Who was sanctioned, and for what?

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

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

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.

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

Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link

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.

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

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.

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

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

According to FINTRAC, Your Neighbourhood Credit Union Limited is a provincially regulated credit union based in Kitchener, Ontario. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 16,500 on the company on 10 August 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 written compliance policies and procedures. 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 Your Neighbourhood Credit Union Limited", published 24 September 2026, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2026-09-24-2-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 · Internal controls

Legal basis

PCMLTFA s. 9.6(1); PCMLTF Regulations 156(1)(b); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Financial services and insurance

Published

24 Sep 2026

Original amount 16,500 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 10 Aug 2026.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

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.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

According to FINTRAC, Caisse populaire acadienne ltée is a federally regulated credit union based in Caraquet, New Brunswick. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 676,500 on the company on 23 July 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. Specifically, according to FINTRAC, the credit union failed in four instances to report multiple transactions that showed indicators of suspicion. 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 Caisse populaire acadienne ltée", published 24 September 2026, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2026-09-24-4-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(2); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Financial services and insurance

Published

24 Sep 2026

Original amount 676,500 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 23 Jul 2026.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

According to FINTRAC, Caisse populaire Alliance limitée is a provincially regulated credit union based in North Bay, Ontario. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 82,500 on the company on 5 June 2026. 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, enhanced measures for high-risk situations, assessing and documenting money laundering and terrorist financing risks and the prescribed review of the compliance programme. Specifically, according to FINTRAC, 46 of 118 high-risk clients were not reviewed annually, contrary to the credit union's own policies. 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 Caisse populaire Alliance limitée", published 24 September 2026, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2026-09-24-1-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 · Customer due diligence

Legal basis

PCMLTFA s. 9.6(1), 9.6(3); PCMLTF Regulations 156(1)(b), 156(1)(c), 156(1)(f), 156(2), 156(3), 157; Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Financial services and insurance

Published

24 Sep 2026

Original amount 82,500 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 5 Jun 2026.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

According to FINTRAC, Pathwise Credit Union is a provincially regulated credit union based in Oshawa, Ontario. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 41,250 on the company on 4 June 2026. 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 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 Pathwise Credit Union", published 24 September 2026, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2026-09-24-3-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); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Financial services and insurance

Published

24 Sep 2026

Original amount 41,250 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 4 Jun 2026.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

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.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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).

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.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

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.

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

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.

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

Following a cyber attack in spring 2025 in which data of about 375,000 current and 540,000 former customers was exfiltrated, including bank account, driver's licence and social insurance numbers, Nova Scotia Power signed a compliance letter to the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. The company commits to delete customers' social insurance numbers and, by 31 October 2026, to submit an independent security assessment – including employee training and notification processes – and to report on implementing its recommendations; only then will the investigation be discontinued. According to the letter, the starting point was an employee clicking a link in a pop-up on a compromised website, which installed malware.

Authority / court

Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)

Area of law

Data protection · Data breaches and data security

Legal basis

Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA); Einstellung nach Paragraph 12.2(1)(c) bei Erfüllung der Zusagen

Action

Other

Status of proceedings

unknown

Sector

Energy and utilities

Published

25 Mar 2026

Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

According to FINTRAC, VersaBank is a bank based in London, Ontario. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 42,075 on the company on 23 February 2026. According to FINTRAC's findings, 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 written compliance policies and procedures and enhanced measures for high-risk situations. Specifically, according to FINTRAC, the bank failed in at least seven instances to correctly identify elevated or high-risk clients and apply enhanced due diligence. 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 VersaBank", published 5 May 2026, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2026-05-05-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 · Customer due diligence

Legal basis

PCMLTFA s. 9.6(1), 9.6(3); PCMLTF Regulations 156(1)(b), 157; Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Financial services and insurance

Published

5 May 2026

Original amount 42,075 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 23 Feb 2026.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link

According to FINTRAC, RE/MAX Twin City Realty Inc. is a real estate brokerage based in Kitchener, Ontario. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 24,750 on the company on 4 February 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 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 RE/MAX Twin City Realty Inc.", published 5 May 2026, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2026-05-05-1-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 · Internal controls

Legal basis

PCMLTFA s. 9.6(1); PCMLTF Regulations 156(1)(c); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Construction and real estate

Published

5 May 2026

Original amount 24,750 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 4 Feb 2026.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Published

8 Jan 2026

Original amount 1,350,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 7 Jan 2026.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

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.

