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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.

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.

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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.

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

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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.

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.

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In March 2024, a CO2 hose on a vacuum mixer ruptured in the deli area of the plant in Brampton; around 16,000 pounds of carbon dioxide escaped and one worker suffered life-threatening injuries. There was no CO2 sensor with an alarm. Following a guilty plea, a fine of CA$500,000 plus a 25 % victim fine surcharge.

Authority / court

Provincial Offences Court Brampton (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

Section 25(2)(h) Occupational Health and Safety Act (Ontario)

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Food and agriculture

Mitigating circumstances

Guilty plea; permanently installed CO2 sensor after the incident.

Published

27 Aug 2026

Original amount 500,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 27 Aug 2026.

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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.

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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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.

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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.

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In the teaching hospital's virology laboratory, the lid of a centrifuge fell on an employee who had to hold it open by hand because of a defective gas spring; she was seriously injured. Maintenance reports from 2023 and 2024 had already called for the spring to be replaced. Fine of CA$65,000 plus victim fine surcharge.

Authority / court

Provincial Offences Court Hamilton (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

Section 25(1)(b) Occupational Health and Safety Act (Ontario)

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Healthcare

Mitigating circumstances

Guilty plea; repair two days after the accident.

Published

21 Jul 2026

Original amount 65,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 18 Jun 2026.

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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.

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

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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.

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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

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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 and its director did not comply with the 2023 orders to pay; in proceedings held in their absence, the court imposed CA$100,000 on the company and CA$50,000 on the director (plus victim fine surcharge).

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

Director Son-Van Duong personally fined CA$50,000.

Published

3 Jun 2026

Original amount 150,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 23 Apr 2026.

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The operator of alternative trading systems passed on confidential order and trading information from its fixed income and equity platforms to unauthorised employees, lacked adequate safeguards and was initially not forthcoming with the regulator. Sanctions: administrative penalty of 600,000 CAD, 75,000 CAD in costs, a reprimand and an external review.

Authority / court

Capital Markets Tribunal (Ontario) auf Antrag der Ontario Securities Commission

Area of law

Capital markets and financial supervision · Organisational requirements

Legal basis

National Instrument 21-101, s. 5.10(1)-(3); Securities Act (Ontario) ss. 127(1), 127.1

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Financial services and insurance

Mitigating circumstances

Cooperation, self-report, no prior record

Original amount 600,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 15 Apr 2026.

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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.

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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

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Following the tragedy at the Lapu-Lapu Day festival in 2025, 36 employees of three health authorities accessed patient data of 16 admitted persons without authorisation in 71 instances. Those affected were not informed without undue delay; the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia (OIPC BC) made nine recommendations, including automated access monitoring and deterrent disciplinary measures.

Authority / court

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia (OIPC BC)

Area of law

Data protection · Data breaches and data security

Legal basis

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) BC, s. 25.1

Action

Other

Status of proceedings

unknown

Sector

Healthcare

Culpability

intentional

Mitigating circumstances

Appropriate safeguards were in place; the authorities responded quickly and accepted all recommendations.

Published

18 Feb 2026

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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.

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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.

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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).

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

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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.

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.

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When restarting a hardening furnace (hydrogen and oil quench bath) that had been shut down for weeks, residual vapours ignited because too much time elapsed between the nitrogen purge and ignition; two workers were seriously injured. Only one was wearing flame-resistant clothing; the other had not been provided with any. Fine of CA$144,000 plus victim fine surcharge.

Authority / court

Ontario Court of Justice Brampton (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

Section 25(2)(h) Occupational Health and Safety Act (Ontario)

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Steel and metals

Mitigating circumstances

Guilty plea.

Published

21 Aug 2025

Original amount 144,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 24 Jul 2025.

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During fence removal work at Canadian Forces Base Suffield, heavy machinery destroyed an occupied nest of the protected ferruginous hawk together with three eggs. The Department of National Defence pleaded guilty to two counts under the Species at Risk Act and was fined 10,000 CAD.

Authority / court

Alberta Court of Justice (Anklage: Environment and Climate Change Canada)

Area of law

Environment and sustainability

Legal basis

Species at Risk Act, s. 32(1) und s. 33

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Defence and security

Employees

10,000 or more

Published

30 Jul 2025

Original amount 10,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 9 Jul 2025.

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During mowing work in the municipal Parc des Sorbiers in July 2024, at least one nest of the protected bobolink was destroyed; a citizen reported the find. The city pleaded guilty under the Species at Risk Act and is paying 30,000 CAD.

Authority / court

Court of Québec (Anklage: Environment and Climate Change Canada)

Area of law

Environment and sustainability

Legal basis

Species at Risk Act, s. 33

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Public sector

Published

12 Jun 2025

Original amount 30,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 12 Jun 2025.

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In 2023, two employees of the forge in Niagara Falls removed a spacer from a press for the first time; instead of the guide bolts prescribed in the manual, they used makeshift steel bolts and left the piston assembly, weighing around 1.25 t, hanging from the crane. The load swung out, and a worker fell to the ground with it and died. The company had not informed the employees of the dangers of deviating from the operating manual; fine of CA$220,000 plus victim fine surcharge.

