Public naming of employers for contraventions and violations under the Canada Labour Code and related regulations
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Public naming of employers
The ability to publish employer information is based on:
- the authorities in the Canada Labour Code (Code) and Administrative Monetary Penalties (Canada Labour Code) Regulations, and
- publicly available information
The Labour Program will publish:
- successful prosecutions under Part II and Part III of the Code
- the filing of payment orders in the Federal Court of Canada under Part III of the Code, or
- administrative monetary penalties imposed on employers under Part IV of the Code
Public naming encourages employers to comply with the Code in order to maintain a good reputation. It also raises awareness among current and potential employees of employers who do not comply with the Code.
Prosecutions
The Labour Program may prosecute if there are:
- serious offences, or
- cases where other compliance and regulatory tools have been unsuccessful at convincing the employer to comply with the legislation
Prosecutions demonstrate to federally regulated employers and Canadians that serious violations of the following are unacceptable:
- Part II of the Code, and associated regulations that apply to workplaces with off-board or on-board employees. This includes those enforced by the Labour Program, Transport Canada, and Canada Energy Regulator:
- Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
- Maritime Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
- Aviation Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
- Onboard Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
- Oil and Gas Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
- Policy Committees, Work Place Committees and Health and Safety Representatives Regulations
- Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations
- Part III of the Code, the Canada Labour Standards Regulations and other associated regulations
Between 2010 and May 2021, 40 out of the 45 cases, where charges were laid under Part II of the Code, resulted in a guilty plea or conviction. This represents a success rate of 89%.
For more information on criminal liability visit: Criminal liability for workplace deaths and injuries - Background on the Westray Law
Successful prosecutions under Part II of the Code since 2014
The following successful prosecutions are ordered by date on which information on a prosecution case is public:
- Tri Corp Transportation Ltd. (January 2025)
- Remwan Carriers Ltd. (November 2023)
- Halifax Port Authority (February 2022)
- Neptune Bulk Terminals Ltd. (May 2021)
- DP World Fraser Surrey GP Inc. (April 2021)
- Road Runner Prime Logistics (April 2021)
- Toronto Tank Lines (April 2021)
- Air Canada (August 2020)
- Purolator Inc. (July 2019)
- Port of Dalhousie Inc. (June 2019)
- La Meunerie Milanaise Inc. (January 2019)
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) – Moncton (January 2018)
- Canadian National Railway Company (CN) – Gutah Camp (April 2017)
- Don Anderson Haulage Ltd. (October 2016)
- Canada Einwechter Limited (October 2015)
- Canada Steamship Lines / V. Ships Canada (October 2015)
- Miller Shipping Limited (Water Transport) (May 2015)
- Gil Soucy Trucking (March 2015)
- United Parcel Service Canada Ltd. (UPS) (July 2014)
- Ken Johnson Trucking Ltd (December 2014)
- Services de Quai Fagen Inc. (November 2014)
Information related to successful prosecutions since 2014 will remain on the Government of Canada website indefinitely.
More information on successful prosecutions may also be available from the Public Prosecution Service of Canada website.
Payment orders filed in the Federal Court of Canada
A payment order is a legal document and enforcement tool that the Labour Program issues to an employer or a director of a corporation. It is issued when voluntary attempts to obtain the employer's compliance for recovery of wages and other amounts owed to an employee have failed.
If a payment order to an employer is not complied with, an employee can request that the Labour Program file the payment order issued to the employer in the Federal Court of Canada. This means that the order has the same force and effect as if it were a judgement obtained in that Court.
Public naming of employers with payment orders that have been filed in the Federal Court occurs when 1 of the following 3 criteria are met:
- payment orders filed in Federal Court are valued at $5,000 or more
- 2 or more payment orders to an employer filed in Federal Court totalling $5,000 or more in an 18 month period, or
- at least 3 payment orders to an employer filed in the last 18 months totalling less than $5,000. The Labour Program will deal with these on a case-by-case basis to address repeat non-compliance
The published information will remain available on the Government of Canada website for 2 years, after which the Labour Program will remove it from the site. The Labour Program will archive information which has been removed and it may be available through an Access to Information request.
An employer can request that the Labour Program remove their information from the website by paying the payment order amount and contacting the Labour Program toll free at 1-800-641-4049. The Labour Program will deal with requests for removal on a case-by-case basis.
