11204572 Canada Corporation - conviction information for 2024-09-17
| Corporation name: | 11204572 Canada Corporation |
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| Address: | 57 Crockford Blvd. |
| City: | Toronto |
| Province/territory: | Ontario |
| Postal code: | M1R 3B7 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Sector or industry: | 53112 - Lessors of non-residential buildings (except mini-warehouses) |
| Location of offense: | 57 Crockford Blvd. , Toronto, Ontario |
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| Case summary: |
On December 28, 2020, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) was notified of hydrocarbons being dumped into Taylor-Massey Creek from a commercial property located at 57 Crockford Blvd., Toronto. The investigation revealed the following:
-11204572 Canada Corporation owns 57 Crockford Blvd.;
-approximately 2,000 litres of hydrocarbons from an underground storage tank on the property was intentionally dumped into the adjacent Taylor-Massey Creek;
-the hydrocarbons are deleterious to fish;
-Taylor-Massey Creek is considered waters frequented by fish.
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| Charges: |
11204572 Canada Corporation on or about December 28, 2020, in the City of Toronto did deposits or permit the deposit of a deleterious substance or any type in water frequented by fish, contrary to s. 36(3) of the Fisheries Act, thereby committing an offence under subsection 40(2) of the Fisheries Act.
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| Enforcement notification: | 11204572 Canada Corporation ordered to pay $50,000 for violating the Fisheries Act in hydrocarbon release |
| Result: | Guilty Plea |
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| Date of conviction: | 2024-09-17 |
| Court level: | Provincial and Territorial Court |
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| Additional details about the nature of the offense: |
| Act | Regulations | Section(s) |
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| Pollution Prevention provisions (subsection 36(3)) of the Fisheries Act | 36(3) 40(2) |
| Date of sentencing: |
2024-09-17 |
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| Location of sentencing: | Toronto |
| Sentence(s): |
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| Amount of fine(s): | $50,000 |
| Sentencing details: |
On September 17, 2024, before the Ontario Court of Justice in Toronto, Ontario, the corporation 11204572 Canada Corporation has pleaded guilty to violating s. 36(3) of the Fisheries Act; and was sentenced to pay a $50,000 fine payable to the Government of Canada’s Environmental Damages Fund.
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