Environment Canada - Enforcement - Corporate Convictions Registry Request

Corporation Name	Number and Street	Unit / Suite / Apartment	City	Province	Postal Code	Conviction Date	Act	Regulation(s)	Section(s) Text and No	Sentence	Sentence Details	Place of sentencing	Offence No and Street	Unit / Suite / Apartment	Offence City	Offence Province	Postal Code	Description of offence location	Case Summary	
1073612 Alberta Ltd.	10840 215 St. NW		Edmonton	Alberta	T5S2B4	2012-06-14	Environment Canada - Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999		201(1)(b)(i)	Pleaded Guilty	EDMONTON, Alta. - June 14, 2012 - 1073612 Alberta Ltd, operating as Edmonton Ice Box, today pleaded guilty in Edmonton Provincial Court to a federal charge laid by Environment Canada for failing to take reasonable emergency measures consistent with the protection of the environment and public safety to prevent an environmental emergency contrary to requirements of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999). The company operates as an ice arena.The plea was entered on one count under the federal CEPA 1999 and relates to the release of liquid and gaseous anhydrous ammonia from a compressor of the Edmonton Ice Box arena's refrigeration system. The company was fined a total of $20,000 for the offence, of which $18,000 is directed towards the Environmental Damages Fund.	Edmonton, Alberta	10840 215 St. NW		Edmonton	Alberta	T5S2B4	Please refer to notification	 Notification:   http://www.ec.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=714D9AAE-1&news=A7420972-39B4-4739-8EC3-7AB1D62802A6  	
1240197 Ontario Inc. operating as Lucky Aquarium	4350 Steeles E,		Markham	Ontario	L3R 9V4	2012-11-14	Environment Canada - Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act	Wild Animal and Plant Trade Regulations	6(2) - 7(2)	Pleaded guilty – Please refer to notification.	1240197 Ontario Inc., operating as Lucky Aquarium in Markham, pleaded guilty in the Ontario Court of Justice in Newmarket to two charges under the federal Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (WAPPRIITA) of illegally exporting an invasive species, Snakehead fish (Channidae) to the United States and illegally transporting Snakehead fish from Ontario to Manitoba. Lucky Aquarium also pleaded guilty to four counts under the Ontario Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997, of illegally selling Snakehead fish.Lucky Aquarium was ordered to pay a total of $75,030 in fines and surcharges with an additional $1,250 to be paid for the publication of notices that warn of the dangers of invasive species, and outline the potential penalties for those who defy the law. Lucky Aquarium was also sentenced to two years of probation.	Newmarket, Ontario	4350 Steeles Ave East Box 142	Market Village	Markham	Ontario	L3V9V4	Markham, Ontario	        Notification:    http://www.ec.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=714D9AAE-1&news=7D168E7A-54CB-4942-9878-9A5141205ED2         	
2121063 Ontario Ltd. (Decorland)	32 Allness Road		Brampton	Ontario	L7A 3N7	2010-12-09	Environment Canada - Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act		8(b)	Please refer to notification.	8000	Brampton, ON			Mississauga	Ontario		Customs warehouse	  Link to enforcement notification  	
Barry Group Inc.	415 Griffin Dr		Corner Brook	Newfoundland and Labrador	A2H 3E9	2012-11-29	Environment Canada - Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999	Disposal at Sea Regulations	124(a)(b)	Pleaded Guilty	Nov 29th, 2012 - Barry Group Inc. entered a guilty plea to the Disposal at Sea permit violations under sec 124 CEPA 1999.  Company was fined $3,000 to be paid to the EDF.				Witless Bay	Newfoundland and Labrador		No notification at this time.	 Notification: None at this time 	
Brookfield Residential Services Ltd.	3190 Steeles Avenue East	200	Markham	Ontario	L3R 1G9	2011-12-02	Environment Canada - Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994	Migratory Birds Regulations	6(a)	Please refer to notification	$2500 directed toward Environmental Damages Fund	Barrie, Ontario			Collingwood	Ontario		Residential community	  Link to enforcement notification   	