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

The telecoms provider pleaded guilty to using a prohibited clause allowing unilateral amendment of contracts without the specific conditions required by law, and to omitting mandatory information from distance contracts for successive services, such as a detailed description of the services, the price and description of devices offered as a premium, usage restrictions and geographical limits. Fines totalling CAD 210,700 including costs were imposed on 50 counts; the offences dated from 2012 and 2013.

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 · Information duties in online retail

Legal basis

Loi sur la protection du consommateur (RLRQ c. P-40.1), Art. 11.2 und 214.2

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Telecoms, IT and software

Published

6 Feb 2026

Original amount 210,700 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 15 Dec 2025.

Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link

In February 2024 a flytable was being moved by tower crane at the Oakridge Park construction site; as it was pushed out it accelerated out of the building, fell and fatally struck a worker. WorkSafeBC found that EllisDon, as prime contractor, had not regularly reviewed the subcontractor's safe work procedures, had not confirmed that a risk assessment had been carried out, had not classed the lift as critical, had not ensured written lift plans, had not controlled the exclusion zone on the ground and had not coordinated the health and safety activities of the employers involved. It imposed an administrative penalty of CAD 514,831.53.

Authority / court

WorkSafeBC (Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia)

Area of law

Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents

Legal basis

Arbeitsschutzvorschriften von British Columbia, insbesondere Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (OHSR) – Pflichten des Hauptauftragnehmers (prime contractor) und Anforderungen an kritische Kranhübe; Verwaltungsstrafe (administrative penalty) von WorkSafeBC

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

unknown

Sector

Construction and real estate

Published

12 Dec 2025

Original amount 514,831.53 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 12 Dec 2025.

Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link

In February 2024 the formwork contractor was moving a flytable by tower crane at the Oakridge Park construction site when it fell out of the building and fatally struck a worker. WorkSafeBC found, among other things, missing written lift plans for critical lifts, inadequate procedures for corner flytables, a lack of risk assessments and inspections, loads being passed over people and insufficient instruction, training and supervision of workers, and imposed an administrative penalty of CAD 112,624.66.

Authority / court

WorkSafeBC (Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia)

Area of law

Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents

Legal basis

Arbeitsschutzvorschriften von British Columbia, insbesondere Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (OHSR) – Hebepläne, Schalungsarbeiten, Unterweisung und Aufsicht; Verwaltungsstrafe (administrative penalty) von WorkSafeBC

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

unknown

Sector

Construction and real estate

Published

12 Dec 2025

Original amount 112,624.66 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 12 Dec 2025.

Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link

According to FINTRAC, Century 21 Heritage Group Ltd. is a real estate brokerage. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 148,912.50 on the company on 10 December 2025. 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 company has appealed the decision to the Federal Court. Source: FINTRAC (Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada), "Administrative monetary penalty on Century 21 Heritage Group Ltd.", published 10 February 2026, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2026-02-10-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

under appeal

Sector

Construction and real estate

Published

10 Feb 2026

Original amount 148,912.5 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 10 Dec 2025.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

According to FINTRAC, VIP Realty Inc. is a real estate brokerage based in Ottawa, Ontario. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 33,000 on the company on 1 December 2025. 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 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 VIP Realty Inc.", published 9 July 2026, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2026-07-09-2-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 · Internal controls

Legal basis

PCMLTFA s. 9.6(1); PCMLTF Regulations 156(1)(f); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Construction and real estate

Published

9 Jul 2026

Original amount 33,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 1 Dec 2025.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

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.

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

According to FINTRAC, MP Technology Services Ltd. is an entity determined to be a foreign money services business operating in Canada. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 536,853.35 on the company on 20 November 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 international electronic funds transfer reporting, written compliance policies and procedures, assessing and documenting money laundering and terrorist financing risks and suspicious transaction reporting. Specifically, FINTRAC found four unreported incoming international transfers and four unreported suspicious attempted transactions; policies and risk assessment were not tailored to Canadian requirements. 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 MP Technology Services Ltd.", published 18 December 2025, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2025-12-18-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), 9.6(2); PCMLTF Regulations 30(1)(c), 156(1)(b), 156(1)(c); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

under appeal

Sector

Financial services and insurance

Published

18 Dec 2025

Original amount 536,853.35 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 20 Nov 2025.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

According to FINTRAC, 1135233 B.C. Ltd. (operating as LeHomes Realty Premier) is a real estate brokerage based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 149,886 on the company. Published by FINTRAC on 20 November 2025; decision date not published. According to FINTRAC's findings, the company committed 6 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, appointing a compliance officer, written compliance policies and procedures, assessing and documenting money laundering and terrorist financing risks, the compliance training programme and client identification record keeping. According to FINTRAC, the company will pay the penalty in full and the case is closed. Source: FINTRAC (Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada), "Administrative monetary penalty on 1135233 B.C. Ltd.", published 20 November 2025, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2025-11-20-3-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; PCMLTF Regulations 39(1)(b), 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

Construction and real estate

Published

20 Nov 2025

Original amount 149,886 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 20 Nov 2025.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

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.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

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.

