Demvar Inc. - conviction information for 2015-07-10
| Corporation name: | Demvar Inc. |
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| Address: | 303 Montpellier Street |
| City: | Montreal |
| Province/territory: | Quebec |
| Postal code: | H3A 1E7 |
| Country: | Canada |
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| Location of offense: | 666 Sherbrooke Street West / 303 Montpellier Street, Montréal, Quebec |
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| Case summary: |
The company DEMVAR INC. is a construction company working in demolition (architectural and structural) and in building decontamination (asbestos removal, lead cleaning, mould decontamination, ground decontamination, etc.) primarily in the commercial, institutional and industrial sectors. In 2011, the Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) enforcement officers inspected the dismantling of a PCB electric transformer owned by the company Tidan Inc. The ECCC investigation showed that the dismantling of the transformer was performed by a company that was not specialized to perform this work, DEMVAR INC., which resulted in several violations of the PCB Regulations. Among other things, the transformer had not been adequately drained and cleaned. The drained transformer contaminated with PCBs had not been sent to an authorized facility. The oils contained in the transformer had not been sent to an authorized facility within the established timelines. The oils had also been stored in a location that does not meet the requirements of a PCB storage site, after the allowable date under the PCB Regulations. |
| Charges: |
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| Enforcement notification: |
| Result: | Guilty Plea |
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| Date of conviction: | 2015-07-10 |
| Court level: | Provincial and Territorial Court |
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| Additional details about the nature of the offense: | Not available |
| Act | Regulations | Section(s) |
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| Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) | PCB Regulations | 6(c) |
| Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) | PCB Regulations | 191(a) |
| Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) | PCB Regulations | 19(1)(b) |
| Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) | PCB Regulations | 21(1)(a) |
| Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) | PCB Regulations | 272(1)(a) |
| Date of sentencing: |
2015-07-10 |
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| Location of sentencing: | Montréal |
| Sentence(s): |
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| Amount of fine(s): | $213,550 |
| Sentencing details: |
On July 10, 2015, DEMVAR INC. pleaded guilty before the Court of Quebec in Montreal (Quebec) to 5 counts for violations of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 and its PCB Regulations and was fined $213,550. The court ordered the company to publish an article, with Environment and Climate Change Canada's assent, in a magazine exposing the facts related to the violation and the details on the court's fines and orders. The court also ordered the company to develop procedures and policies that guarantee appropriate management of PCBs and other regulated toxic substances.
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