Bruce Power Limited	177 Tie Road, R.R. #2 / P.O. Box 1540		Tiverton	Ontario	N0G2T0	2012-10-29	Environment Canada - Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999		11(1)	Pleaded Guilty	On October 29, 2012, Bruce Power Limited Partnership pleaded guilty in the Ontario Provincial Court of Justice to one count of violating the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA, 1999). This has resulted in a penalty of $100,000. The charge is for failure to conduct a leak test of all the components of an air-conditioning system or refrigeration system, contrary to the Federal Halocarbon Regulations, 2003.Bruce Power Limited Partnership is required to pay a total penalty of $100,000, which is broken down as follows: a fine of $40,000 for one count under CEPA, 1999, to be directed to the Environmental Damages Fund; a court order for an additional $20,000 awarded directly to the Environmental Damages Fund; a court order to pay $20,000 to the Saugeen Valley Conservation Foundation, $15,000 to sauGREEN for the Environment, and $5,000 to the Penetangore Watershed Group.	Walkerton, Ontario	177 Tie Road, RR#2		Tiverton	Ontario	N0G2T0	Please refer to notification	 Notification:   http://www.ec.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=714D9AAE-1&news=355A28DF-BBDB-47B6-BD34-3E3D406D2773  	
Calgary Economy Cleaners and Launderers Ltd	615 17 Ave SW		Calgary	Alberta	T2S 0B3	2010-10-05	Environment Canada - Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999	Tetrachloroethylene (Use in Dry Cleaning and Reporting Requirements) Regulations	4	Please refer to notification.	5000	Calgary, AB			Calgary	Alberta		Place of business	  Link to enforcement notification  	
Canadian National Railway Company	935 de La Gauchetière Street West		Montreal	Quebec	H3B 2M9	2009-05-25	Environment Canada - Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994		5.1(1)	Pleaded guilty – Please refer to notification	In Alberta, CN received a $600,000 penalty, to be paid to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Society of Edmonton.  CN also received a $400,000 penalty to be paid to support a number of fisheries and fish habitat related projects in Northern Alberta.In British Columbia, CN received a penalty of $400,000, which includes a fine of $50,000 and an order to pay $350,000 for projects in the Squamish River watershed. In addition, CN has been ordered to contribute environmental sensitivity mapping information along its right-of-way in both provinces to Environment Canada. This information is to be used to enhance emergency response in the event of a railway spill.	Stoney Plain, Alberta	Wabamun Lake		Stony Plain	Alberta		Wabamun Lake	 Notification:  http://www.ec.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&xml=2CBF43C3-A4A2-430B-9E7E-DB3656FB4809  	
Canadian National Railway	13477 - 116th Avenue		Surrey	British Columbia	V3R 6W4	2011-03-14	Environment Canada - Pollution Prevention Provisions of Fisheries Act		36(3)	Convicted	Canadian National Railway was sentenced to pay a total of $75,000 for depositing a deleterious substance (diesel fuel) into waters frequented by fish. A total of $70,000 of these penalties is being directed to projects related to the conservation and protection of fish and fish habitat in the waters of the Fraser River and its tributaries.				Surrey	British Columbia		Near the confluence of Barker Creek and the Fraser River.	 Notification:  http://www.ec.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=714D9AAE-1&news=96A4C151-B025-4F62-A98E-9CED5D5D5D6D  	
City of Moose Jaw	228 Main Street North		Moose Jaw	Saskatchewan	S6H 3J8	2010-08-04	Environment Canada - Pollution Prevention Provisions of Fisheries Act		36(3)	Pleaded guilty – Please refer to notification.	The City of Moose Jaw pleaded guilty on August 4, 2010 to one offence under the Fisheries Act for depositing a deleterious substance into fish-bearing waters and was fined a total of $55,000, which includes a $5,000 fine and order to pay $50,000 to the Environmental Damages Fund.The fine contribution to the Environmental Damages Fund will be paid over a five-year period at $10,000 per year and will support programs designed to promote the proper management and control of fisheries and fish habitat, or the conservation, protection of fish or fish habitat in the Moose Jaw River area.	Moose Jaw			Moose Jaw	Saskatchewan		Moose Jaw River	 Notification:  http://www.ec.gc.ca/alef-ewe/default.asp?lang=En&n=66BCCB6A-1  	