Employers with payment orders filed in the Federal Court of Canada
The publishing of payment orders filed in the Federal Court of Canada began in February 2019. Here is a list of employers with payment orders filed in Federal Court:
Region | Employer Name | Date Payment Order Issued |
Date Filed in Federal Court |
Contravention(s) Section/Subsection |
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Central | Sampli Freight System Ltd. | March 11, 2021 | November 4, 2022 | Section 188 – Vacation Pay Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Central | Sampli Freight System Ltd. | January 12, 2022 | February 1, 2023 | Section 188 – Vacation Pay Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Lega Trans Inc. | June 26, 2020 | February 25, 2022 | Section 188 – Vacation Pay Section 235 – Severance Pay Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Ranjot Transport Inc. | March 29, 2021 | April 21, 2022 | Section 188 – Vacation Pay Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
NWPR | 9335-1773 Quebec Inc. | September 2, 2021 | February 23, 2023 | Section 188 – Vacation Pay Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Sondh Freight Systems Inc. | January 31, 2023 | May 31, 2023 | Section 188 – Vacation Pay Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Sondh Freight Systems Inc. | February 15, 2023 | June 1, 2023 | Section 188 – Vacation Pay Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Ontario | 2489288 Ontario Inc. | June 2, 2022 | April 14, 2023 | Section 188 – Vacation Pay Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Sondh Freight Systems Inc. | November 8, 2022 | May 31, 2023 | Section 188 – Vacation Pay Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Ontario | JHK Golden Express Inc. | June 28, 2022 | March 8, 2023 | Section 188 – Vacation Pay Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
NWPR | Prince Hauling Inc. | May 9, 2022 | February 23, 2023 | Section 188 – Vacation Pay Section 230 - Pay in Lieu of Notice Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Safeway Truckline Inc. | June 20, 2022 | April 18, 2023 | Section 188 – Vacation Pay Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Safeway Truckline Inc. | October 28, 2021 | May 5, 2023 | Section 188 – Vacation Pay Section 196 – General Holiday Pay Section 197 – Additional Pay for Working on a Holiday Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Safeway Truckline Inc. | December 15, 2021 | May 31, 2023 | Section 188 – Vacation Pay Section 196 – General Holiday Pay Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Sondh Freight Systems Inc. | September 16, 2022 | June 16, 2023 | Section 174 – Overtime Pay Section 188 – Vacation Pay Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Sondh Freight Systems Inc. | May 10, 2023 | July 10, 2023 | Section 188 – Vacation Pay Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Sondh Freight Systems Inc. | April 4, 2023 | July 21, 2023 | Section 188 – Vacation Pay Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Sondh Freight Systems Inc. | April 4, 2023 | July 21, 2023 | Section 188 – Vacation Pay Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Sondh Freight Systems Inc. | May 10, 2023 | July 28, 2023 | Section 188 – Vacation Pay Section 230 – Pay in Lieu of Notice Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Sondh Freight Systems Inc. | March 15, 2023 | July 31, 2023 | Section 188 – Vacation Pay Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Sondh Freight Systems Inc. | May 10, 2023 | August 2, 2023 | Section 188 – Vacation Pay Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Sondh Freight Systems Inc. | March 15, 2023 | August 4, 2023 | Section 188 – Vacation Pay Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Sondh Freight Systems Inc. | March 15, 2023 | August 4, 2023 | Section 188 – Vacation Pay Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Sondh Freight Systems Inc. | March 15, 2023 | August 8, 2023 | Section 188 – Vacation Pay Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Sondh Freight Systems Inc. | March 15, 2023 | September 1, 2023 | Section 188 – Vacation Pay Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Blue Star Express Inc. | June 27, 2022 | August 2, 2023 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 196 - General Holiday Pay Section 197 - Additional Pay for Working on a Holiday Section 230 - Pay in Lieu of Notice Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Blue Star Express Inc. | October 11, 2022 | August 3, 2023 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 197 - Additional Pay for Working on a Holiday Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Sondh Freight Systems Inc. | November 22, 2021 | September 8, 2023 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 196 - General Holiday Pay Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Sondh Freight Systems Inc. | March 15, 2023 | August 30, 2023 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Sondh Freight Systems Inc. | March 15, 2023 | August 30, 2023 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Sondh Freight Systems Inc. | January 3, 2023 | September 11, 2023 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Ontario | 2241426 Ontario Inc. carrying on business as SIM Freight Systems | October 5, 2022 | September 8, 2023 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Ontario | 2241426 Ontario Inc. carrying on business as SIM Freight Systems | March 22, 2022 | September 11, 2023 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Adampol Trucking Ltd. | July 22, 2022 | February 16, 2023 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Ontario | 2050308 Ontario Inc. | March 13, 2023 | September 11, 2023 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Ontario | 2050308 Ontario Inc. | January 16, 2023 | September 23, 2023 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Ontario | 3331646 Nova Scotia Limited carrying on business as Transtex Logistics | December 2, 2022 | September 11, 2023 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Cheetah Carriers Inc. | June 14, 2022 | September 20, 2023 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Quebec | Gestion Immobilière Pelletier Inc. | January 25, 2023 | June 23, 2023 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Central | Truckbot Solutions Inc. | February 23, 2023 | November 22, 2023 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Central | Freight Rider Inc. | April 4, 2023 | October 18, 2023 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 196 - General Holiday Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Haulx Group Inc. | November 1, 2021 | December 14, 2023 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 196 - General Holiday Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages Section 254.1 - Unauthorized Deductions |
