La Compagnie d’Arrimage de Québec Ltée - conviction information for 2021-01-21
Corporation name: | La Compagnie d’Arrimage de Québec Ltée |
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Address: | 961 Champlain Blvd. |
City: | Quebec |
Province/territory: | Quebec |
Postal code: | G1K 4J9 |
Country: | Canada |
Sector or industry: | 238 - Specialty trade contractors |
Location of offense: | Port de Québec, Quebec, Quebec |
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Case summary: |
On December 10, 2017, when unloading a ship in the Port of Quebec City, the Quebec Stevedoring Company Ltd. did not take all necessary measures to prevent the release of approximately 500 kg of fertilizer into the Saint Lawrence River.
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Charges: |
38(6) of the Fisheries Act |
Enforcement notification: | Quebec cargo-handling company sentenced to pay $675,000 for Fisheries Act violation |
Result: | Guilty Plea |
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Date of conviction: | 2021-01-21 |
Court level: | Provincial and Territorial Court |
Nature of offense(s): |
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Additional details about the nature of the offense: | Neglected to take all necessary measures to prevent a release in waters frequented by fish. |
Act | Regulations | Section(s) |
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Pollution Prevention provisions (subsection 36(3)) of the Fisheries Act | General Prohibition | Article 40(3)e) |
Date of sentencing: |
2021-01-21 |
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Location of sentencing: | Quebec City, Quebec |
Sentence(s): |
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Amount of fine(s): | $675,000 |
Sentencing details: |
On January 21, 2021, before the Court of Quebec, Quebec Stevedoring Company Ltd. pleaded guilty to one count under subsection 38(6) of the Fisheries Act, thereby committing an offence under paragraph 40(3)(e). The business was fined $100,000. In addition to the fine, an order under paragraph 79.2(f) of the Fisheries Act requires the company to pay an additional $575,000 to the Environmental Damages Fund for the purpose of conserving and protecting fish and the fish habitat or restoring fish habitat. |