Clark Builders	8429 24 Street		Edmonton	Alberta	T6P 1L3	2012-01-13	Environment Canada - Pollution Prevention Provisions of Fisheries Act		36(3)	Please refer to notification.	Fine $150000To Environmental Damages Fund $270000				Edmonton	Alberta		North Saskatchewan River	   Link to enforcement notification    Clark Builders is the style and trade name of A.G. CLARK HOLDINGS LTD., GIELBELHAUS DEVELOPMENTS LTD., and CB PARTNERS CORPORATION 	
Claude Resources Inc.	200, 224 - 4th Avenue S.		Saskatoon	Saskatchewan	S7K 5M5	2010-09-27	Environment Canada - Pollution Prevention Provisions of Fisheries Act	Metal Mining Effluent Regulations	24(1)(a) – 4(1)(a) – 4(1)(c)	Pleaded guilty – Please refer to notification	Following the guilty plea, the company was assessed penalties totalling $90,000, of which $40,000 is to be paid as a fine, and $50,000 will be directed to the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation. Under the Fisheries Act, fines may be directed to fund environmental projects.	La Ronge, Saskatchewan			Saskatoon	Saskatchewan		SeaBee and Santoy 7 mine sites	 Notification:  http://www.ec.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=714D9AAE-1&news=33B8FA54-B057-426D-B92C-DB665ABD7108  	
Coastal Shipping Ltd- Woodward Oil Ltd	P.O. Box 300, Station C		Goose Bay	Newfoundland and Labrador	A0P1C0	2013-01-17	Environment Canada - Pollution Prevention Provisions of Fisheries Act		36(3)	Pleaded Guilty	HAPPY VALLEY–GOOSEBAY, NL – January 17, 2013 – Coastal Shipping Limited and Bradley Doyle, former Ship’s Master of the vessel Mokami, have been fined a total of $115,000 after pleading guilty to violations under the federal Fisheries Act. The company was fined $100,000, and Doyle $15,000. The court is directing half of the total fines, or $57,500, to the Environmental Damages Fund.	HAPPY VALLEY–GOOSEBAY, NL / HAPPY VALLEY–GOOSEBAY, T.-N.-L.			William Harbour	Newfoundland and Labrador		Please refer to notification	 Notification:  http://www.ec.gc.ca/alef-ewe/default.asp?lang=En&n=12FAFFB1-1  	
Corner Brook Pulp and Paper	1 Mill Road		Corner Brook	Newfoundland and Labrador	A2H 6J4	2010-06-30	Environment Canada - Pollution Prevention Provisions of Fisheries Act		36(3)	Pleaded guilty - Please refer to notification	Corner Brook Pulp and Paper pleaded guilty to violating the federal Fisheries Act during a sentencing hearing held on June 11, 2010 in Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Court in Corner Brook. Today, June 30, the Court ordered the company to pay a total penalty of $50,000.The penalty includes a court ordered payment of $45,000 to the Environmental Damages Fund, which is administered by Environment Canada.The remaining $5,000 fine is to be paid to the court.	Corner Brook			Humber Arm	Newfoundland and Labrador		Humber Arm	 Notification:  http://www.ec.gc.ca/alef-ewe/default.asp?lang=En&n=3D1BE5AB-1  	
Fogo Island Co-operative Society Limited	PO Box 70		Seldom	Newfoundland and Labrador	A0G 3Z0	2010-07-20	Environment Canada - Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999	Disposal at Sea Regulations	124(1)(b)	Fine - Please refer to notification.	2500	St. John's, NL			Fogo	Newfoundland and Labrador		Place of business	  Link to enforcement notification  	
GNA Enterprises (2055829 Ontario Ltd.)	10 Sandford Fleming Road		Collingwood	Ontario	L9Y 4V7	2011-12-02	Environment Canada - Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994	Migratory Birds Regulations	6(a)	Please refer to notification.	$2500 to Environmental Damages Fund	Barrie, Ontario			Collingwood	Ontario		Residential community	  Link to enforcement notification  	
