Versions of s. 516(1)

E-2.01 — Canada Elections Act · 2 versions · View current text

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

2026-06-18 to present available View Source

If the Commissioner has reasonable grounds to believe that a person or entity has committed, is about to commit or is likely to commit an act or omission that is contrary to this ~~Act,~~Act — or an act or omission that constitutes a conspiracy or attempt to contravene this Act or that constitutes being an accessory after the fact or counselling in relation to a contravention of this Act — the Commissioner may, during an election period, after taking into account the nature and seriousness of the act or omission, the need to ensure fairness of the electoral process and the public interest, apply to a competent court described in subsection 525(1) for an injunction described in subsection (2).

Full text

If the Commissioner has reasonable grounds to believe that a person or entity has committed, is about to commit or is likely to commit an act or omission that is contrary to this Act — or an act or omission that constitutes a conspiracy or attempt to contravene this Act or that constitutes being an accessory after the fact or counselling in relation to a contravention of this Act — the Commissioner may, during an election period, after taking into account the nature and seriousness of the act or omission, the need to ensure fairness of the electoral process and the public interest, apply to a competent court described in subsection 525(1) for an injunction described in subsection (2).
2003-01-01 to 2026-06-18 View Source

If the Commissioner has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has committed, is about to commit or is likely to commit an act or omission that is contrary to this Act, the Commissioner may, during an election period, after taking into account the nature and seriousness of the act or omission, the need to ensure fairness of the electoral process and the public interest, apply to a competent court described in subsection 525(1) for an injunction described in subsection (2).