Tidan Inc./9145-1971 Quebec Inc./9034-1405 Quebec Inc./9166-9093 Quebec Inc./9058-9540 Quebec Inc./9049-5144 Quebec Inc./4158008 Canada Inc./2741-0612 Quebec Inc. - conviction information for 2016-12-20

Corporation details
Corporation name: Tidan Inc./9145-1971 Quebec Inc./9034-1405 Quebec Inc./9166-9093 Quebec Inc./9058-9540 Quebec Inc./9049-5144 Quebec Inc./4158008 Canada Inc./2741-0612 Quebec Inc.
Address: 666 Sherbrooke Street West
City: Montreal
Province/territory: Quebec
Postal code: H3A 1E7
Country: Canada
Sector or industry:
Case details
Location of offense: Montreal, Quebec
Case summary:

Tidan Inc. is a diversified real estate group founded in 1970 by Mike Yuval and Jack Sofer. With its many related and affiliated companies, the group’s real estate portfolio includes office buildings, associations and sports clubs, shopping centres, a hotel chain, residential complexes and industrial buildings located in Canada and the United States.

From 2011 to 2013, Environment and Climate Change Canada enforcement officers conducted inspections at various facilities owned by the Tidan Group. Several violations of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 and its PCB Regulations were observed.

The investigation conducted by ECCC showed that Tidan Group did not follow the environmental protection compliance orders issued by the Department’s enforcement officers and did not meet its obligations related to the use, storage and disposal of electrical equipment containing PCBs (transformers, capacitors and ballasts). Tidan Group also failed to submit reports on the use and storage of its electrical equipment to the Department within the established timelines.

Charges:
Not Available
Enforcement notification:
Conviction
Result: Guilty Plea
Date of conviction: 2016-12-20
Court level: Provincial and Territorial Court
Nature of offense(s):
  • Other
Additional details about the nature of the offense: Not available
Legislative details
Act Regulations Section(s)
Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) 238(1) 272(1)(a), 272(1)(h) and 272.1(1)(f)/
Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) PCB Regulations 6(c), 19(1)(a), 19(1)(b), 21(1)(a), 39(1)
Sentencing
Date of sentencing: 2016-12-20
Location of sentencing: Montreal
Sentence(s):
  • Penalty for the EDF
Amount of fine(s): $975,000
Sentencing details:
On December 20, 2016, Tidan Inc., and seven (7) affiliate companies (9145-1971 Quebec Inc., 9034-1405 Quebec Inc., 9166-9093 Quebec Inc., 9058-9540 Quebec Inc., 9049-5144 Quebec Inc., 4158008 Canada Inc. and 2741-0612 Quebec Inc.) pleaded guilty before the Court of Quebec in Montreal (Quebec) to 52 counts for violations of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 and its PCB Regulations and were fined $975,000. The Tidan Group did not comply with the environmental protection orders issued by the Department’s enforcement officers, did not meet its obligations related to the use, storage and disposal of electrical equipment containing PCBs and did not submit the annual reports to the Department within established timelines. The fine was paid to the Environmental Damages Fund. The court ordered an article to be published on the facts related to the violations and ordered procedures and policies to be developed to guarantee the appropriate management of PCBs and other regulated toxic substances in all of their buildings, including taking an inventory of all electrical equipment containing PCBs and sending the disposal documents to ECCC. The accused were required to ensure that training on the penal and criminal charges from violations of the Act regarding environmental protection would be provided to all its managers. The accused must also implement a training program for the company’s staff who may be required to handle PCBs as part of their functions.
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