Harvest Operations Corporation	2100, 330 - 5th Ave. SW		Calgary	Alberta	T2P 0L4	2010-11-18	Environment Canada - Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994		5.1(1)	Pleaded guilty – Please refer to notification	Harvest Operations Corporation, of Calgary Alberta was fined $125,000 after pleading guilty in provincial court in Medicine Hat, Alberta to one count under subsection 5.1(1) of the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994	Medicine Hat	Canadian Forces Base Suffield 07-11-15-09 W4M		Medicine Hat	Alberta	T0J 2N0	near Ralston, Alberta	 Notification:  http://www.ec.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=714D9AAE-1&news=A8A6F6FA-B740-4AF6-B524-E6506E6A0409  	
Heng Hing Trading Ltd.	25 Brodie Drive, Unit 6		Richmond Hill	Ontario	L4B3K7	2012-05-30	Environment Canada - Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act		6(2)	Convicted	BRAMPTON, Ont. – May 30, 2012 – Heng Hing Trading Ltd., located in Richmond Hill, Ontario, was convicted in the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton, Ontario, after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful import of plant parts without the required permits. Heng Hing Trading Ltd. (which also operates under the name Heng Hing Dry Seafoods) was fined $5000 plus a victim surcharge fee of $1250 and ordered to forfeit all plant part products.		Ryder Truck Terminals		Brampton	Ontario		Please refer to notification	 Notification:  http://www.ec.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=714D9AAE-1&news=7D168E7A-54CB-4942-9878-9A5141205ED2  	
Imperial Oil Resources NWT Ltd.	Bag Service 5000		Norman Wells	Northwest Territories	X0E 0V0	2011-09-16	Environment Canada - Pollution Prevention Provisions of Fisheries Act		36(3)	160000	The company was fined $5,000 for the offence and was also ordered to pay $155,000 to the Environmental Damages Fund (EDF) to be used to promote the conservation and protection of fish and fish habitat in the Sahtu Region of the NWT.	Yellowknife			Norman Wells	Northwest Territories		Norman Wells	  Imperial Oil Resources NWT Ltd. is fined $185,000 Under Federal Charges  	
Irving Pulp and Paper Limited	West Saint-John		Saint-John	New Brunswick	E2M3H1	2010-05-03	Environment Canada - Pollution Prevention Provisions of Fisheries Act		36(3)	Pleaded guilty - Please refer to notification.	Irving Pulp and Paper Limited pleaded guilty to violating the federal Fisheries Act and was ordered to pay a penalty of $75,000 during a sentencing hearing held last week in New Brunswick Provincial Court in Saint John.The court assessed a payment of $71,250 from the penalty to the Atlantic Coastal Action Program (ACAP) Saint John organization and the remaining $3,750 penalty constitutes a fine paid to the court.	Saint-John, New Brunswick			Saint-John	New Brunswick		Saint-John River	 Notification:  http://www.ec.gc.ca/alef-ewe/default.asp?lang=En&n=D40D7991-1  	
J & A Health Food International Ltd.	Unit 2500-3700 No. 3 rd.		Richmond	British Columbia	V6X3X2	2012-09-25	Environment Canada - Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act		6(2)	Pleaded Guilty	RICHMOND, B.C. -- September 25, 2012 -- J&A Health Food International Ltd. pleaded guilty and was sentenced in Richmond Provincial court on September 11th on three counts for offences under the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (WAPPRIITA).The company received penalties of $45,000 for importing without a permit wild American ginseng roots and orchid species (Dendrobium spp) used in traditional Asian medicines. Both species are listed under the Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Sentencing included forfeiture of approximately 19 kg of ginseng (wild and cultivated) and approximately 5 kg of orchids.The $45,000 penalties are broken down into a fine of $2,500 for each of the three counts under WAPPRIITA subsection 6(2), $7,500 to be directed to the Environmental Damages Fund, and $30,000 awarded directly to TRAFFIC, a wildlife trade monitoring network which works to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature.				Richmond	British Columbia		Please refer to notification	 Notification:  http://www.ec.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=714D9AAE-1&news=F44612BE-CA3C-43BE-82EE-B38A13288DF5  	
