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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- Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority €731,540 24 % · 1 case
- British Columbia Lottery Corporation €674,531 22 % · 1 case
- Anonymised companies €375,189 12 % · 1 case
- 11705580 Canada Inc. €311,294 10 % · 1 case
- The New Brunswick Lotteries and Gaming Corporation €249,415 8 % · 1 case
- Ontario International College Inc. €174,825 6 % · 1 case
- Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation €144,584 5 % · 1 case
- Atlantic Lottery Corporation Inc. €131,906 4 % · 1 case
- Canadian National Exhibition Association €124,321 4 % · 1 case
- 12066424 Canada Inc. €62,555 2 % · 1 case
- 3 more€102,379
When?
per year, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | €375,189 |
| 2025 | 6 | €2.06m |
| 2026 | 6 | €645,469 |
13 cases
24 Jul 2026 The New Brunswick Lotteries and Gaming CorporationFINTRAC: CAD 399,712.50 penalty on The New Brunswick Lotteries and Gaming Corporation for one violation of anti-money laundering obligations €249,415
According to FINTRAC, The New Brunswick Lotteries and Gaming Corporation is a reporting entity in the casino sector based in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 399,712.50 on the company on 24 July 2026. According to FINTRAC's findings, made during a compliance examination, the company committed one violation of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA) and its regulations. As described by the regulator, the violation concerned suspicious transaction reporting. 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 the New Brunswick Lotteries and Gaming Corporation", published 3 September 2026, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2026-09-03-2-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; Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Other
- Published
- 3 Sep 2026
Original amount 399,712.5 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 24 Jul 2026.
- Administrative monetary penalty on the New Brunswick Lotteries and Gaming Corporation (03.09.2026) 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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23 Jul 2026 Nova Scotia Gaming CorporationFINTRAC: 231,826 CAD against Nova Scotia Gaming over missing suspicious transaction reports €144,584
The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) imposed 231,826 CAD on the Halifax gaming corporation (casino sector) because it failed to file suspicious transaction reports on attempted transactions despite reasonable grounds for suspicion, did not keep its compliance policies up to date and approved by a senior officer, and did not assess the money laundering risk as required. The penalty was paid in full.
Even aborted or merely attempted transactions can be reportable – cashier staff must know this.
Suspicious transaction reports even for merely attempted transactions
- Authority / court
- Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
- Area of law
- Money laundering and terrorist financing · Suspicious activity reports
- Legal basis
- Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act, Part 1, und zugehörige Verordnungen
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Other
- Published
- 3 Sep 2026
Original amount 231,826 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 23 Jul 2026.
- FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation 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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29 May 2026 Atlantic Lottery Corporation Inc.FINTRAC: CAD 212,025 penalty on Atlantic Lottery Corporation Inc. for 3 violations of anti-money laundering obligations €131,906
According to FINTRAC, Atlantic Lottery Corporation Inc. is a reporting entity in the casino sector based in Moncton, New Brunswick. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 212,025 on the company on 29 May 2026. 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 suspicious transaction reporting, written compliance policies and procedures and assessing and documenting money laundering and terrorist financing risks. 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 Atlantic Lottery Corporation Inc.", published 9 July 2026, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2026-07-09-1-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); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Other
- Published
- 9 Jul 2026
Original amount 212,025 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 29 May 2026.
- Administrative monetary penalty on Atlantic Lottery Corporation Inc. (09.07.2026) 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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23 Apr 2026 12066424 Canada Inc.Temporary staffing agency: CA$100,000 over unpaid wages €62,555
Following complaints, the labour inspectorate found, among other things, outstanding minimum wages at the temporary staffing agency in Leamington; an audit for 2022 showed that hundreds of employees were owed a total of CA$234,212 in regular wages, public holiday pay and vacation pay. The company did not comply with the 2023 orders to pay; in proceedings held in its absence, the court imposed CA$100,000 on the company (plus victim fine surcharge).
Companies that ignore regulatory orders to pay outstanding wages risk a substantial fine.
- Authority / court
- Provincial Offences Court Windsor (Ermittlung: Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Minimum wage and undeclared work
- Legal basis
- Employment Standards Act, 2000 (Ontario), ss. 103(8), 106, 132, 136
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Other
- Liability of senior managers
- Measures against individuals are not reported here.
- Published
- 3 Jun 2026
Original amount 100,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 23 Apr 2026.
