contestant  means a person who is named as a nomination contestant under paragraph 476.1(1)(c) in a report filed in accordance with subsection 476.1(1) in respect of a nomination contest and who, or whose financial agent, has not yet complied with sections 476.75 to 476.94 in respect of that nomination contest. ( candidat à l’investiture ) non-monetary contribution  means the commercial value of a service, other than volunteer labour, or of property or of the use of property or money to the extent that they are provided without charge or at less than their commercial value. ( contribution non monétaire ) oath  includes a solemn affirmation and a statutory declaration. ( serment ) official agent  means a person appointed under subsection 477.1(1) or an official agent’s replacement appointed under section 477.42. ( agent officiel ) official list of electors  means the list of electors prepared by the returning officer under section 106. ( liste électorale officielle ) partisan advertising  means the transmission to the public by any means during a pre-election period of an advertising message that promotes or opposes a registered party or eligible party or the election of a potential candidate, nomination contestant or leader of a registered party or eligible party, otherwise than by taking a position on an issue with which any such party or person is associated. For greater certainty, it does not include (a) the transmission to the public of an editorial, a debate, a speech, an interview, a column, a letter, a commentary or news; (b) the distribution of a book, or the promotion of the sale of a book, for no less than its commercial value, if the book was planned to be made available to the public regardless of whether there was to be an election; (c) the transmission of a document by a Senator or a member the expense of which is paid by the Senate or House of Commons; (d) the transmission of a document directly by a person or a group to their members, employees or shareholders, as the case may be; (e) the transmission by an individual, on a non-commercial basis on the Internet, of his or her personal political views; or (f) the making of telephone calls to electors only to encourage them to vote. ( publicité partisane ) partisan advertising expense  means an expense incurred in relation to (a) the production of a partisan advertising message; and (b) the transmission of a partisan advertising message to the public. ( dépenses de publicité partisane ) periodical publication  means a paper, magazine or periodical that is published periodically or in parts or numbers and that contains public news, intelligence or reports of events, or advertisements. ( publication périodique ) personal information  means personal information as defined in section 3 of the Privacy Act . ( renseignements personnels ) political affiliation , in respect of a candidate, means the name of the political party that has endorsed him or her or the word “independent”, as the case may be, included in the nomination paper in accordance with subparagraph 66(1)(a)(v). ( appartenance politique ) political party  means an organization one of whose fundamental purposes is to participate in public affairs by endorsing one or more of its members as candidates and supporting their election. ( parti politique ) polling day , in relation to an election, means the date fixed for voting at the election under paragraph 57(1.2)(c) or subsection 59(4) or 77(2). ( jour du scrutin ) polling division  means a polling division referred to in secti