J. D. Irving, Limited	5 Wheeler Road		Four Corners	New Brunswick	E4G 2W3	2008-10-20	Environment Canada - Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994	Migratory Birds Regulations	6(a)	Pleaded guilty – Please refer to notification	1. $10,000 fine pursuant to s.13(1.1)(b) of the Act;2. An Order pursuant to s.16 of the Act requiring that J.D. IRVING LTD:(A)  pay $50,000 for the benefit of Bird Studies Canada, Atlantic Canada Program Office in Sackville, N.B., to be used toward the conservation and protection of migratory bird species, such as the Great Blue Heron, in Province of N.B.(B) place the site located on Hwy. 715, Lower Cambridge (P.I.D #45057817/Irving Block I.D.#SH02714) into the Company's "Unique Areas Program" and refrain from engaging in any logging/forestry activity within a 400m "buffer zone" of the Great Blue Heron colony on that site for a period of 5 years, at which time the Company will review the situation and take any necessary steps to comply with the applicable legal requirements.				Lower Cambridge	New Brunswick		Forested parcel of land along Highway 715	 Notificatin:   http://www.ec.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=714D9AAE-1&news=4F362C4B-7DDA-4F9A-AB4B-4195C075E833   	
J.W. Hiscock & Sons Ltd.	36 Harbour Dr.		Brigus	Newfoundland and Labrador	A0A 1K0	2012-05-14	Environment Canada - Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999	Disposal at Sea Regulations	124(a)(b)	Pleaded Guilty	HARBOUR GRACE, N.L. -- May 14, 2012 -- On May 8, 2012, J.W. Hiscock Sons Limited pleaded guilty in Newfoundland and Labrador provincial court, in Harbour Grace, for violations under the disposal at sea regulations of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. The company was ordered to pay a $3,000 penalty. The Court ordered that all of the penalty will be directed to the Environmental Damages Fund.	HARBOUR GRACE, N.L / HARBOUR GRACE, T.-N.-L.			Brigus	Newfoundland and Labrador	A0A1K0	Please refer to notification	 Notification:   http://www.ec.gc.ca/alef-ewe/default.asp?lang=En&n=4B2B6C42-1   	
N.W.Cole and Associate Appraisers Ltd	2354 Rocky Lake Drive	Unit 8	Waverley	Nova Scotia	B2R 1R5	2011-01-27	Environment Canada - Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999	Export and Import of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations	185(1)(b)(i)	Please refer to notification.	10000	Halifax, NS			Halifax	Nova Scotia		Port of Halifax	  Link to enforcement notification  	
Nam Bak Enterprises Limited	248 Georgia St. E		Vancouver	British Columbia	V6A 1Z7	2012-10-09	Environment Canada - Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act		6(2)	Convicted	On October 9, 2012, Nam Bak Enterprises Limited was convicted and fined in British Columbia Provincial court for offences under the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (WAPPRIITA).Nam Bak Enterprises received a total penalty of $50,000 for importing without a permit American Ginseng (wild and cultivated), a species listed under the Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES). Of that amount, the company must pay a $45,000 fine and $5,000 to the Environmental Damages Fund (EDF).A 2008 inspection of a sea-container in the Port of Vancouver resulted in the detention of $150,000 worth of American Ginseng (9 kg wild and 544 kg cultivated) as well as Gastrodia (a species of orchid). A permit to import these species is required.				Vancouver	British Columbia		Please refer to notification	  Notification:    http://www.ec.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=714D9AAE-1&news=188C32A1-1744-4244-AD2F-EBA8A77C4423   	
NL Poulin Ltd.	2621 Kingsway		Vancouver	British Columbia	V5R 5H4	2010-07-07	Environment Canada - Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994		5(a)	Please refer to notification.	6000	North Vancouver, BC			West Vancouver	British Columbia		Residential apartment building	  Link to enforcement notification.  	
