Compliance Radar
Who was sanctioned, and for what?
Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 756 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.
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Where?
by authority- Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) €108.8m 53 % · 6 cases
- Court of Québec (Ermittlungen: Environment and Climate Change Canada) €64.8m 32 % · 4 cases
- Federal Court of Appeal / Competition Tribunal (auf Antrag des Competition Bureau) €24m 12 % · 1 case
- Competition Bureau Canada (Consent Agreement) €2.28m 1 % · 1 case
- Competition Bureau Canada (Consent Agreement beim Competition Tribunal) €2.22m 1 % · 3 cases
- Ontario Court of Justice, Sault Ste. Marie (Ermittlungen: Environment and Climate Change Canada) €747,710 0 % · 1 case
- Ontario Court of Justice (Ermittlungen: Environment and Climate Change Canada) €463,765 0 % · 1 case
- Court of Québec (Anklage: Environment and Climate Change Canada) €43,724 0 % · 2 cases
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) €32,646 0 % · 2 cases
- Nunavut Court of Justice (Ermittlungen: Environment and Climate Change Canada) €24,902 0 % · 1 case
- 5 more€6,238
What for?
by area of lawAll areas of law
- Money laundering and terrorist financing €108.8m 53 % · 6 cases
- Environment and sustainability €66.1m 32 % · 10 cases
- Consumer protection and online retail €28.5m 14 % · 3 cases
- Other €32,646 0 % · 2 cases
- Data protection — 0 % · 3 cases
- Competition law — 0 % · 2 cases
- Sanctions and export control — 0 % · 2 cases
Who?
by sectorAll sectors
- Financial services and insurance €108.5m 53 % · 2 cases
- Steel and metals €64.7m 32 % · 5 cases
- Media and online platforms €26.2m 13 % · 3 cases
- Retail and e-commerce €2.31m 1 % · 3 cases
- Chemicals and pharmaceuticals €1.31m 1 % · 2 cases
- Other €189,954 0 % · 2 cases
- Construction and real estate €65,907 0 % · 1 case
- Food and agriculture €32,646 0 % · 3 cases
- Transport, logistics and shipping €24,902 0 % · 2 cases
- Public sector €18,979 0 % · 2 cases
- 3 more€6,238
When?
per quarter, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 1 | €2.28m |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q2 2024 | 1 | €2.22m |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2024 | 1 | €67,236 |
| Q1 2025 | 2 | €1.36m |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | €18,979 |
| Q3 2025 | 3 | €51,608 |
| Q4 2025 | 3 | €108.2m |
| Q1 2026 | 7 | €25.8m |
| Q2 2026 | 4 | €62.5m |
| Q3 2026 | 5 | €899,146 |
28 cases
24 Sep 2026 Kalibrate Canada (Tochter der Kalibrate Technologies Ltd.)Canada: Kalibrate must stop sharing retailer-specific petrol station data Order
Kalibrate's "Market Intelligence" product passed on retailer-specific sales data from petrol stations that allowed conclusions to be drawn about competitors and could facilitate coordinated pricing behaviour. In an agreement registered with the Competition Tribunal, Kalibrate undertakes to supply only aggregated and time-delayed data – the first case under the reformed abuse of dominance rules.
Providers of market and price data must ensure that their products do not disseminate individualised competitor data.
- Authority / court
- Competition Bureau Canada (Consent Agreement beim Competition Tribunal)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Abuse of market power
- Legal basis
- Abuse-of-dominance-Bestimmungen des Competition Act (Fassung 2023)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Energy and utilities
- Published
- 24 Sep 2026
- Competition Bureau secures agreement with Kalibrate to protect competition in the retail gas industry Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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10 Sep 2026 Algoma Steel Inc.Algoma Steel: 1.2 million CAD fine for gear oil in the St. Marys River €747,710
In June 2022, a gear oil tank overflowed at the steelworks in Sault Ste. Marie; an estimated 1,000 to 1,250 litres of oil entered the St. Marys River, harmful to fish and migratory birds. The company pleaded guilty to two counts and is paying 1.2 million CAD into the Environmental Damages Fund; its name is listed in the Environmental Offenders Registry.
Even small tank overflows near watercourses lead to fines in the millions – overfill protection and containment systems are mandatory.
