Canada Business Corporations Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-44)

Act current to 2013-04-29 and last amended on 2011-11-29. Previous Versions

Marginal note:Order to comply

  • 252. (1) Where a person is guilty of an offence under this Act or the regulations, any court in which proceedings in respect of the offence are taken may, in addition to any punishment it may impose, order that person to comply with the provisions of this Act or the regulations for the contravention of which the person has been convicted.

  • Marginal note:Limitation period

    (2) A prosecution for an offence under this Act may be instituted at any time within but not later than two years after the time when the subject-matter of the complaint arose.

  • Marginal note:Civil remedy not affected

    (3) No civil remedy for an act or omission is suspended or affected by reason that the act or omission is an offence under this Act.

  • R.S., 1985, c. C-44, s. 252;
  • 2001, c. 14, s. 135(E).

PART XX.1

DOCUMENTS IN ELECTRONIC OR OTHER FORM

Marginal note:Definitions

252.1 The definitions in this section apply in this Part.

“electronic document”

« document électronique »

“electronic document” means, except in section 252.6, any form of representation of information or of concepts fixed in any medium in or by electronic, optical or other similar means and that can be read or perceived by a person or by any means.

“information system”

« système d’information »

“information system” means a system used to generate, send, receive, store, or otherwise process an electronic document.

  • 2001, c. 14, s. 121.
Marginal note:Application

252.2 This Part does not apply to a notice, document or other information sent to or issued by the Director pursuant to this Act or to any prescribed notice, document or other information.

  • 2001, c. 14, s. 121.
Marginal note:Use not mandatory

  • 252.3 (1) Nothing in this Act or the regulations requires a person to create or provide an electronic document.

  • Marginal note:Consent and other requirements

    (2) Despite anything in this Part, a requirement under this Act or the regulations to provide a person with a notice, document or other information is not satisfied by the provision of an electronic document unless

    • (a) the addressee has consented, in the manner prescribed, and has designated an information system for the receipt of the electronic document; and

    • (b) the electronic document is provided to the designated information system, unless otherwise prescribed.

  • Marginal note:Revocation of consent

    (3) An addressee may revoke the consent referred to in paragraph (2)(a) in the manner prescribed.

  • 2001, c. 14, s. 121.