North 60 ° Petro Limited	146 Industrial Road		Whitehorse	Yukon	Y1A2V1	2010-11-16	Environment Canada - Pollution Prevention Provisions of Fisheries Act		40(3)(f)	Pleaded guilty – Please refer to notification	North 60 ° Petro Limited was ordered to pay a $2,000 fine and make a $28,000 contribution to the Environmental Damages Fund.		145 Industrial Road		Whitehorse	Yukon		Yukon River	 Notification:  http://www.ec.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=714D9AAE-1&news=6FAF372C-858C-48FA-BA0B-4B442A5094E2  	
Perth Services Ltd.	339 Memorial Avenue		Thunder Bay	Ontario	P7B3Y4	2012-05-04	Environment Canada - Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999	Tetrachloroethylene (Use in Dry Cleaning and Reporting Requirements) Regulations	4 - 5(f)(i) - 5(f)(ii)	Pleaded Guilty	THUNDER BAY, Ont. -- May 4, 2012 -- On April 26, 2012, Perth’s Services Ltd., a dry cleaning firm operating in Thunder Bay, Ontario, plead guilty in the Ontario Provincial Court of Justice to three charges of contravening the Tetrachloroethylene (Use in Dry Cleaning and Reporting Requirements) Regulations made pursuant to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA, 1999). Perth’s Services Ltd. was ordered to pay a $7000 penalty, of which $5250 will be directed to the Environmental Damages Fund. Perth’s Services Ltd. has been granted 90 days to make payment.		339 Memorial Avenue		Thunder Bay	Ontario	P7B3Y4	Please refer to notification	 Notification:  http://www.ec.gc.ca/alef-ewe/default.asp?lang=En&n=6C66DE65-1  	
Pointe du Chêne Yacht Club	25 Pointe du Chêne Road		Pointe du Chêne	New Brunswick	E4P 4V7	2012-02-09	Environment Canada - Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994		6(a)	Pleaded guilty – Please refer to notification.	The Pointe du Chêne Yacht Club, in Shediac, New Brunswick, has been fined $6,500 under the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994, for the destruction of Bank Swallow nests. A guilty plea was entered on the Club’s behalf on February 7th in Provincial Court in Moncton, New Brunswick.The Court directed that in accordance with the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994, the $6,500 be placed into the Government of Canada’s Environmental Damages Fund.				Pointe du Chêne	New Brunswick		Pointe du Chêne Yacht Club, in Shediac, New Brunswick	 Notification:  http://www.ec.gc.ca/alef-ewe/default.asp?lang=En&n=F7DE4BD5-1  	
Seabreeze Cleaners Ltd	90 Hewlett Park Landing	Bay C	Sylvan Lake	Alberta	T4S 2J3	2011-02-23	Environment Canada - Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999	Tetrachloroethylene (Use in Dry Cleaning and Reporting Requirements) Regulations	4	Please refer to notification.	6000	Red Deer, AB			Sylvan Lake	Alberta		Place of business	  Link to enforcement notification  	
Shell Canada Ltd.	400 - 4th Avenue S.W. (Corporate Head Office )		Calgary	Alberta	T2P 0J4	2012-06-12	Environment Canada - Pollution Prevention Provisions of Fisheries Act		36(3)	Pleaded Guilty	PEACE RIVER, Alta - June 12, 2012 - Shell Canada Limited today pleaded guilty in Peace River Provincial Court to federal charges laid by Environment Canada for releasing a substance harmful to fish into fish-bearing waters. The company was fined a total of $225,000. The company was fined $22,500 for the offence and was also ordered to pay $202,500 to the Environmental Damages Fund (EDF) to be used to promote the conservation and protection of fish and fish habitat in the Peace River.				Peace River	Alberta		Please refer to notification	 Notification:   http://www.ec.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=714D9AAE-1&news=ECBE203D-128C-4877-911F-94382591E245  	
SNE Sea Products Incorporated	7595 Main Street		Louisbourg	Nova Scotia	B1C1J9	2012-05-30	Environment Canada - Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999		125(1)(b)	Pleaded Guilty	SYDNEY, N.S. -- May 30, 2012 -- On May 16, 2012, SNE Sea Products Incorporated, its CEO and President, Mr. Yong Taek Kim, and company director, Mr. Man Hwa Lee, pleaded guilty in Nova Scotia provincial court in Sydney to dumping hagfish into Louisbourg Harbour without a permit--a violation of the disposal at sea regulations of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. The company was ordered to pay a $15,000 penalty.  The Court ordered that all $15,000 of the penalty will be directed to the Environmental Damages Fund.	Sydney, N.S. / Sydney, N.-É.			Louisbourg Harbour	Nova Scotia		Please refer to notification	 Notification:  http://www.ec.gc.ca/alef-ewe/default.asp?lang=En&n=6C302ED4-1  	
Suncor Energy Inc.	Fort McMurray		Fort McMurray	Alberta	T9H 3H3	2010-12-21	Environment Canada - Pollution Prevention Provisions of Fisheries Act		36(3)	Pleaded guilty – Please refer to notification.	Suncor Energy Inc. pleaded guilty to two violations of s. 36(3) of the Fisheries Act for the deposit of a deleterious substance into waters frequented by fish and was fined $200,000.The penalty includes a $20,000 fine, and the remaining $180,000 will go to the Government of Canada’s Environmental Damages Fund.				Fort McMurray	Alberta		Steepbank River	 Notification:  http://www.ec.gc.ca/alef-ewe/default.asp?lang=En&n=5C08FB39-1  	
Syncrude Canada Ltd.	200, 9911 MacDonald Avenue, PO Bag 4023, M.D. 2800		Fort McMurray	Alberta	T9H 3H5	2010-10-22	Environment Canada - Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994		5.1(1)	Guilty – Please refer to notification	Syncrude Canada Ltd. was sentenced to pay an award of approximately $3 million. The award consists of:• $300,000. This is the maximum fine available for an offence under the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994. This fine will be paid to the federal Environmental Damages Fund (EDF). • $500,000. This is the maximum fine under Alberta’s Environmental Protection Act. Half of the provincial fine will be directed towards the creation of a program for bird protection and monitoring and integrated with aboriginal training at Keyano College in Fort McMurray, Alberta. • $2.2 million to be applied to the following environmental projects: - $1.3 million to be held in trust by the University of Alberta for the Avian Protection Research Study; - $900,000 to purchase lands in the Golden Ranches Conservation Area near Edmonton.	St. Albert, Alberta			Fort McMurray	Alberta		Aurora Tailings Pond at Syncrude Canada Ltd. mining site located just north of Fort McMurray, Alberta	 Notification:  http://www.ec.gc.ca/alef-ewe/default.asp?lang=En&n=9BECA453-1  	
Teck Metals Ltd.	25 Aldridge Avenue		Trail,	British Columbia	V1R 4L8	2011-05-13	Environment Canada - Pollution Prevention Provisions of Fisheries Act		36(3)	Teck Metals Ltd. has agreed to pay a fine	Teck Metals Ltd. has agreed to pay $325,000 for depositing mercury into the Columbia River, and allowing a leachate to overflow into Stoney Creek. This action is in response to two chemical spills that took place in 2010.Of the total amount being paid, $100,000 will go to the Environmental Damages Fund (EDF). The remaining funds will be designated to support a variety of community environmental initiatives.				Trail	British Columbia		Stoney Creek	 Notification:  http://www.ec.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=714D9AAE-1&news=C41D7D44-F77E-418F-B017-30400C1C306C  	
Tin Shing Hong Ltd.	11 Alderbury Drive		Markham	Ontario	L3S 3V2	2010-11-09	Environment Canada - Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act		6(2)	Fine - Please refer to notification.	4500	Mississauga, ON			Markham	Ontario		Place of business.	  Link to enforcement notification.  	
Toudai Technologies Inc.	8704-150 St		Edmonton	Alberta	T5R 1E4	2010-10-29	Environment Canada - Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999	Tetrachloroethylene (Use in Dry Cleaning and Reporting Requirements) Regulations	3	Fine - Please refer to notification.	6000				Edmonton	Alberta		Place of business.	  Link to enforcement notification  	
Velocity Inc.	525 Hebert		Valleyfield	Quebec	J6S2B5	2012-11-07	Environment Canada - Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999	Ozone-depleting Substances Regulations, 1998	272(1)(b)	Pleaded Guilty	On October 29, 2012, Velocity Inc., in Valleyfield, Quebec, and Stéphane Poirier, its President, were fined $37,200 after pleading guilty to illegally importing 600 cylinders of a controlled substance under the Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulations, 1998 (ODSR, 1998). The company was fined $30,000, and its President $7,200. The fines, which totaled $37,200, will be directed to the Environmental Damages Fund by the court.				Valleyfield	Quebec		Please refer to the notification	 Notification:  http://www.ec.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=714D9AAE-1&news=BA9388BD-7CD6-4D17-94AC-C6C06EA8B67A

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