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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa: 2,207 cases from 44 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.
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Who?
by company- Anonymised companies €2.35m 67 % · 2 cases
- La Société Canadian Tire ltée €798,827 23 % · 1 case
- Spence Diamonds Ltd. €168,217 5 % · 1 case
- HRA Group Holdings €84,383 2 % · 1 case
- Griffin Jewellery Designs Inc. €47,055 1 % · 1 case
- Ideal Supply Inc. €43,239 1 % · 1 case
- Birks Group Inc. €32,755 1 % · 1 case
- 13859380 Canada Inc. (Crane Supply) – 0 % · 1 case
- Empire Company Limited – 0 % · 1 case
- Loblaw Companies Limited – 0 % · 1 case
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When?
per year, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | €2.35m |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2025 | 5 | €299,655 |
| 2026 | 5 | €874,821 |
12 cases
22 Sep 2026 Empire Company LimitedSobeys parent Empire: consent agreement on property controls in grocery retail Order
Empire Company Limited, parent company of grocery banners such as Sobeys, Farm Boy, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Marché Bonichoix and Les Marchés Tradition, reached an agreement with the Competition Bureau on its use of property controls in the Canadian grocery sector. The Commissioner of Competition filed it with the Competition Tribunal as a registered consent agreement on 22 September 2026. In June 2026 the Bureau had obtained court orders to advance its investigation into these property controls.
Use and exclusivity restrictions on property can be challenged under competition law where they make it harder for competitors to access sites.
- Authority / court
- Competition Bureau Canada (Consent Agreement, registriert beim Competition Tribunal)
- Area of law
- Competition law
- Legal basis
- Competition Act; beim Competition Tribunal registriertes Consent Agreement (Paragraf in den zugänglichen Quellen nicht genannt)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- Published
- 22 Sep 2026
- Competition Tribunal: Empire Company Limited – Registered Consent Agreement (eingereicht 22.09.2026) Official register or notice
- Competition Bureau: Competition Bureau reaches agreement with Sobeys' parent company Empire to address grocery property controls (22.09.2026) Press release of an authority
- Competition Bureau: Backgrounder – agreement with Empire on grocery property controls (22.09.2026) Press release of an authority
- Competition Bureau: Competition Bureau advances investigation into Sobeys' use of property controls across Canada (22.06.2026) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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18 Jun 2026 Ideal Supply Inc.Ladder fall in warehouse: industrial supplies distributor pays CA$70,000 €43,239
At the warehouse and distribution centre in Listowel (around 130 employees at the site), a worker fell around 1.2 m while climbing down a ladder at high-bay racking. He had not been adequately informed, instructed and supervised on the safe use of ladders. Fine of CA$70,000 plus victim fine surcharge.
Even everyday tasks such as working from ladders at racking require documented instruction – otherwise there is no evidence whatsoever if an incident occurs.
Safe use of ladders in the warehouse
Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.
- Authority / court
- Provincial Offences Court Stratford (Ermittlung: Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Sections 25(2)(a), 66(1) Occupational Health and Safety Act (Ontario)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Mitigating circumstances
- Guilty plea.
- Published
- 8 Jul 2026
Original amount 70,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 18 Jun 2026.
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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11 Mar 2026 Birks Group Inc.FINTRAC: jeweller Birks sanctioned over missing risk assessment and compliance review €32,755
The nationwide jewellery chain (a dealer in precious metals and stones) received a penalty of 51,562.50 CAD from the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) because written compliance policies were lacking or not applied, the money laundering risk was not assessed and documented, and the prescribed two-yearly effectiveness review was not carried out. Birks has appealed to the Federal Court.
Jewellers, too, must maintain a documented compliance programme with a risk assessment and regular effectiveness reviews.
- Authority / court
- Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
- Area of law
- Money laundering and terrorist financing · Internal controls
- Legal basis
- Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act, Part 1, und zugehörige Verordnungen
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- under appeal
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Published
- 5 May 2026
Original amount 51,562.5 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 11 Mar 2026.
- FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Birks Group Inc. Press release of an authority
- Public notice of administrative monetary penalties Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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5 Mar 2026 Loblaw Companies LimitedOPC: Loblaw must change retention of PC Optimum data after account deletion Other
During a wave of boycotts in 2024, Loblaw did not process deletion requests in time and retained purchase and usage data from the loyalty programme (more than 17 million members) even after accounts were closed, without demonstrating effective anonymisation. Loblaw undertook to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) to have the anonymisation independently reviewed and to carry out annual deletions.
Companies that continue to use data as anonymous after account deletion must be able to demonstrate the re-identification risk – IP addresses are often enough to link data to a person.
- Authority / court
- Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
- Area of law
- Data protection · Data subject rights and transparency
- Legal basis
- PIPEDA
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- Published
- 5 Mar 2026
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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6 Feb 2026 La Société Canadian Tire ltéeCanadian Tire: CAD 1.29m in fines over false reference prices in Quebec €798,827
From April to October 2021 the Office de la protection du consommateur (OPC, Quebec's consumer protection office) checked the prices of seven advertised products in flyers, online and in three stores in the greater Montréal area: the regular prices cited as the reference were actually charged in only a very small share of sales. Canadian Tire pleaded guilty, for five of the products, to stating false reference prices contrary to s. 225(b) of the Loi sur la protection du consommateur (LPC, Quebec Consumer Protection Act) and must pay fines totalling CAD 1,287,550 including costs on 74 counts.
Was-prices and discount claims must be based on prices at which the goods were actually sold in meaningful volumes.
Was-now pricing and discount advertising
- Authority / court
- Gericht in Montréal (Ermittlung: Office de la protection du consommateur (OPC); Anklage: Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales (DPCP))
- Area of law
- Consumer protection and online retail · Misleading advertising and pricing
- Legal basis
- Loi sur la protection du consommateur (RLRQ c. P-40.1), Art. 225 b)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- Published
- 6 Feb 2026
Original amount 1,287,550 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 6 Feb 2026.
- OPC: La Société Canadian Tire ltée plaide coupable, 06.02.2026 Press release of an authority
- OPC: Poursuites et condamnations Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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17 Oct 2025 Griffin Jewellery Designs Inc.FINTRAC: CAD 77,137.50 penalty on Griffin Jewellery Designs Inc. for 3 violations of anti-money laundering obligations €47,055
According to FINTRAC, Griffin Jewellery Designs Inc. is a dealer in precious metals and stones. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 77,137.50 on the company on 17 October 2025. According to FINTRAC's findings, made during a compliance examination, the company committed 3 violations of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA) and its regulations. As described by the regulator, the violations concerned written compliance policies and procedures, assessing and documenting money laundering and terrorist financing risks and the prescribed review of the compliance programme. According to FINTRAC, the company is paying the penalty in full and the case is closed. Source: FINTRAC (Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada), "Administrative monetary penalty on Griffin Jewellery Designs Inc.", published 4 December 2025, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2025-12-04-eng; summarised in our own words; not an official version and not a reproduction of the original.
- Authority / court
- Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
- Area of law
- Money laundering and terrorist financing · Internal controls
- Legal basis
- PCMLTFA s. 9.6(1), 9.6(2); PCMLTF Regulations 156(1)(b), 156(1)(c), 156(1)(f); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Published
- 4 Dec 2025
Original amount 77,137.5 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 17 Oct 2025.
- Administrative monetary penalty on Griffin Jewellery Designs Inc. (04.12.2025) Decision of an authority
- FINTRAC – Public notice of administrative monetary penalties Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link
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2 Jun 2025 HRA Group HoldingsFINTRAC: CAD 132,000 penalty on HRA Group Holdings for 4 violations of anti-money laundering obligations €84,383
According to FINTRAC, HRA Group Holdings is a dealer in precious metals and stones based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 132,000 on the company on 2 June 2025. According to FINTRAC's findings, made during a compliance examination, the company committed 4 violations of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA) and its regulations. As described by the regulator, the violations concerned written compliance policies and procedures, assessing and documenting money laundering and terrorist financing risks, the compliance training programme and the prescribed review of the compliance programme. According to FINTRAC, the penalty has been paid in full and the case is closed. Source: FINTRAC (Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada), "Administrative monetary penalty on HRA Group Holdings", published 2 October 2025, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2025-10-02-eng; summarised in our own words; not an official version and not a reproduction of the original.
- Authority / court
- Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
- Area of law
- Money laundering and terrorist financing · Internal controls
- Legal basis
- PCMLTFA s. 9.6(1); PCMLTF Regulations 156(1)(b), 156(1)(c), 156(1)(d), 156(1)(e), 156(1)(f); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Published
- 2 Oct 2025
Original amount 132,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 2 Jun 2025.
- Administrative monetary penalty on HRA Group Holdings (02.10.2025) Decision of an authority
- FINTRAC – Public notice of administrative monetary penalties Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link
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20 May 2025 13859380 Canada Inc. (Crane Supply)Crane Supply: CAI limits AI-enabled driver cameras in delivery vehicles Order
In 2023 the wholesale distributor of pipes and valves installed a camera system in all its delivery vehicles that also films the driver's cab from engine start until 20 minutes after the engine is switched off and uses artificial intelligence to detect events such as phone use, not wearing a seatbelt or smoking. The Commission d'accès à l'information (CAI, Quebec's access to information and privacy commission) found the necessity of the collection not established because the intrusion into drivers' privacy had not been sufficiently minimised, and ordered the company to limit in-cab recording to a few seconds before and after an incident or to stop it, to stop recording once the engine is off and to destroy any recordings going beyond that.
Cameras in company vehicles should only record around specific events; continuous recording of drivers is hard to justify.
Video surveillance of employees in company vehicles
- Authority / court
- Commission d'accès à l'information du Québec (CAI), section de surveillance
- Area of law
- Data protection · Employee data
- Legal basis
- Loi sur la protection des renseignements personnels dans le secteur privé (RLRQ c. P-39.1), Art. 5 (Notwendigkeit der Erhebung) und Art. 83
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- CAI, section de surveillance: Décision 1031833-S, 13859380 Canada Inc. (Crane Supply), 20.05.2025 Decision of an authority
- CAI: Répertoire des décisions rendues par la section de surveillance Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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8 May 2025 Spence Diamonds Ltd.FINTRAC: CAD 264,000 penalty on Spence Diamonds Ltd. for 5 violations of anti-money laundering obligations €168,217
According to FINTRAC, Spence Diamonds Ltd. is a dealer in precious metals and stones. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 264,000 on the company on 8 May 2025. According to FINTRAC's findings, made during a compliance examination, the company committed 5 violations of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA) and its regulations. As described by the regulator, the violations concerned suspicious transaction reporting, written compliance policies and procedures, assessing and documenting money laundering and terrorist financing risks, the compliance training programme and the prescribed review of the compliance programme. Specifically, according to FINTRAC, one suspicious transaction report was missing; the company could also not demonstrate that all employees had been trained or that its compliance programme had been reviewed. According to FINTRAC, the company is paying the penalty in full and the case is closed. Source: FINTRAC (Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada), "Administrative monetary penalty on Spence Diamonds Ltd.", published 23 September 2025, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2025-09-23-eng; summarised in our own words; not an official version and not a reproduction of the original.
- Authority / court
- Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
- Area of law
- Money laundering and terrorist financing · Suspicious activity reports
- Legal basis
- PCMLTFA s. 7, 9.6(1); PCMLTF Regulations 156(1)(b), 156(1)(c), 156(1)(d), 156(1)(e), 156(1)(f); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Published
- 23 Sep 2025
Original amount 264,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 8 May 2025.
- Administrative monetary penalty on Spence Diamonds Ltd. (23.09.2025) Decision of an authority
- FINTRAC – Public notice of administrative monetary penalties Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link
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18 Feb 2025 Metro Inc.Metro: CAI bans facial recognition database against shoplifting Order
In 2024 Metro notified the Commission d'accès à l'information (CAI, Quebec's access to information and privacy commission) of a pilot project in which people entering stores of the Metro, Super C and Jean Coutu banners would be matched by facial recognition, using the cameras at entrances and exits, against a biometric database; the database was to hold people involved in shoplifting or fraud incidents that led to police intervention. The CAI treated this as identity verification by means of biometric characteristics, which under s. 44 of the LCCJTI (Quebec Act to establish a legal framework for information technology) requires the express consent of the persons concerned, and prohibited putting the database into service. The decision is being challenged before the Court of Québec. The decision is not final.
In Quebec, biometric facial recognition in retail requires the express consent of the persons concerned, including in pilot projects.
Biometrics and facial recognition for theft prevention in retail
- Authority / court
- Commission d'accès à l'information du Québec (CAI), section de surveillance
- Area of law
- Data protection · Video surveillance
- Legal basis
- Loi concernant le cadre juridique des technologies de l'information (RLRQ c. C-1.1), Art. 44 und 45; Loi sur la protection des renseignements personnels dans le secteur privé (RLRQ c. P-39.1), Art. 83
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- under appeal
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- CAI, section de surveillance: Décision 1037199-S, Metro Inc., 18.02.2025 Decision of an authority
- CAI, section de surveillance: Décision 1037199-S, Metro Inc., 01.04.2026 (Folgeentscheidung, Rn. 5–6: Anfechtung der Entscheidung vom 18.02.2025 vor der Cour du Québec) Decision of an authority
- CAI: Répertoire des décisions rendues par la section de surveillance Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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27 Sep 2023 a Canadian furniture retail groupFurniture retail group: 3.25 million CAD over inflated reference prices and false countdowns €2.28m
The furniture retail group advertised inflated regular prices and discounts derived from them, as well as countdown timers, even though the promotions were extended or replaced. It is paying a penalty of 3.25 million CAD and 100,000 CAD in costs and has committed to a compliance programme.
Discounts need a genuine reference price, and time-limited promotions must actually end.
Reference prices and urgency claims in advertising
- Authority / court
- Competition Bureau Canada (Consent Agreement)
- Area of law
- Consumer protection and online retail · Misleading advertising and pricing
- Legal basis
- Competition Act (false or misleading representations; ordinary selling price)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Mitigating circumstances
- Resolution by agreement with a compliance programme.
- Published
- 27 Sep 2023
Original amount 3,250,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 27 Sep 2023.
- Competition Bureau Canada, Meldungen (Übersicht) (Entscheidung 2023) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 4 · Company name anonymised since 27 Sep 2025 · Direct link
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1 Jun 2023 a dealer in precious metals and stones based in OntarioFINTRAC: CAD 99,314 penalty on precious metals dealer for 5 violations of anti-money laundering obligations €68,426
According to FINTRAC, the company is a dealer in precious metals and stones based in Toronto, Ontario. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 99,314 on the company on 1 June 2023. According to FINTRAC's findings, made during a compliance examination in 2021, the company committed 5 violations of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA) and its regulations. As described by the regulator, the violations concerned large cash transaction reporting, appointing a compliance officer, written compliance policies and procedures, assessing and documenting money laundering and terrorist financing risks and the compliance training programme. According to FINTRAC, the case is closed. Summarised in our own words; not an official version and not a reproduction of the original.
- Authority / court
- Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
- Area of law
- Money laundering and terrorist financing · Internal controls
- Legal basis
- PCMLTF Regulations 39(2), 71(1)(a), 71(1)(b), 71(1)(c), 71(1)(d); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Published
- 24 Aug 2023
Original amount 99,314 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 1 Jun 2023.
- FINTRAC, öffentlich bekanntgemachte Verwaltungssanktionen (Liste) (Entscheidung 2023) Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 4 · Company name anonymised since 1 Jun 2025 · Direct link