Quebec | 8671559 Canada Inc. | August 21, 2023 | January 22, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
NWPR | 2241426 Ontario Inc. carrying on business as SIM Freight Systems | July 6, 2022 | February 8, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
NWPR | 2241426 Ontario Inc. carrying on business as SIM Freight Systems | May 12, 2022 | September 19, 2023 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
NWPR | 2241426 Ontario Inc. carrying on business as SIM Freight Systems | April 26, 2022 | September 19, 2023 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Quebec | 6498850 Canada Inc. | October 31, 2023 | May 7, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Kun Group Inc. | August 10, 2023 | March 25, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 230 - Pay in Lieu of Notice Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Kun Group Inc. | January 27, 2023 | September 11, 2023 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Central | Transroad Logistics Inc. | May 23, 2023 | May 31, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Central | Transroad Logistics Inc. | June 7, 2023 | March 22, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Central | Matline Carriers Inc. | September 14, 2023 | April 30, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 196 - General Holiday Pay Section 197 - Additional Pay for Working on a Holiday Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Central | Desperato Flats Inc. | March 27, 2024 | May 8, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 196 - General Holiday Pay Section 197 - Additional Pay for Working on a Holiday Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Central | Equinox Bus Lines Corp. | September 6, 2022 | July 13, 2023 | Section 174 – Overtime Pay Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 196 - General Holiday Pay Section 197 - Additional Pay for Working on a Holiday Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
NWPR | Candid Haulers Limited | October 26, 2023 | June 7, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 196 - General Holiday Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
NWPR | Candid Haulers Limited | October 26, 2023 | June 7, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 196 - General Holiday Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
NWPR | Candid Haulers Limited | July 13, 2023 | June 7, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 196 - General Holiday Pay Section 197 - Additional Pay for Working on a Holiday Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
NWPR | Candid Haulers Limited | October 26, 2023 | June 7, 2024 | Section 174 – Overtime Pay Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 196 - General Holiday Pay Section 197 - Additional Pay for Working on a Holiday Section 230 - Pay in Lieu of Notice Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
NWPR | Kanine Transport Ltd. | March 21, 2023 | May 10, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 196 - General Holiday Pay Section 197 - Additional Pay for Working on a Holiday Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
NWPR | FAS Enterprises Ltd. | June 1, 2023 | June 7, 2024 | Section 174 – Overtime Pay Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 196 - General Holiday Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
NWPR | FAS Enterprises Ltd. | July 14, 2023 | June 7, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 196 - General Holiday Pay Section 197 - Additional Pay for Working on a Holiday Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
NWPR | GNT Transport Ltd. | September 21, 2022 | May 10, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 196 - General Holiday Pay Section 197 - Additional Pay for Working on a Holiday Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Central | Allrig Towing Service Ltd. | June 9, 2023 | May 16, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 196 - General Holiday Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Central | Allrig Towing Service Ltd. | June 9, 2023 | May 24, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 196 - General Holiday Pay |
Central | Allrig Towing Service Ltd. | June 9, 2023 | May 24, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 196 - General Holiday Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Central | Allrig Towing Service Ltd. | June 9, 2023 | June 12, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 196 - General Holiday Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Central | Allrig Towing Service Ltd. | June 9, 2023 | June 13, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 196 - General Holiday Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Central | Allrig Towing Service Ltd. | June 9, 2023 | June 13, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 196 - General Holiday Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Central | Allrig Towing Service Ltd. | June 8, 2023 | June 6, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 196 - General Holiday Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Central | Allrig Towing Service Ltd. | June 9, 2024 | June 11, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 196 - General Holiday Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Central | Allrig Towing Service Ltd. | June 8, 2023 | June 11, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Central | Rapid Trucking Ltd. | October 13, 2023 | June 11, 2024 | Section 174 - Overtime Pay Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 196 - General Holiday Pay Section 197 - Additional Pay for Working on a Holiday |
