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Who was sanctioned, and for what?

Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 718 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

1case from 1 jurisdiction
€845,987Total of monetary amounts
€845,987Largest single case: Superior General Partner Inc.
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1 case

7 Jan 2026 Superior General Partner Inc.Superior General Partner: 1.35 million CAD fine for sodium chlorite in river and late reporting Canada, QCWaste and hazardous substances €845,987

In 2019, as a result of an equipment defect, sodium chlorite entered the Rivière du Lièvre twelve times from the ERCO Mondial chemical plant in Gatineau; in the last incident, the authorities were only informed after five days. The company was fined 1.35 million CAD, and the then technical and environmental director 15,000 CAD.

What organisations can take from it

Reporting obligations for releases of substances apply immediately; those who wait for days incur additional liability – including personally as the person responsible.

Relevance to training and awareness

Immediate reporting of environmental incidents to the authorities

Authority / court
Court of Québec (Ermittlungen: Environment and Climate Change Canada)
Area of law
Environment and sustainability · Waste and hazardous substances
Legal basis
Fisheries Act (Einbringen schädlicher Stoffe; unterlassene sofortige Meldung)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Chemicals and pharmaceuticals
Liability of senior managers
Jean-François Roux, the plant's then technical and environmental director, was personally fined 15,000 CAD.
Published
8 Jan 2026

Original amount 1,365,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 7 Jan 2026.

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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