Authority / court

Provincial Offences Court Welland (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

Section 25(2)(d) Occupational Health and Safety Act (Ontario)

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Steel and metals

Mitigating circumstances

Guilty plea.

Published

20 Jun 2025

Original amount 220,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 22 May 2025.

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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 director did not pay either. The court imposed CA$270,000 on the company and CA$140,000 on the director, in addition to the outstanding wages.

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

Director Anchuan Jiang personally fined CA$140,000.

Published

28 May 2025

Original amount 410,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 28 Mar 2025.

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Russia's largest mobile and fixed-line operator challenged its inclusion on the Canadian Russia sanctions list directly in court. The Federal Court (2025 FC 181) upheld the striking out of the application, sought by the Attorney General of Canada, without leave to amend, because MTS should first have used the delisting procedure before the Minister provided for in the Regulations.

Authority / court

Federal Court (2025 FC 181); Attorney General of Canada

Area of law

Sanctions and export control · Breaches of sanctions and embargoes

Legal basis

Special Economic Measures Act; Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations, SOR/2023-163, s. 8

Action

Order

Status of proceedings

unknown

Sector

Telecoms, IT and software

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

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At the Lac Tio mine near Havre-Saint-Pierre, there were nickel exceedances in 2023 after severed power cables disabled the effluent treatment, untreated acidic discharges in the summer, and a failure to take samples after an unauthorised discharge. The company pleaded guilty to eight counts and is paying 2 million CAD into the Environmental Damages Fund.

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); Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

unknown

Sector

Steel and metals

Mitigating circumstances

Guilty plea.

Published

14 Jan 2025

Original amount 2,000,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 13 Jan 2025.

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While copper conductors were being installed on a de-energised 44 kV line, a piece of conductor touched the uncovered 4.8 kV line running below it; a worker was seriously injured. The network operator had not complied with the safety rules for work near energised equipment. Fines of CA$250,000 (company, 19 November 2024) and CA$12,000 (supervisor, 13 August 2024).

Authority / court

Provincial Offences Court Goderich (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 181, 183 O. Reg. 213/91 (Construction Projects) i. V. m. s. 132 Electrical Utility Safety Rules; ss. 27(1)(a), 25(1)(c) Occupational Health and Safety Act (Ontario)

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Energy and utilities

Mitigating circumstances

Guilty pleas.

Liability of senior managers

Supervising manager personally fined CA$12,000.

Published

15 Jan 2025

Original amount 262,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 19 Nov 2024.

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During inspections of the Mont-Wright mining complex in June 2022, environmental inspectors requested documents on compliance with effluent regulations; the company refused to hand over some of them until September 2022. The court imposed 100,000 CAD for obstructing the inspection and ordered the documents to be produced (separate proceedings alongside the later fine of 100 million CAD).

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, Section 62 (Behinderung von Kontrollbeamten); Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

unknown

Sector

Steel and metals

Culpability

intentional

Published

19 Nov 2024

Original amount 100,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 18 Nov 2024.

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The satellite radio provider advertised subscription prices without mandatory music licensing and administration fees, which increased the price by 10 to 20 %. Under the registered settlement, SiriusXM is paying a penalty of 3.3 million CAD and 30,000 CAD in investigation costs and must improve its compliance programme.

Authority / court

Competition Bureau Canada (Consent Agreement beim Competition Tribunal)

Area of law

Consumer protection and online retail · Misleading advertising and pricing

Legal basis

Competition Act, Deceptive Marketing Practices (Drip Pricing)

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Media and online platforms

Mitigating circumstances

Resolution by agreement (consent agreement).

Published

5 Jun 2024

Original amount 3,300,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 5 Jun 2024.

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A coal worker working alone at the Hamilton steelworks was presumably applying belt dressing spray between the running belt and the head pulley when he was fatally caught; the head section of the conveyor was not guarded, and there was no safe method for applying the spray while the belt was running. Fine of CA$200,000 plus victim fine surcharge.

Authority / court

Ontario Court of Justice Hamilton (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

Section 25(1)(c) Occupational Health and Safety Act (Ontario) i. V. m. s. 196(2)(a) O. Reg. 854 (Mines and Mining Plants)

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Steel and metals

Mitigating circumstances

Guilty plea; subsequently improved rules on lone working and machine guarding across the entire operation.

Published

6 Mar 2024

Original amount 200,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 26 Feb 2024.

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In December 2020, part of a new building collapsed while concrete was being poured on the roof level; two workers died and four were seriously injured. The manufacturer of the structural steel system had not ensured its load-bearing capacity, and the concrete firm had not adequately instructed its workers on correct measuring procedures. Fines of CA$260,000 (iSpan) and CA$140,000 (East Elgin).

Authority / court

Ontario Court of Justice London (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

Section 25(1)(e)(iii) (iSpan) und Section 25(2)(a) (East Elgin) Occupational Health and Safety Act (Ontario)

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Construction and real estate

Mitigating circumstances

Guilty pleas by both companies.

Published

5 Jan 2024

Original amount 400,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 15 Dec 2023.

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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.

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.

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