Central | Freight Rider Inc. | March 31, 2023 | November 2, 2024 | Section 184 - Annual Vacation with Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Central | Fastara Carrier Inc. | May 23, 2023 | April 22, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 196 - General Holiday Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Central | Fastara Carrier Inc. | May 23, 2023 | April 16, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 196 - General Holiday Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Central | Fastara Carrier Inc. | May 23, 2023 | April 16, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Central | Fastara Carrier Inc. | May 23, 2023 | April 16, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 196 - General Holiday Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Ontario | GD Xpress Inc. | February 23, 2023 | July 12, 2024 | Section 184 - Annual Vacation with Pay Section 192 - General Holiday Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Ontario | GD Xpress Inc. | November 21, 2022 | July 22, 2024 | Section 184 - Annual Vacation with Pay Section 192 - General Holiday Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Marvel Trucking Inc. | April 11, 2023 | May 22, 2024 | Section 174 - Overtime Pay Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Marvel Trucking Inc. | February 7, 2023 | May 22, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Marvel Trucking Inc. | June 12, 2023 | May 16, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Marvel Trucking Inc. | September 6, 2023 | May 16, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Shipdart Inc. | October 4, 2023 | July 2, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
NWPR | Care Logistics Inc. | May 5, 2023 | July 16, 2024 | Section 174 - Overtime Pay Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 196 - General Holiday Pay Section 197 - Additional Pay for Working on a Holiday Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Ontario | 8866619 Canada Ltd. | July 21, 2023 | July 25, 2024 | Section 188 – Vacation Pay Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Central | TTD Transport Ltd. | December 21, 2023 | July 31, 2024 | Section 188 – Vacation Pay Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
NWPR | Arctic Bay Transport Canada Inc. | June 6, 2023 | July 16, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 196 - General Holiday Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Blink Logistics Inc. | March 18, 2024 | August 21, 2024 | Section 184 – Annual Vacation with Pay Section 196 – General Holiday Pay Section 247 – Payment of Wages |
Central | Forever Logistic Inc. | 17 January, 2024 | 23 September, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Central | Sky Bold Logistics Ltd | February 8, 2024 | October 4, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 196 - General Holiday Pay Section 254.1 – Unauthorized Deductions |
Ontario | 2835688 Ontario Inc. carrying on business as Cross Field Logistics | January 23, 2023 | September 11, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Ingrid Transport Inc. | December 4, 2023 | October 7, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Ontario | 2835688 Ontario Inc. | January 10, 2023 | September 9, 2024 | Section 184 – Annual Vacation with Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Autologic Transport Inc. | January 15, 2024 | August 21, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Ontario | V S Toor Transport Ltd. | August 2, 2023 | October 28, 2024 | Section 184 – Annual Vacation with Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Autologic Transport Inc. | February 23, 2024 | October 21, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Autologic Transport Inc. | February 23, 2024 | October 24, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Autologic Transport Inc. | February 23, 2024 | October 23, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Fastara Carrier Inc. | January 24, 2024 | November 4, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Central | Malwaaa Enterprises Inc. | March 8, 2024 | January 8, 2025 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 196 - General Holiday Pay Section 197 - Additional Pay for Working on a Holiday Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Ontario | V S Toor Transport Ltd. | January 4, 2024 | December 2, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Ontario | 1609181 Ontario Incorporation | January 28, 2022 | November 4, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 196 - General Holiday Pay Section 197 - Additional Pay for Working on a Holiday Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Transroad Logistics Inc. | April 26, 2024 | October 31, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Autologic Transport Inc. | August 1, 2024 | December 16, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Autologic Transport Inc. | April 2, 2024 | December 3, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 196 - General Holiday Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Roadlife Freight Inc. | August 29, 2023 | November 6, 2024 | Section 188 - Vacation Pay Section 196 - General Holiday Pay Section 197 - Additional Pay for Working on a Holiday Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Roadlife Freight Inc. | January 31, 2024 | October 2, 2024 | Section 174 – Overtime Pay Section 188 – Vacation Pay Section 196 – General Holiday Pay Section 230 – Pay in Lieu of Notice Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Ontario | Roadlife Freight Inc. | August 28, 2023 | November 7, 2024 | Section 188 – Vacation Pay Section 247 - Payment of Wages |
Administrative monetary penalties
Part IV of the Canada Labour Code (Code) provides for:
- Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs), and
- the public naming of employers who have committed a violation under Part II (Occupational Health and Safety) or under Part III (Labour Standards) of the Code or the related regulations
The classification of violations under Part IV range from A to E-type violations.
Naming will only occur for a B to E-type violations. Naming will occur once the review and/or appeal processes are complete, if applicable.