Filling and monitoring oil tanks
- Authority / court
- Ontario Court of Justice, Sault Ste. Marie (Ermittlungen: Environment and Climate Change Canada)
- Area of law
- Environment and sustainability · Waste and hazardous substances
- Legal basis
- Fisheries Act, Subsection 36(3); Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994, Subsection 5.1(1)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Mitigating circumstances
- Guilty plea.
- Published
- 11 Sep 2026
Original amount 1,200,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 10 Sep 2026.
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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11 Aug 2026 Volga-Dnepr Airlines LLCFederal Court: cargo airline Volga-Dnepr remains on Canadian sanctions list Order
The Russian cargo airline had been added to the list of the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations in April 2023; the Minister of Foreign Affairs rejected the application for delisting. The Federal Court (2026 FC 1048) dismissed the application for judicial review: the Minister had not exercised her broad discretion unreasonably, and there was no procedural error.
Listed logistics partners often remain listed for years – anyone buying air freight must continuously screen carriers and parent companies against sanctions lists.
Listings of transport service providers in partner screening
- Authority / court
- Federal Court (2026 FC 1048); Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Area of law
- Sanctions and export control · Breaches of sanctions and embargoes
- Legal basis
- Special Economic Measures Act; Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations, SOR/2014-58, ss. 2(a), 8
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Transport, logistics and shipping
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · 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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15 Jul 2026 Colonial Farms Ltd.Colonial Farms: CFIA administrative monetary penalty of 11,000 CAD under SFCR s. 88 €6,852
On 15 July 2026, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) imposed an administrative monetary penalty of 11,000 CAD on the company in Western Canada for a violation of s. 88 of the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations. An earlier penalty under the same provision from May 2025 was set aside in review proceedings.
Companies that do not eliminate the cause after a first penalty risk repeat penalties and stricter supervision.
- Authority / court
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- Safe Food for Canadians Regulations, s. 88
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Food and agriculture
Original amount 11,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 15 Jul 2026.
- CFIA – Administrative monetary penalties (Notices of violation) Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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22 May 2026 Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited; GrainsConnect Canada Operations Inc.Canada: grain elevator must be sold in the takeover of GrainsConnect Order
The planned acquisition of GrainsConnect by Parrish & Heimbecker would have reduced competition for the purchase of wheat from farmers around Reford (Saskatchewan). The Competition Bureau reached an agreement under which P&H must divest the grain elevator in Reford to an approved buyer and continue to operate it normally until then.
Merger control also has local effects: even a single site can trigger a divestiture requirement.
- Authority / court
- Competition Bureau Canada (Consent Agreement beim Competition Tribunal)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Merger control
- Legal basis
- Competition Act (Kanada), Fusionskontrolle
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Food and agriculture
- Published
- 22 May 2026
- Competition Bureau reaches agreement to protect competition for grain farmers in Saskatchewan Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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15 May 2026 ArcelorMittal Exploitation Minière Canada s.e.n.c.ArcelorMittal mining subsidiary in Québec: 100 million CAD fine for acidic mine effluent €62.5m
From May 2014 to May 2022, acidic effluent, effluent with elevated zinc, nickel or suspended solids content, and effluent that was acutely lethal to fish entered fish-bearing waters from the Mont-Wright mining complex and the Fire Lake mine in the Fermont region. The company pleaded guilty to 100 counts; the fine of 100 million CAD goes almost entirely to the Environmental Damages Fund, and an action plan on wastewater management must also be submitted by mid-February 2027.
Long-standing exceedances of limit values add up to hundreds of individual offences; effluent monitoring must lead to immediate corrective action.
- 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, Subsection 36(3)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Published
- 15 May 2026
Original amount 100,000,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 15 May 2026.
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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8 May 2026 Transport Desgagnés Inc.Transport Desgagnés: 40,000 CAD because a tanker entered an Arctic protected area without a permit €24,902
The tanker M/T Sarah Desgagnés, operated by the company, entered the Akpait National Wildlife Area in Nunavut on 29 September and 6 October 2024 without the required access permit. The Nunavut Court of Justice imposed 40,000 CAD for the Environmental Damages Fund; the company must publish a notice in a local newspaper and is listed in the Environmental Offenders Registry.
Protected area boundaries belong in every vessel's voyage planning; missing access permits are prosecuted even in remote areas.