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

According to FINTRAC, Synergy Credit Union is a provincially regulated credit union based in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 214,500 on the company on 26 September 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 suspicious transaction reporting, assessing and documenting money laundering and terrorist financing risks, enhanced measures for high risk and written compliance policies and procedures. Specifically, according to FINTRAC, the credit union failed to report suspicious transactions in two instances; contrary to its own policies, 46 of 102 high-risk clients were not reviewed annually. 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 Synergy Credit Union", published 27 November 2025, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2025-11-27-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), 156(1)(c), 157; PCMLTF Suspicious Transaction Reporting Regulations s. 9(1); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Financial services and insurance

Published

27 Nov 2025

Original amount 214,500 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 26 Sep 2025.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

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

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

According to FINTRAC, First Nations Bank of Canada is a bank based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 601,139.80 on the company on 22 September 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, enhanced measures for high-risk situations and ongoing monitoring of business relationships. Specifically, according to FINTRAC, suspicious transaction reports were missing in 5 of 16 case files reviewed; in six instances reviewed, high-risk clients were not subject to special measures. 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 First Nations Bank of Canada", published 16 October 2025, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2025-10-16-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 123.1, 156(1)(b), 156(1)(c), 157; PCMLTF Suspicious Transaction Reporting Regulations s. 9(1); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Financial services and insurance

Published

16 Oct 2025

Original amount 601,139.8 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 22 Sep 2025.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

According to FINTRAC, Commerciale I.C. - Pacific Inc. is a money services business based in Montréal, Quebec. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 224,235 on the company on 2 September 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 international electronic funds transfer reporting, written compliance policies and procedures, assessing and documenting money laundering and terrorist financing risks, the prescribed review of the compliance programme and compliance with a ministerial directive. Specifically, according to FINTRAC, 8 of 22 electronic funds transfer reports reviewed were not filed on time; the company also did not comply with a ministerial directive. 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 Commerciale I.C. - Pacific Inc.", published 5 February 2026, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2026-02-05-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. 11.43; PCMLTF Regulations 132(1), 156(1)(b), 156(1)(c), 156(1)(f); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

under appeal

Sector

Financial services and insurance

Published

5 Feb 2026

Original amount 224,235 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 2 Sep 2025.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

According to FINTRAC, Juba Express Inc. is a money services business based in Toronto, Ontario. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 67,150 on the company on 29 August 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 written compliance policies and procedures, assessing and documenting money laundering and terrorist financing risks, international electronic funds transfer reporting, large cash transaction reporting and money services business registration requirements. Specifically, according to FINTRAC, nine electronic funds transfer reports and three large cash transaction reports were incomplete; one branch was not disclosed in the registration. 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 Juba Express Inc.", published 11 December 2025, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2025-12-11-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(1); PCMLTF Regulations 30(1)(a), 30(1)(b), 156(1)(b), 156(1)(c), 156(2); PCMLTF Registration Regulations s. 4(b), 5; Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

under appeal

Sector

Financial services and insurance

Published

11 Dec 2025

Original amount 67,150 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 29 Aug 2025.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

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.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

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.

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.

Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link

On 22 February 2018 the then start-up airline told the Canada Transportation Agency that, after a letter of intent for two leased aircraft had been terminated, the start of flight operations would slip to the end of 2018, but it did not publish this material change until 13 March 2018. In its settlement with the BCSC the company admitted breaching the duty of immediate disclosure and pays CAD 100,000 as a joint payment. Measures against individuals are not set out here.

Authority / court

British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC), Executive Director (Vergleich)

Area of law

Capital markets and financial supervision · Disclosure and reporting obligations

Legal basis

Securities Act (British Columbia), RSBC 1996, c. 418, s. 85 (unverzügliche Offenlegung wesentlicher Änderungen) und s. 168.2(1)

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Transport, logistics and shipping

Liability of senior managers

Measures against individuals are not set out here.

Published

22 Aug 2025

Original amount 100,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 22 Aug 2025.

Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link

According to FINTRAC, Peken Global Limited (KuCoin) is an entity determined to be a foreign money services business operating in Canada. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 19,552,000 on the company on 28 July 2025. According to FINTRAC's findings, 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 money services business registration requirements, large virtual currency transaction reporting and suspicious transaction reporting. Specifically, FINTRAC found 33 instances of unreported suspicious transactions; the regulator identified unreported virtual currency receipts of CAD 10,000 or more using blockchain analytics, and registration as a foreign money services business was not completed despite the opportunity to do so. 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 Peken Global Limited", published 25 September 2025, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2025-09-25-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, 11.1; PCMLTF Regulations 33(1)(f); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

under appeal

Sector

Financial services and insurance

Published

25 Sep 2025

Original amount 19,552,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 28 Jul 2025.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

According to FINTRAC, 2294235 Ontario Inc. is a money services business based in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 70,537.50 on the company on 28 July 2025. According to FINTRAC's findings, made during a compliance examination, the company committed 6 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, the prescribed review of the compliance programme, providing documents requested by notice and record keeping. The publication does not mention any pending review. Source: FINTRAC (Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada), "Administrative monetary penalty on 2294235 Ontario Inc.", published 2 December 2025, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2025-12-02-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 · Customer due diligence

Legal basis

PCMLTFA s. 9.6(2), 63.1(2); PCMLTF Regulations 36(i), 156(1)(b), 156(1)(c), 156(1)(d), 156(1)(e), 156(1)(f), 156(2), 156(3); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

unknown

Sector

Financial services and insurance

Published

2 Dec 2025

Original amount 70,537.5 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 28 Jul 2025.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

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.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

An ASC panel had previously found that RTAX illegally distributed securities and, between 2016 and 2019, defrauded investors of at least CAD 462,421: the money was supposed to go into investments in or loans to third parties but was largely used for personal purposes, unrelated debts and payments to other investors. In its sanctions decision the panel ordered an administrative penalty of CAD 175,000; disgorgement of the CAD 462,421 obtained and costs of CAD 81,755 are separate and are not included in the amount shown. RTAX must permanently cease trading in securities. Measures against individuals are not set out here.

Authority / court

Alberta Securities Commission (ASC), Hearing Panel

Area of law

Capital markets and financial supervision · Market abuse and insider dealing

Legal basis

Securities Act (Alberta), RSA 2000, c. S-4, s. 110(1) (Vertrieb ohne Prospekt) und s. 93(1)(b) (Betrug); Sanktionen nach s. 198 (u. a. s. 198(1)(i) Herausgabe), s. 199 (Verwaltungsstrafe) und s. 202 (Kosten)

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

unknown

Sector

Financial services and insurance

Liability of senior managers

Measures against individuals are not set out here.

Published

14 Jul 2025

Original amount 175,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 9 Jul 2025.

Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link

According to FINTRAC, TreasureMeta Corporation is a money services business based in Markham, Ontario. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 24,750 on the company on 9 July 2025. According to FINTRAC's findings, made in the course of its supervisory activity, 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 money services business registration requirements. The publication does not mention any pending review. Source: FINTRAC (Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada), "Administrative monetary penalty on TreasureMeta Corporation", published 5 February 2026, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2026-02-05-1-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 · Internal controls

Legal basis

PCMLTF Registration Regulations s. 4(b), 5; Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

unknown

Sector

Financial services and insurance

Published

5 Feb 2026

Original amount 24,750 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 9 Jul 2025.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

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.

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

According to FINTRAC, 9321-0599 Québec Inc. is a real estate brokerage based in Brossard, Québec. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 23,100 on the company on 2 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 written compliance policies and procedures and assessing and documenting money laundering and terrorist financing risks. 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 9321-0599 Québec Inc.", published 20 November 2025, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2025-11-20-1-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 · Internal controls

Legal basis

PCMLTFA s. 9.6(1); PCMLTF Regulations 156(1)(b), 156(1)(c); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

under appeal

Sector

Construction and real estate

Published

20 Nov 2025

Original amount 23,100 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 2 Jul 2025.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

According to FINTRAC, Pacesetter Marketing Ltd. is a real estate brokerage based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 41,085 on the company on 24 June 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 Pacesetter Marketing Ltd.", published 20 November 2025, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2025-11-20-2-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 · Internal controls

Legal basis

PCMLTFA s. 9.6(1); PCMLTF Regulations 156(1)(b), 156(1)(c), 156(1)(f), 156(3); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Construction and real estate

Published

20 Nov 2025

Original amount 41,085 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 24 Jun 2025.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

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.