For Occupational Health and Safety, the Labour Program bases the violation classification types, in general, on the level of risk to employees' health and safety.
For Labour Standards, the Labour Program bases the violation classification types, in general, on the severity and impact on employees' working conditions, which affect their lives and livelihood.
The Labour Program will remove the employer's name and related information 2 years, after the AMP is paid and after confirmation of compliance with the provision that gave rise to the AMP.
Employers who received administrative monetary penalties
The following list of employers have received a notice of violation (the legal instrument used to impose an AMP) for violating Occupational Health and Safety and/or Labour Standards provision(s) of the Code:
Employer name | Location | Nature of violation | AMP amount | Payment | Compliance date |
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9412-1373 Québec Inc. | Yamachiche, Québec | AMP issued: October 16, 2024 CLC, paragraph 125(1)(t) and COHSR, paragraph 13.13(1)(b): Every machine that has exposed moving, rotating, electrically charged or hot parts or that processes, transports or handles material that constitutes a hazard to an employee shall be equipped with a machine guard that prevents access by the employee to the area of exposure to the hazard during the operation of the machine. |
$7,000 | December 11, 2024 | February 28, 2024 |
Bell Solutions Techniques Inc. | Boucherville, Québec | AMP issued: November 5, 2024 CLC, paragraph 125(1)(x): Every employer shall, in respect of every work place controlled by the employer and, in respect of every work activity carried out by an employee in a work place that is not controlled by the employer, to the extent that the employer controls the activity, comply with every oral or written direction given to the employer by the Head or the Board concerning the health and safety of employees. |
$75,000 | November 27, 2024 | November 27, 2024 |
Simpson Seeds Inc. | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan | AMP issued: September 19, 2024 CLC, paragraph 125(1)(t) and COHSR, subsection 13.13(2): If feasible, a machine guard referred to in subsection (1) shall not be removable. |
$7,000 | October 4, 2024 | October 18, 2024 |
Simpson Seeds Inc. | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan | AMP issued: September 19, 2024 CLC, paragraph 125(1)(t) and COHSR, subsection 13.13(3): A machine guard shall be so constructed, installed and maintained that it meets the requirements of subsection (1). |
$7,000 | October 4, 2024 | October 18, 2024 |
The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation | Cornwall, Ontario | AMP issued: September 3, 2024 CLC, section 176: Non-compliance with the conditions of a permit issued under section 176 of Part III of the Canada Labour Code. |
$25,000 | October 1, 2024 | Compliance unconfirmed |
Manitoulin Transport Inc. | Sparwood, British Columbia | AMP issued: May 31, 2023 CLC, paragraph 125(1)(n) and COHSR, section 6.6: The average level of lighting in an area set out in Column I of an item of Schedule III, other than an area referred to in section 6.7 or 6.9, shall not be less than the level set out in Column II of that item. |
$6,000 | June 8, 2023 | June 15, 2023 |
Manitoulin Transport Inc. | Sparwood, British Columbia | AMP issued: May 31, 2023 CLC, paragraph 125(1)(q) and COHSR, paragraph 14.23(3)(b): An employer shall ensure that every operator of manual materials handling equipment receives on-the-job training by a qualified person on the procedures to be followed for its safe and proper use, in accordance with any instructions of the manufacturer and taking into account the conditions of the work place in which the operator will operate the manual materials handling equipment and the operator's physical capabilities. |
$25,000 | June 8, 2023 | June 15, 2023 |
Manitoulin Transport Inc. | Sparwood, British Columbia | AMP issued: May 31, 2023 CLC, paragraph 125(1)(q) and COHSR, paragraph 14.23(1)(c): Every employer shall ensure that every operator of motorized materials handling equipment has been instructed and trained in the procedures to be followed for its safe and proper use, in accordance with any instructions provided by the manufacturer and taking into account the conditions of the work place in which the operator will operate the materials handling equipment. |
$25,000 | June 8, 2023 | June 15, 2023 |
Enchant Seed Cleaning Co-operative Association Limited | Enchant, Alberta |
AMP issued: February 7, 2024 CLC, paragraph 125(1)(t) and COHSR, paragraph 13.13(1)(b): Every machine that has exposed moving, rotating, electrically charged or hot parts or that processes, transports or handles material that constitutes a hazard to an employee shall be equipped with a machine guard that prevents access by the employee to the area of exposure to the hazard during the operation of the machine. |
$3,500 | February 10, 2024 | February 20, 2024 |
Enchant Seed Cleaning Co-operative Association Limited | Enchant, Alberta | AMP issued: February 7, 2024 CLC, paragraph 125(1)(q): Every employer shall, in respect of every work place controlled by the employer and, in respect of every work activity carried out by an employee in a work place that is not controlled by the employer, to the extent that the employer controls the activity, provide, in the prescribed manner, each employee with the information, instruction, training and supervision necessary to ensure their health and safety at work. |
$1,500 | February 10, 2024 | February 20, 2024 |
Enchant Seed Cleaning Co-operative Association Limited | Enchant, Alberta | AMP issued: February 7, 2024 CLC, paragraph 125(1)(s): Every employer shall, in respect of every work place controlled by the employer and, in respect of every work activity carried out by an employee in a work place that is not controlled by the employer, to the extent that the employer controls the activity, ensure that each employee is made aware of every known or foreseeable health or safety hazard in the area where the employee works. |
$1,500 | February 10, 2024 | February 20, 2024 |
Liard First Nations | Watson Lake, Yukon | AMP issued: March 12, 2024 CLC, paragraph 125(1)(x): Every employer shall, in respect of every work place controlled by the employer and, in respect of every work activity carried out by an employee in a work place that is not controlled by the employer, to the extent that the employer controls the activity, comply with every oral or written direction given to the employer by the Head or the Board concerning the health and safety of employees. |
$7,000 | March 26, 2024 | April 4, 2024 |
Liard First Nations | Watson Lake, Yukon | AMP issued: March 12, 2024 CLC, paragraph 125(1)(z.163) and WPHVPR, subsection 12(5): An employer must ensure that the designated recipient is provided with the training before assuming their duties under these Regulations and at least once every three years after that. |
$3,000 | March 26, 2024 | April 4, 2024 |
Liard First Nations | Watson Lake, Yukon | AMP issued: March 12, 2024 CLC, paragraph 125(1)(z.161) and WPHVPR, paragraph 12(4)(a): An employer must ensure that an employee is provided with the training within three months after the day on which their employment begins or, in the case of an employee whose employment began before the day on which these Regulations come into force, within one year after the day on which these Regulations come into force. |
$3,000 | March 26, 2024 | April 4, 2024 |
Liard First Nations | Watson Lake, Yukon | AMP issued: March 12, 2024 CLC, paragraph 125(1)(c) and WPHVPR, paragraph 34(a): For every occurrence for which notice is provided under subsection 15(1), an employer or designated recipient must provide monthly updates regarding the status of the resolution process to the principal party, beginning on the first month after the month in which the notice is provided and ending on the month in which the resolution process is completed. |
$3,000 | March 26, 2024 | April 4, 2024 |
Liard First Nations | Watson Lake, Yukon | AMP issued: March 12, 2024 CLC, paragraph 125(1)(z.16) and WPHVPR, subsection 23(1): An employer or designated recipient, the principal party and, if contacted under section 22, the responding party, must make every reasonable effort to resolve an occurrence for which notice is provided under subsection 15(1) and those efforts must begin no later than 45 days after the day on which that notice is provided. However, if the occurrence is also investigated, it cannot be resolved under this section after the investigator has provided their report under subsection 30(1). |
$3,000 | March 26, 2024 | April 4, 2024 |
La Meunerie Milanaise Inc. | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec | AMP issued: September 26, 2023 COHSR, subsection 13.16(1): Where it is necessary to remove a machine guard from a machine in order to perform repair or maintenance work on the machine, no person shall perform the repair or maintenance work unless the machine has been locked out in accordance with a written lock out procedure provided by the employer. |
$21,000 | September 27, 2024 | Compliance unconfirmed |
Bell Solutions Techniques Inc. | Gatineau, Québec | AMP issued: August 16, 2023 CLC, subsection 128(7.1): The employer shall, immediately after being informed of a refusal under subsection (6), investigate the matter in the presence of the employee who reported it. Immediately after concluding the investigation, the employer shall prepare a written report setting out the results of the investigation. |
$12,000 | August 28, 2023 | August 28, 2023 |
Bell Canada | Montréal, Québec | AMP issued: March 27, 2024 CLC, section 124: Every employer shall ensure that the health and safety at work of every person employed by the employer is protected. |
$12,000 | April 24, 2024 | April 24, 2024 |
DG Canest Transit Inc. | Montréal, Québec | AMP issued: May 10, 2023 COHSR, subsection 12.07(1): An employer must provide or put in place a fall-protection system. |
$15,000 | July 6, 2023 | July 11, 2023 |
Bélisle Solution-Nutrition Inc. | Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec | AMP issued: August 22, 2023 COHSR, subsection 19.5(1): The employer shall, in order to address identified and assessed hazards, including ergonomics-related hazards, take preventive measures to address the assessed hazard. |
$7,000 | September 25, 2023 | September 25, 2023 |
Bell Solutions Techniques Inc. | Gatineau, Québec | AMP issued: February 14, 2024 CLC, paragraph 125(1)(q): Every employer shall provide, in the prescribed manner, each employee with the information, instruction, training and supervision necessary to ensure their health and safety at work. |
$36,000 | March 12, 2024 | March 12, 2024 |
Bell Solutions Techniques Inc. | St-Jérôme, Québec | AMP issued: June 7, 2024 CLC, paragraph 125(1)(x): Every employer shall comply with every oral or written direction given to the employer by the Head or the Board concerning the health and safety of employees. |
$25,000 | July 8, 2024 | July 8, 2024 |
Société de Transport de l’Outaouais | Gatineau, Québec | AMP issued: April 2, 2024 CLC, paragraph 145(1)(a): If the Head is of the opinion that a provision of this Part is being contravened or has recently been contravened, the Head may direct the employer or employee concerned, or both, to terminate the contravention within the time that the officer may specify. |
$25,000 | April 19, 2024 | April 19, 2024 |
H and JB Transport Inc. | Winnipeg, Manitoba | AMP issued: January 11, 2024 CLC, section 251.06: Non-compliance with a compliance order issued under section 251.06 of Part III of the Canada Labour Code. |
$7,000 | Not paid | Compliance unconfirmed |
Vaughn Smith Trucking and Excavation Inc. | Oxford, Nova Scotia | AMP issued: November 8, 2023 CLC, section 251.06: Non-compliance with a compliance order issued under section 251.06 of Part III of the Canada Labour Code. |
$3,500 | Not paid | Compliance unconfirmed |
Topaz Transportation Services Inc. | Calgary, Alberta | AMP issued: November 12, 2023 CLC, section 251.06: Non-compliance with a compliance order issued under section 251.06 of Part III of the Canada Labour Code. |
$3,500 | Not paid | Compliance unconfirmed |
Aevitas Inc. | Ayr, Ontario | AMP issued: June 23, 2023 CLC, paragraph 125(1)(z.13) and COHSR, paragraph 12.06(1)(a): If there is a risk of injury due to falling in any of the circumstances described in paragraphs 12.07(1)(a), (b) or (c) in a work place, the employer must, before any work activities begin, develop a fall-protection plan in consultation with the work place committee or the health and safety representative. |
$25,000 | July 11, 2023 | April 4, 2023 Although the employer has come into compliance, a notice of violation was served due to the severity of the event. |
Aevitas Inc. | Ayr, Ontario | AMP issued: June 23, 2023 CLC, paragraph 125(1)(b) and COHSR, subsection 2.5(1): Where an employee has access to a wall opening from which there is a drop of more than 1.2 metres or to a floor opening, highly visible guardrails shall be fitted around the wall opening or floor opening or it shall be covered with material capable of supporting all loads that may be brought to bear on it. |
$12,000 | July 11, 2023 | April 4, 2023 Although the employer has come into compliance, a notice of violation was served due to the severity of the event. |
Elgin Feeds Ltd. | Aylmer, Ontario | AMP issued: July 26, 2023 CLC, subsection 135(1): For the purposes of addressing health and safety matters that apply to individual work places, and subject to this section, every employer shall, for each work place controlled by the employer at which twenty or more employees are normally employed, establish a work place health and safety committee and, subject to section 135.1, select and appoint its members. |
$1,500 | August 15, 2023 | April 14, 2023 Although the employer has come into compliance, a notice of violation was served due to the severity of the event. |
Elgin Feeds Ltd. | Aylmer, Ontario | AMP issued: July 26, 2023 CLC, paragraph 125(1)(z.03) and COHSR, paragraph 19.1(1)(a): Every employer shall develop, implement and monitor, in consultation with the policy committee or, if there is no policy committee, with the work place committee or the health and safety representative, a prescribed program for the prevention of hazards in the work place appropriate to its size and the nature of the hazards in it that also provides for the education of employees in health and safety matters. |
$7,000 | August 15, 2023 | April 20, 2023 Although the employer has come into compliance, a notice of violation was served due to the severity of the event. |
Elgin Feeds Ltd. | Aylmer, Ontario | AMP issued: July 26, 2023 CLC, paragraph 125(1)(z): Ensure that employees who have supervisory or managerial responsibilities are adequately trained in health and safety and are informed of the responsibilities they have under Part II of the Canada Labour Code where they act on behalf of their employer. |
$3,000 | August 15, 2023 | April 14, 2023 Although the employer has come into compliance, a notice of violation was served due to the severity of the event. |
Elgin Feeds Ltd. | Aylmer, Ontario | AMP issued: July 26, 2023 CLC, paragraph 125(1)(t) and COHSR, subsection 13.13(2): If feasible, a machine guard referred to in subsection (1) shall not be removable. |
$7,000 | August 15, 2023 | March 20, 2023 Although the employer has come into compliance, a notice of violation was served due to the severity of the event. |
Elgin Feeds Ltd. | Aylmer, Ontario | AMP issued: July 26, 2023 CLC, paragraph 125(1)(t) and COHSR, paragraph 13.13(1)(a): Every machine that has exposed moving, rotating, electrically charged or hot parts or that processes, transports or handles material that constitutes a hazard to an employee shall be equipped with a machine guard that prevents the employee or any part of his body from coming into contact with the parts or material. |
$7,000 | August 15, 2023 | March 20, 2023 Although the employer has come into compliance, a notice of violation was served due to the severity of the event. |
Elgin Feeds Ltd. | Aylmer, Ontario | AMP issued: July 26, 2023 CLC, section 124: Every employer shall ensure that the health and safety at work of every person employed by the employer is protected. |
$3,000 | August 15, 2023 | March 20, 2023 Although the employer has come into compliance, a notice of violation was served due to the severity of the event. |
Elgin Feeds Ltd. | Aylmer, Ontario | AMP issued: July 26, 2023 CLC, paragraph 125(1)(t) and COHSR, subsection 13.13(3): A machine guard shall be so constructed, installed and maintained that it meets the requirements of subsection (1) |
$7,000 | August 15, 2023 | March 20, 2023 Although the employer has come into compliance, a notice of violation was served due to the severity of the event. |
Hudson Bay Railway Corporation | The Pas, Manitoba | AMP issued: August 15, 2023 CLC, section 176: Non-compliance with the conditions of a permit issued under section 176 of Part III of the Canada Labour Code. |
$25,000 | September 13, 2023 | September 14, 2023 |
Just On Time Freight Systems Inc. | Brampton, Ontario | AMP issued: October 12, 2022 CLC, section 167.1: Treating an employee as if they were not their employee, in order to avoid obligations under Part III of the Canada Labour Code or to deprive the employee of their rights under Part III of the Canada Labour Code. |
$3,000 | December 15, 2022 | Compliance unconfirmed |
Grain Process Enterprises Ltd. | Scarborough, Ontario | AMP issued: March 13, 2023 CLC, paragraph 125(1)(z.12): Ensure that the work place committee or the health and safety representative inspects each month all or part of the work place, so that every part of the work place is inspected at least once each year. |
$3,000 | April 3, 2023 | Compliance unconfirmed |
Grain Process Enterprises Ltd. | Scarborough, Ontario | AMP issued: March 13, 2023 CLC, paragraph 125(1)(o) and COHSR, subsection 17.3(1): Fire protection equipment shall be installed, inspected and maintained in every building in which there is a work place in accordance with the standards set out in Parts 6 and 7 of the National Fire Code. |
$7,000 | April 3, 2023 | Compliance unconfirmed |
Grain Process Enterprises Ltd. | Scarborough, Ontario | AMP issued: March 13, 2023 CLC, paragraph 125(1)(o) and COHSR, paragraph 6.10(4)(a): Where a central storage battery system is used as a power source for emergency lighting or where emergency lighting is provided by a self-contained emergency lighting unit, the battery system or the unit shall be tested monthly by hand. |
$7,000 | April 3, 2023 | Compliance unconfirmed |
Grain Process Enterprises Ltd. | Scarborough, Ontario | AMP issued: March 13, 2023 CLC, paragraph 125(1)(z.13) and COHSR, paragraph 12.06(1)(a): If there is a risk of injury due to falling in any of the circumstances described in paragraphs 12.07(1)(a), (b) or (c) in a work place, the employer must, before any work activities begin, develop a fall-protection plan in consultation with the work place committee or the health and safety representative. |
$7,000 | April 3, 2023 | Compliance unconfirmed |
Grain Process Enterprises Ltd. | Scarborough, Ontario | AMP issued: March 13, 2023 CLC, paragraph 125(1)(z.03) and COHSR, subsection 19.5(1): The employer shall, in order to address identified and assessed hazards, including ergonomics-related hazards, take preventive measures to address the assessed hazard. |
$7,000 | April 3, 2023 | Compliance unconfirmed |
Grain Process Enterprises Ltd. | Scarborough, