38. Is there a ban on vote buying?

Offering bribe

481(1) Every person is guilty of an offence who, during an election period, directly or indirectly offers a bribe to influence an elector to vote or refrain from voting or to vote or refrain from voting for a particular candidate.

Accepting bribe

481(2) Every elector is guilty of an offence who, during an election period, accepts or agrees to accept a bribe that is offered in the circumstances described in subsection (1).

(Elections Canada Act, 2000 - last amended on January 1, 2016)