Section 123 — Criminal Code: Municipal corruption

Every person is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than five years or is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction who directly or indirectly gives, offers or agrees to give or offer to a municipal official or to anyone for the benefit of a municipal official — or, being a municipal official, directly or indirectly demands, accepts or offers or agrees to accept from any person for themselves or another person —

a loan, reward, advantage or benefit of any kind as consideration for the official to abstain from voting at a meeting of the municipal council or a committee of the council; to vote in favour of or against a measure, motion or resolution; to aid in procuring or preventing the adoption of a measure, motion or resolution; or to perform or fail to perform an official act. Every person is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than five years or is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction who influences or attempts to influence a municipal official to do anything mentioned in paragraphs (1)(a) to (d) by suppression of the truth, in the case of a person who is under a duty to disclose the truth; threats or deceit; or any unlawful means. In this section, municipal official means a member of a municipal council or a person who holds an office under a municipal government.