Protected areas in voyage planning and bridge practice
- Authority / court
- Nunavut Court of Justice (Ermittlungen: Environment and Climate Change Canada)
- Area of law
- Environment and sustainability
- Legal basis
- Wildlife Area Regulations (Canada Wildlife Act), Paragraph 3.3(1)(h)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Transport, logistics and shipping
- Published
- 8 May 2026
Original amount 40,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 8 May 2026.
- Transport Desgagnés Inc. fined $40,000 for Canada Wildlife Act violations in Nunavut Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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7 May 2026 Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)Privacy Commissioner: Canada's tax authority CRA must strengthen protection against account takeovers Other
Since 2020, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has experienced more than 42,000 individual breaches in which unauthorised persons accessed tax accounts or changed data in order to redirect benefits. In a special report to Parliament, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada criticised, among other things, the delayed introduction of mandatory MFA and incomplete incident recording, and made nine recommendations, eight of which were accepted in full and one in part.
Online accounts with payment functions need mandatory strong authentication and complete recording of incidents.
- Authority / court
- Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
- Area of law
- Data protection · Data breaches and data security
- Legal basis
- Privacy Act (Kanada)
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Public sector
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- Published
- 7 May 2026
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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27 Mar 2026 13010431 Canada Inc. (Necosmart)FINTRAC: 693,742 CAD against crypto service provider Necosmart over missing suspicious transaction reports €434,295
The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) imposed 693,742.50 CAD on the Edmonton money services business, which also exchanges virtual currencies, for five violations: repeated failure to file suspicious transaction reports, lack of written compliance policies, insufficient enhanced measures for high-risk transactions, lack of a risk assessment and incomplete records of occupation and transactions for crypto exchanges.
Small crypto exchange offices need the same basic framework as banks: risk analysis, policies, enhanced scrutiny and reporting.
Recognising and reporting grounds for suspicion in crypto exchange
- 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
- unknown
- Sector
- Financial services and insurance
- Published
- 14 May 2026
Original amount 693,742.5 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 27 Mar 2026.
- FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on 13010431 Canada 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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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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12 Feb 2026 Peter the Chef Fine Food LimitedPeter the Chef Fine Food: four CFIA penalties totalling 41,600 CAD (food safety) €25,794
On a single day, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) imposed four administrative monetary penalties on the food manufacturer in Ontario under the Safe Food for Canadians Act (s. 17(1)) and the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (ss. 49, 88, 90(1)): 13,000, 11,000, 11,000 and 6,600 CAD, totalling 41,600 CAD.
Preventive controls and documentation under food safety law are sanctioned individually – several gaps quickly add up.
- Authority / court
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- Safe Food for Canadians Act, s. 17(1); Safe Food for Canadians Regulations, ss. 49, 88, 90(1)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Food and agriculture
Original amount 41,600 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 12 Feb 2026.
- CFIA – Administrative monetary penalties (Notices of violation) Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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21 Jan 2026 CineplexCineplex: Court of Appeal upholds 38.9 million CAD penalty for online booking fee €24m
The cinema company added a mandatory booking fee of 1.50 CAD to advertised ticket prices for online purchases. In September 2024, the Competition Tribunal classified this as drip pricing and imposed a penalty of 38.9 million CAD (the amount Cineplex had earned from it between June 2022 and December 2023) plus a ten-year prohibition; the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal in January 2026.
An advertised price must be attainable – only government charges may be added separately.
- Authority / court
- Federal Court of Appeal / Competition Tribunal (auf Antrag des Competition Bureau)
- Area of law
- Consumer protection and online retail · Misleading advertising and pricing
- Legal basis
- Competition Act, Deceptive Marketing Practices (Drip Pricing, seit 24.06.2022 ausdrücklich geregelt)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Media and online platforms
- Published
- 23 Jan 2026
Original amount 38,900,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 21 Jan 2026.
- Statement from the Acting Commissioner of Competition on appeal court's ruling in Cineplex deceptive marketing case Press release of an authority
- Competition Bureau wins deceptive marketing case against Cineplex Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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13 Jan 2026 Estee Lauder Cosmetics Ltd.Estee Lauder Cosmetics: 750,000 CAD fine for unreported PFAS in eyeliners €463,765
A routine inspection in 2023 found that the company was selling eyeliners containing the PFAS substance perfluorononyl dimethicone without submitting the required notification of a ‘significant new activity’; a subsequent compliance order was not complied with. The court imposed 750,000 CAD; the company must inform its shareholders and is listed in the Environmental Offenders Registry.