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

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.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

According to FINTRAC, the company concerned is a real estate brokerage based in Calgary, Alberta; its name is not given here. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 117,975 on the company on 29 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 written compliance policies and procedures, assessing and documenting money laundering and terrorist financing risks, the compliance training programme, the prescribed review of the compliance programme and record keeping. According to FINTRAC, the policies were a generic template not tailored to the business; the account number was missing in all ten receipt of funds records reviewed. FINTRAC originally set the penalty at CAD 117,975. According to the regulator, the company appealed to the Federal Court; on 28 February 2026 the appeal was resolved, the company paid CAD 63,987.50 and 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 · Customer due diligence

Legal basis

PCMLTFA s. 6, 9.6(1); PCMLTF Regulations 58(1)(a), 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

reduced

Sector

Construction and real estate

Published

20 Nov 2025

Original amount 63,987.5 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 29 May 2025.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 4 · Direct link

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.

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

According to FINTRAC, HomeLife New World Realty Inc. is a real estate brokerage based in Toronto and Richmond Hill, Ontario. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 36,135 on the company on 21 May 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 record keeping. 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 HomeLife New World Realty Inc.", published 20 November 2025, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2025-11-20-4-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 · Customer due diligence

Legal basis

PCMLTFA s. 6, 9.6(1); PCMLTF Regulations 58(1)(a), 58(1)(b), 156(1)(b), 156(1)(c), 156(2); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Construction and real estate

Published

20 Nov 2025

Original amount 36,135 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 21 May 2025.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

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.

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

Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link

According to FINTRAC, Primary Capital Inc. is a securities dealer or wealth management firm based in Toronto, Ontario. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 93,390 on the company on 15 May 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 prescribed review of the compliance programme and determining politically exposed persons. 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 Primary Capital Inc.", published 18 September 2025, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2025-09-18-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 · Customer due diligence

Legal basis

PCMLTFA s. 9.3(1), 9.6(2); PCMLTF Regulations 119(1), 156(1)(b), 156(1)(c), 156(1)(f), 156(2), 156(3); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Financial services and insurance

Published

18 Sep 2025

Original amount 93,390 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 15 May 2025.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

According to FINTRAC, Canaccord Genuity Corp. is a securities dealer or wealth management firm based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 544,500 on the company on 14 May 2025. According to FINTRAC's findings, made during a compliance examination in 2023, 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 suspicious transaction reporting, written compliance policies and procedures, assessing and documenting money laundering and terrorist financing risks and enhanced measures for high-risk situations. Specifically, FINTRAC found three missing suspicious transaction reports in 100 case files reviewed; in 14 files of high-risk clients reviewed, beneficial ownership and client information had not been updated. 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 Canaccord Genuity Corp.", published 3 July 2025, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2025-07-03-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(2), 9.6(3); PCMLTF Regulations 156(1)(b), 156(1)(c), 156(2); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Financial services and insurance

Published

3 Jul 2025

Original amount 544,500 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 14 May 2025.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

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.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

In 2017 the Vancouver payment processing company sold its own crypto coin to about 500 investors without a prospectus, raising CAD 3,341,040.91; in doing so it referred to an independent non-profit organisation that did not exist, announced sold-out tranches that had not sold out and cited inflated monthly revenue. It also operated an unrecognised exchange for the coin. Under its settlement with the BCSC, NetCents was permanently barred from trading in securities and must pay the proceeds, frozen since 2018, together with interest to the Commission. The amount of CAD 3,341,040.91 is a disgorgement of the proceeds, not an administrative penalty.

Authority / court

British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC), Executive Director (Vergleich und Anordnung)

Area of law

Capital markets and financial supervision · Disclosure and reporting obligations

Legal basis

Securities Act (British Columbia), RSBC 1996, c. 418, s. 61 (Prospektpflicht), s. 50(1)(d) (Falschangaben), s. 25 (nicht anerkannte Börse); Anordnungen nach s. 161(1)(b), (d) und (g)

Action

Disgorgement of profits

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Financial services and insurance

Repeat case

no

Mitigating circumstances

The directors and officers at the time have all left the company; the settlement made a hearing unnecessary.

Published

16 Apr 2025

Original amount 3,341,040.91 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 16 Apr 2025.

Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link

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.

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.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

According to FINTRAC, Hub Capital Inc. is a securities dealer or wealth management firm based in Woodbridge, Ontario. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 99,000 on the company on 21 March 2025. According to FINTRAC's findings, made during a compliance examination in 2023, 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 Hub Capital Inc.", published 12 June 2025, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2025-06-12-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 · Internal controls

Legal basis

PCMLTFA s. 9.6(2); PCMLTF Regulations 156(1)(b), 156(1)(c), 156(1)(d), 156(1)(e), 156(1)(f), 156(2), 156(3); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Financial services and insurance

Published

12 Jun 2025

Original amount 99,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 21 Mar 2025.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

In May 2023 all rainbow trout died in a toxicity test on the effluent of the pulp mill, which is discharged via a creek into Lake Superior; in the same month the mill also exceeded the limit for total reduced sulphur (TRS) in its air emissions four times. The court convicted the company of two offences under the Environmental Protection Act and fined it CAD 525,000 plus a victim fine surcharge of CAD 131,250.

Authority / court

Gericht in Thunder Bay (Ermittlung und Anklage: Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks)

Area of law

Environment and sustainability · Emissions and permits

Legal basis

Environmental Protection Act (Ontario), RSO 1990, c E.19 – Abwasserqualität nach der Umweltgenehmigung (Environmental Compliance Approval) und Industriestandard für TRS-Emissionen

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

unknown

Sector

Manufacturing and mechanical engineering

Mitigating circumstances

According to the ministry, the company reported the test result and each TRS exceedance as required, immediately investigated the causes of the exceedances and submitted an abatement plan; weekly follow-up tests of the effluent showed no further failures.

Published

14 Jul 2025

Original amount 525,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 14 Mar 2025.

Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link

According to FINTRAC, Crystal Currency Exchange Inc. is a money services business based in Burnaby, British Columbia. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 348,067.50 on the company on 5 March 2025. According to FINTRAC's findings, made during a compliance examination, the company committed 9 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, large cash transaction reporting, international electronic funds transfer reporting, appointing a compliance officer, 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, FINTRAC found three missing suspicious transaction reports and several unreported series of cash receipts and incoming and outgoing international transfers that together reached at least CAD 10,000 within 24 hours. 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 Crystal Currency Exchange Inc.", published 29 May 2025, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2025-05-29-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 30(1)(a), 30(1)(b), 30(1)(c), 156(1)(a), 156(1)(b), 156(1)(c), 156(1)(d), 156(1)(e), 156(1)(f), 156(3); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

under appeal

Sector

Financial services and insurance

Published

29 May 2025

Original amount 348,067.5 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 5 Mar 2025.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

According to FINTRAC, Cambrian Credit Union is a credit union based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 116,160 on the company on 3 March 2025. According to FINTRAC's findings, made during a compliance examination in 2023, 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 suspicious transaction reporting, international electronic funds transfer reporting, written compliance policies and procedures and assessing and documenting money laundering and terrorist financing risks. Specifically, according to FINTRAC, one suspicious transaction report and two reports of incoming international transfers were missing; policies on ongoing monitoring and the risk assessment were insufficiently documented. 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 Cambrian Credit Union", published 10 June 2025, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2025-06-10-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; PCMLTF Regulations 7(1)(c), 156(1)(b), 156(1)(c), 156(2); PCMLTF Suspicious Transaction Reporting Regulations s. 9(1); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Financial services and insurance

Published

10 Jun 2025

Original amount 116,160 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 3 Mar 2025.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

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.

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

Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link

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

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.

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

According to FINTRAC, Argosy Securities Inc. is a securities dealer or wealth management firm based in Richmond Hill, Ontario. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 66,000 on the company on 20 December 2024. 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 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 Argosy Securities Inc.", published 13 February 2025, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2025-02-13-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

PCMLTF Regulations 156(1)(b), 156(1)(c), 156(1)(f), 156(2), 156(3); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Financial services and insurance

Published

13 Feb 2025

Original amount 66,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 20 Dec 2024.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

According to FINTRAC, MSBG International Holdings Ltd. is a money services business based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 24,750 on the company on 19 December 2024. According to FINTRAC's findings, made during a compliance examination in 2023, 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 written compliance policies and procedures. 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 MSBG International Holdings Ltd.", published 25 February 2025, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2025-02-25-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

PCMLTF Regulations 71(1)(b); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Financial services and insurance

Published

25 Feb 2025

Original amount 24,750 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 19 Dec 2024.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

According to FINTRAC, 2147353 Ontario Inc. is a money services business based in Mississauga, Ontario. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 33,000 on the company on 2 December 2024. According to FINTRAC's findings, 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 providing documents requested by notice. According to FINTRAC, the case is closed. Source: FINTRAC (Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada), "FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Cash Shop #27", published 6 February 2025, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2025-02-06-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. 63.1(2); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Financial services and insurance

Published

6 Feb 2025

Original amount 33,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 2 Dec 2024.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

A 2022 conflicts-of-interest sweep by the Canadian Securities Administrators found that, after the Client Focused Reforms took effect, the online portfolio manager had failed to identify and disclose conflicts arising from referral arrangements with twelve partners, assessed clients referred through four of those partners only for those partners' model portfolios and did not meet its know-your-client obligations because its online questionnaire was incomplete. Under its settlement with the BCSC, WealthBar undertook to pay CAD 60,000; it had previously paid CAD 14,800 in examination costs and retained an independent compliance monitor for one year.

