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Versions of s. 511(1)

E-2.01 — Canada Elections Act · 4 versions · View current text

Historical text comes from the Justice Laws point-in-time corpus and is unofficial — not the official version.

  1. 2026-06-18 to present available View Source
    If the Commissioner believes on reasonable grounds that an offence under this Act has been committed,committed — or that there has been a conspiracy to commit or an attempt to commit an offence under this Act or that a person or entity has been an accessory after the fact, or has counselled, in relation to an offence under this Act — the Commissioner may institute a prosecution or cause one to be instituted.
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    If the Commissioner believes on reasonable grounds that an offence under this Act has been committed — or that there has been a conspiracy to commit or an attempt to commit an offence under this Act or that a person or entity has been an accessory after the fact, or has counselled, in relation to an offence under this Act — the Commissioner may institute a prosecution or cause one to be instituted.

  2. 2019-04-01 to present View Source
    If the Commissioner believes on reasonable grounds that an offence under this Act has been committed, the Commissioner may referinstitute thea matterprosecution or cause one to thebe Director of Public Prosecutions who shall decide whether to initiate a prosecution.instituted.
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    If the Commissioner believes on reasonable grounds that an offence under this Act has been committed, the Commissioner may institute a prosecution or cause one to be instituted.

  3. 2006-12-12 to 2019-04-01 View Source
    If the Commissioner believes on reasonable grounds that an offence under this Act has been committed and is of the view that the public interest justifies it,committed, the Commissioner may instituterefer the matter to the Director of Public Prosecutions who shall decide whether to initiate a prosecution or cause one to be instituted.prosecution.
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    If the Commissioner believes on reasonable grounds that an offence under this Act has been committed, the Commissioner may refer the matter to the Director of Public Prosecutions who shall decide whether to initiate a prosecution.

  4. 2004-01-01 to 2006-12-12 View Source

    If the Commissioner believes on reasonable grounds that an offence under this Act has been committed and is of the view that the public interest justifies it, the Commissioner may institute a prosecution or cause one to be instituted.