150 Montréal-Toronto Inc. - conviction information for 2020-10-05
| Corporation name: | 150 Montréal-Toronto Inc. |
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| Address: | 407 McGill Street |
| City: | Montreal |
| Province/territory: | Quebec |
| Postal code: | H2Y 2G3 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Sector or industry: | 551 - Management of companies and enterprises |
| Location of offense: | 150 Montréal-Toronto boulevard, Montreal, Quebec |
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| Case summary: |
Between February 20, 2015 and January 30, 2018, the company did not store at a PCB storage site the PCBs or the products containing PCBs (ballasts) that had not been used daily for more than 30 days. |
| Charges: |
1 count: 19 (1)b) of the PCB Regulations
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| Enforcement notification: | Two companies in Quebec fined a total of $75,000 for breaching the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 |
| Result: | Guilty Plea |
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| Date of conviction: | 2020-10-05 |
| Court level: | Provincial and Territorial Court |
| Nature of offense(s): |
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| Additional details about the nature of the offense: | Storage of PCBs |
| Act | Regulations | Section(s) |
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| Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) | PCB Regulations | 19 (1)b) |
| Date of sentencing: |
2020-10-05 |
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| Location of sentencing: | Montreal, Quebec |
| Sentence(s): |
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| Amount of fine(s): | $50,000 |
| Sentencing details: |
On October 5, 2020, before the Court of Quebec, 150 Montréal-Toronto Inc. pleaded guilty to one count of contravening paragraph 19(1)(b) of the PCB Regulations for not storing PCB equipment at a PCB storage site. The company was fined a total of $50,000. All these fines will be directed to the Government of Canada’s Environmental Damages Fund.
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