Authority / court

British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC), Executive Director (Vergleich)

Area of law

Capital markets and financial supervision · Organisational requirements

Legal basis

National Instrument 31-103, s. 13.2, 13.2.01 (Know your Client), 13.3 (Eignung), 13.4 (Interessenkonflikte); Securities Act (British Columbia), RSBC 1996, c. 418

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Financial services and insurance

Mitigating circumstances

Early settlement, cooperation during the examination and the proceedings, no investor complaints; the deficiencies were remedied under the oversight of a compliance monitor.

Published

28 Nov 2024

Original amount 60,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 28 Nov 2024.

Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link

According to FINTRAC, the company concerned is a real estate brokerage based in Laval, Quebec; its name is not given here. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 107,250 on the company on 20 November 2024. 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. Specifically, FINTRAC found five gaps in the policies, including on beneficial ownership, third-party determination and politically exposed persons; the risk assessment consisted of a generic form without risk levels or mitigation measures. According to FINTRAC, the company has appealed the decision to the Federal Court. 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)(e), 156(1)(f), 156(2), 156(3); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

under appeal

Sector

Construction and real estate

Published

1 May 2025

Original amount 107,250 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 20 Nov 2024.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 4 · Direct link

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. Fine of CA$250,000 (19 November 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 plea.

Liability of senior managers

Measures against individuals are not reported here.

Published

15 Jan 2025

Original amount 250,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 19 Nov 2024.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

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.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 2 · Direct link

According to FINTRAC, Exchange Bank of Canada is a bank based in Toronto, Ontario. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 2,457,750 on the company on 5 November 2024. 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, ongoing monitoring of business relationships and large cash transaction reporting. Specifically, FINTRAC found five missing suspicious transaction reports in 26 case files reviewed, eight cases without the required ongoing monitoring and three misclassified and therefore unreported cash transactions; the compliance programme had not been adequate for the bank's business model and global reach. The bank filed an appeal; according to FINTRAC, the Federal Court confirmed the violations on 18 December 2025 but varied the penalty to CAD 1,027,975. The case is closed. Source: FINTRAC (Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada), "Administrative monetary penalty on Exchange Bank of Canada", published 11 December 2024, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2024-12-11-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); PCMLTF Regulations 7(1)(a), 123.1, 156(1)(c), Schedule 1; PCMLTF Suspicious Transaction Reporting Regulations s. 9(1); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

reduced

Sector

Financial services and insurance

Published

11 Dec 2024

Original amount 1,027,975 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 5 Nov 2024.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

According to FINTRAC, the company concerned is a money services business based in Toronto, Ontario; its name is not given here. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 249,480.50 on the company on 4 November 2024. According to FINTRAC's findings, made during a compliance examination in 2023, the company committed 6 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, compliance with a ministerial directive, record keeping and money services business registration requirements. Specifically, contrary to the ministerial directive on Iran, the company failed to report 44 transactions originating from Iran, recorded neither the exchange rate nor its source for these foreign exchange transactions and provided registration details that did not reflect its actual activities. According to FINTRAC, the company has appealed the decision to the Federal Court. 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 · Customer due diligence

Legal basis

PCMLTFA s. 9.6(1), 11.43; PCMLTF Regulations 36(i), 156(1)(b), 156(1)(c); PCMLTF Registration Regulations s. 4(a), 4(b), 5; Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

under appeal

Sector

Financial services and insurance

Published

13 May 2025

Original amount 249,480.5 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 4 Nov 2024.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 4 · Direct link

In an offering document filed in December 2022 the listed energy company said it would spend about CAD 1.5 million of the offering proceeds on data analysis, but routed most of that money through a service provider to a Dutch company to settle payment obligations of a related company. In its settlement with the ASC, Avila admitted misleading statements and a false certificate filed with the Commission; it pays the settlement amount of CAD 60,000 (including CAD 10,000 in costs) jointly with a further settling party (joint payment) and must arrange training for its officers, directors and audit committee.

Authority / court

Alberta Securities Commission (ASC), Executive Director (Settlement Agreement and Undertaking)

Area of law

Capital markets and financial supervision · Disclosure and reporting obligations

Legal basis

Securities Act (Alberta), RSA 2000, c. S-4, s. 92(4.1) (irreführende Angaben) und s. 221.1 (falsche Bescheinigung)

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Energy and utilities

Repeat case

no

Mitigating circumstances

No previous ASC sanctions and cooperation with investigators; the settlement avoided a contested hearing.

Liability of senior managers

Measures against individuals are not reported here.

Published

23 Oct 2024

Original amount 60,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 21 Oct 2024.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Direct link

The court hearing the charge found that in April 2021, at a refinery in Ontario, steam from a steam-tracer leak that had been known since January and whose repair had been deferred bored into an adjacent line, releasing about 1,150 litres of slop oil. Neighbouring businesses and residents reported odours, irritation, headaches and nausea. The operator was convicted under the Environmental Protection Act of discharging a contaminant causing an adverse effect and fined CAD 900,000 plus a victim fine surcharge of CAD 225,000.

Authority / court

Gericht in Sarnia (Ermittlung und Anklage: Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks)

Area of law

Environment and sustainability · Emissions and permits

Legal basis

Environmental Protection Act (Ontario), RSO 1990, c E.19 – Einleitung eines Schadstoffs, die eine nachteilige Wirkung verursacht hat oder wahrscheinlich verursacht

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

unknown

Sector

Energy and utilities

Published

13 Nov 2024

Original amount 900,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 16 Sep 2024.

Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Company name anonymised since 16 Sep 2026 · Direct link

During the pandemic in 2020 the printing company introduced an access control system with facial recognition and temperature checks for its employees, and kept using facial recognition after the temperature function was discontinued in October 2022. The Commission d'accès à l'information (CAI, Quebec's access to information and privacy commission) found that the company had not shown that collecting the biometric data was necessary for access control and ordered it, within 90 days, to stop collecting and using facial recognition and to destroy the biometric templates created.

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. 4 (Notwendigkeit der Erhebung) und Art. 83

Action

Order

Status of proceedings

unknown

Sector

Manufacturing and mechanical engineering

Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Company name anonymised since 4 Sep 2026 · Direct link

According to FINTRAC, the company is a money services business based in Surrey, British Columbia. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 229,350 on the company on 14 August 2024. According to FINTRAC's findings, made during a compliance examination in 2022, 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 reporting of incoming international electronic funds transfers of CAD 10,000 or more, written compliance policies and procedures, assessing and documenting money laundering and terrorist financing risks, the prescribed review of the compliance programme and compliance with a ministerial directive. Specifically, FINTRAC found 21 unreported incoming international transfers; contrary to the ministerial directive on Iran, the company also failed to report 21 transactions originating from Iran. According to FINTRAC, the company has appealed the decision to the Federal Court. 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(1), 9.6(1), 11.43; PCMLTF Regulations 28(1)(a), 71(1)(b), 71(1)(c), 71(1)(e); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

under appeal

Sector

Financial services and insurance

Published

28 Nov 2024

Original amount 229,350 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 14 Aug 2024.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 4 · Company name anonymised since 14 Aug 2026 · Direct link

According to FINTRAC, the company is a real estate brokerage based in Quebec. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 36,360 on the company on 17 July 2024. 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, the compliance training programme and client identification. According to FINTRAC, the company is paying the penalty in full and 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 · Customer due diligence

Legal basis

PCMLTFA s. 6; PCMLTF Regulations 64.2, 65(4), 71(1)(b), 71(1)(d); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Construction and real estate

Published

6 May 2025

Original amount 36,360 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 17 Jul 2024.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 4 · Company name anonymised since 17 Jul 2026 · Direct link

According to FINTRAC, the company is a real estate brokerage based in North York, Ontario. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 57,750 on the company on 27 June 2024. According to FINTRAC's findings, made during a compliance examination in 2022, 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 penalty has been paid in full and 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 71(1)(b), 71(1)(c), 71(1)(e); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Construction and real estate

Published

24 Sep 2024

Original amount 57,750 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 27 Jun 2024.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 4 · Company name anonymised since 27 Jun 2026 · Direct link

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, the provider 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.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 4 · Company name anonymised since 5 Jun 2026 · Direct link

According to FINTRAC, the company is a money services business based in Richmond, British Columbia. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 33,000 on the company on 31 May 2024. According to FINTRAC's findings, 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 money services business registration requirements. According to FINTRAC, the penalty has been paid in full and 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

PCMLTFA s. 11.19; PCMLTF Registration Regulations s. 4(e), 5, 6.1; Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Financial services and insurance

Published

19 Sep 2024

Original amount 33,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 31 May 2024.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 4 · Company name anonymised since 31 May 2026 · Direct link