- Ontario Newsroom, Court Bulletin zu 12066424 Canada Inc. (Entscheidung 2025) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link
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10 Mar 2026 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)WADA: compliance agreement with Canada's Privacy Commissioner on athletes' data Other
The Montreal-based World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), a foundation under Swiss private law, entered into a compliance agreement under PIPEDA with the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, under which an investigation opened in November 2024 following a complaint is held in abeyance and will be discontinued once the agreement is fulfilled. WADA must ensure that anti-doping organisations use athletes' personal information in the ADAMS system only for anti-doping purposes from 1 January 2027, amend the World Anti-Doping Code and the ADAMS agreements accordingly, document a control mechanism and report quarterly. WADA disputes any contravention and the Commissioner's jurisdiction; if it fails to comply, the Commissioner may apply to the Federal Court for an order.
Operators of data platforms used by partners must enforce, contractually and technically, that partners use the data only for the intended purpose.
Purpose limitation on shared data platforms
- Authority / court
- Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
- Area of law
- Data protection
- Legal basis
- Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), Sections 17.1 und 17.2 (Compliance Agreement)
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Other
- Published
- 17 Mar 2026
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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2 Mar 2026 Northern Isga FoundationFINTRAC: CAD 91,162.50 penalty on Northern Isga Foundation for 4 violations of anti-money laundering obligations €57,009
According to FINTRAC, Northern Isga Foundation is a non-profit charitable organisation based in Glenevis, Alberta, that receives a portion of a casino's revenues and is therefore a reporting entity. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 91,162.50 on the foundation on 2 March 2026. According to FINTRAC's findings, made during a compliance examination, the foundation 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 foundation has appealed the decision to the Federal Court. Source: FINTRAC (Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada), "Administrative monetary penalty on Northern Isga Foundation", published 26 March 2026, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2026-03-26-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
- under appeal
- Sector
- Other
- Published
- 26 Mar 2026
Original amount 91,162.5 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 2 Mar 2026.
- Administrative monetary penalty on Northern Isga Foundation (26.03.2026) 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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28 Aug 2025 Saskatchewan Indian Gaming AuthorityFINTRAC: CAD 1,175,000 penalty on Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority for 3 violations of anti-money laundering obligations €731,540
According to FINTRAC, Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority is a reporting entity in the casino sector. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 1,175,000 on the company on 28 August 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 suspicious transaction reporting and written compliance policies and procedures. Specifically, according to FINTRAC, four suspicious transaction reports were missing, three reports filed contained no indicators of suspicion, and the regulator found shortcomings in patron risk rating in 41 of 100 instances reviewed. According to FINTRAC, the company has appealed the decision to the Federal Court. Source: FINTRAC (Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada), "Administrative monetary penalty on Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority", published 12 September 2025, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2025-09-12-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(1), 9.6(1); PCMLTF Regulations 156(1)(b); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- under appeal
- Sector
- Other
- Published
- 12 Sep 2025
Original amount 1,175,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 28 Aug 2025.
- Administrative monetary penalty on Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (12.09.2025) 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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28 Aug 2025 11705580 Canada Inc.Illegal construction waste dumping: CAD 500,000 fine for 11705580 Canada Inc. €311,294
In 2020 the company rented two acres of land in Essa Township, presented to the owners as a site for receiving wood to be turned into landscaping material; from April to August 2020, however, hundreds of truckloads of construction and demolition waste were dumped there, and by April 2023 there was still no confirmation that the ordered clean-up had taken place. The court convicted the company under the Environmental Protection Act of depositing waste at an unapproved site and fined it CAD 500,000 plus a victim fine surcharge of CAD 125,000. Measures against individuals are not set out here.
Anyone renting land for supposed recycling projects is liable, together with its management, if waste is dumped there without approval.
Waste disposal and approvals for waste sites
- Authority / court
- Gericht in Barrie (Ermittlung und Anklage: Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks)
- Area of law
- Environment and sustainability · Waste and hazardous substances
- Legal basis
- Environmental Protection Act (Ontario), RSO 1990, c E.19 – Ablagerung von Abfällen auf einem nicht zugelassenen Abfallstandort
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Other
- Liability of senior managers
- Measures against individuals are not set out here.
- Published
- 11 Feb 2026
Original amount 500,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 28 Aug 2025.
- Ontario Newsroom, Court Bulletin (MECP): Company and Directors Fined $1,025,000 for Environmental Protection Act Violations, 11.02.2026 Press release of an authority
- Ontario Newsroom API: Court Bulletin 1007029 (maschinenlesbare Fassung) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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25 Jul 2025 DMCL Chartered Professional AccountantsFINTRAC: accountancy firm DMCL without compliance programme – 72,750 CAD €45,370
The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) imposed 72,750 CAD on the auditing and accountancy firm with four offices in British Columbia: approved written compliance policies, a documented risk assessment and the prescribed two-yearly effectiveness review were all lacking. The penalty was paid.
Firms that handle money movements for clients are themselves obliged entities and need their own AML programme.
- 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
- final
- Sector
- Other
- Published
- 9 Oct 2025
Original amount 72,750 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 25 Jul 2025.
- FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on DMCL Chartered Professional Accountants 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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17 Jul 2025 British Columbia Lottery CorporationFINTRAC: CAD 1,075,000 penalty on British Columbia Lottery Corporation for 3 violations of anti-money laundering obligations €674,531
According to FINTRAC, British Columbia Lottery Corporation is a reporting entity in the casino sector based in Kamloops, British Columbia. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 1,075,000 on the company on 17 July 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 suspicious transaction reporting, written compliance policies and procedures and enhanced measures for high-risk situations. Specifically, according to FINTRAC, two suspicious transaction reports were missing; the corporation also failed to identify a patron as high risk despite the rate of play and volume of funds and did not apply enhanced due diligence. According to FINTRAC, the company has appealed the decision to the Federal Court. Source: FINTRAC (Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada), "Administrative monetary penalty on British Columbia Lottery Corporation", published 28 August 2025, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2025-08-28-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), 9.6(3); PCMLTF Regulations 156(1)(b), 157; Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- under appeal
- Sector
- Other
- Published
- 28 Aug 2025
Original amount 1,075,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 17 Jul 2025.
- Administrative monetary penalty on British Columbia Lottery Corporation (28.08.2025) 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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11 Jul 2025 Canadian National Exhibition AssociationFINTRAC: CAD 199,000 penalty on Canadian National Exhibition Association for 2 violations of anti-money laundering obligations €124,321
According to FINTRAC, Canadian National Exhibition Association is a reporting entity in the casino sector based in Toronto, Ontario. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 199,000 on the company on 11 July 2025. According to FINTRAC's findings, made during a compliance examination, the company committed 2 violations of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA) and its regulations. As described by the regulator, the violations concerned assessing and documenting money laundering and terrorist financing risks and the prescribed review of the compliance programme. According to FINTRAC, the company has appealed the decision to the Federal Court. Source: FINTRAC (Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada), "Administrative monetary penalty on CNE Casino", published 4 September 2025, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2025-09-04-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); PCMLTF Regulations 156(1)(c), 156(1)(f); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- under appeal
- Sector
- Other
- Published
- 4 Sep 2025
Original amount 199,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 11 Jul 2025.
- Administrative monetary penalty on CNE Casino (04.09.2025) 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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28 Mar 2025 Ontario International College Inc.Private college: CA$270,000 for ignored orders to pay wages €174,825
The college failed to pay 14 employees wages of almost CA$185,000 and ignored the labour inspectorate's orders to pay from 2019/2020. The court imposed CA$270,000 on the company, in addition to the outstanding wages.
Outstanding wage claims do not go away; the fine comes on top of the back pay.
- Authority / court
- Provincial Offences Court Toronto (Ermittlung: Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Minimum wage and undeclared work
- Legal basis
- Employment Standards Act, 2000 (Ontario), ss. 103(8), 106, 132, 136
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Other
- Liability of senior managers
- Measures against individuals are not reported here.
- Published
- 28 May 2025
Original amount 270,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 28 Mar 2025.
- Ontario Newsroom, Court Bulletin zu Ontario International College Inc. (Entscheidung 2025) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link
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6 Feb 2024 three Canadian companiesOttawa: CAD 545,000 for three companies over ignored wage orders €375,189
In an ex parte trial, the Provincial Offences Court in Ottawa convicted three numbered companies, which operated under a common trade name, of offences under the Employment Standards Act. An employment standards officer of the provincial labour ministry had found that seven employees were owed around 340,000 CAD in wages; neither the orders to pay nor two demands for records were complied with. The fines on the companies total 545,000 CAD, plus a statutory 25 per cent victim fine surcharge. Measures against individuals are not set out here.
Ignoring official orders to pay wages turns an outstanding wage claim into a prosecution.
Handling official wage orders and demands for records
- Authority / court
- Provincial Offences Court Ottawa (Ermittlung: Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Minimum wage and undeclared work
- Legal basis
- Employment Standards Act, 2000 (Ontario), ss. 132, 136, 91(8)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Other
- Liability of senior managers
- Measures against individuals are not set out here.
- Published
- 27 Mar 2024
Original amount 545,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 6 Feb 2024.
- Ontario Newsroom, Veröffentlichungen (Übersicht) (Entscheidung 2024) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Company name anonymised since 6 Feb 2026 · Direct link