Product development and regulatory affairs must check new substances for notification requirements before market launch; regulatory orders must be implemented within the deadline.
Chemical notification and approval obligations for product launches
- Authority / court
- Ontario Court of Justice (Ermittlungen: Environment and Climate Change Canada)
- Area of law
- Environment and sustainability · Waste and hazardous substances
- Legal basis
- Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (Significant New Activity, Compliance Order)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Chemicals and pharmaceuticals
- Published
- 2 Feb 2026
Original amount 750,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 13 Jan 2026.
- Estee Lauder Cosmetics Ltd. fined $750,000 for violating the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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7 Jan 2026 Superior General Partner Inc.Superior General Partner: 1.35 million CAD fine for sodium chlorite in river and late reporting €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.
Reporting obligations for releases of substances apply immediately; those who wait for days incur additional liability – including personally as the person responsible.
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.
- Superior General Partner Inc. and one individual fined a total of $1,365,000 for violating the Fisheries Act Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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17 Dec 2025 Beausite Métal inc.Beausite Métal: 40,000 CAD because PCB equipment was not disposed of despite an order €24,745
The metal recycler in Val-des-Sources had received an environmental protection compliance order to dispose of and destroy PCB-contaminated equipment. At a follow-up inspection in May 2024, the equipment was still on the site; the company pleaded guilty under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999) and was fined 40,000 CAD.
Regulatory orders need an owner and a date in the calendar – non-compliance is a separate offence.
- Authority / court
- Court of Québec (Anklage: Environment and Climate Change Canada)
- Area of law
- Environment and sustainability · Waste and hazardous substances
- Legal basis
- Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Published
- 18 Dec 2025
Original amount 40,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 17 Dec 2025.
- Beausite Métal inc. fined $40,000 for failing to comply with an environmental protection compliance order Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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27 Nov 2025 Manor Windsor Realty Ltd.FINTRAC: estate agent Manor Windsor Realty without AML training programme – 107,250 CAD €65,907
The estate agency in Windsor (Ontario) received a penalty of 107,250 CAD from the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) for four violations: no up-to-date, approved compliance policies, no assessment of the money laundering risk, no written ongoing training programme and no effectiveness review of the compliance programme. The company has appealed to the Federal Court.
For estate agents, a missing written training programme is a separate violation subject to penalties.
AML training programme for estate agents
Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.
- 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
- Construction and real estate
- Published
- 12 Feb 2026
Original amount 107,250 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 27 Nov 2025.
- FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Manor Windsor Realty Ltd. 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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16 Oct 2025 Xeltox Enterprises Ltd. (Cryptomus)FINTRAC: record penalty of 177 million CAD against crypto payment service Cryptomus €108.1m
The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) imposed 176,960,190 CAD on the crypto payment service registered in British Columbia. In July 2024 alone, 1,068 suspicious transaction reports were not filed – including on transactions linked to child sexual abuse material, fraud, ransomware and sanctions evasion – as well as 1,518 reports of large virtual currency transactions; in addition, there were violations of a ministerial directive and a lack of policies and risk assessment. The company has appealed to the Federal Court.
Crypto services without a functioning reporting system are sanctioned per report not filed – the total can threaten their existence.
- 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
- under appeal
- Sector
- Financial services and insurance
- Published
- 22 Oct 2025
Original amount 176,960,190 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 16 Oct 2025.
- FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Xeltox Enterprises Ltd. 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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23 Sep 2025 TikTok Pte. Ltd.Canadian regulators: TikTok inadequately protected children's data Other
The joint investigation by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and the supervisory authorities of Québec, British Columbia and Alberta found that every year hundreds of thousands of children used the platform despite the minimum age of 13, and that TikTok processed data without valid consent, including for profiling and advertising. TikTok undertook to improve age verification and make privacy notices easier to understand, and already during the investigation largely stopped targeted advertising to under-18s (except by broad categories such as language and approximate location).
Age limits in the terms of use are not enough – platforms need effective age verification and child-appropriate transparency.
- Authority / court
- Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada gemeinsam mit den Aufsichten von Québec, British Columbia und Alberta
- Area of law
- Data protection · Marketing and consent
- Legal basis
- PIPEDA und Datenschutzgesetze für den Privatsektor von Québec, British Columbia und Alberta
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Media and online platforms
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- Published
- 23 Sep 2025
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link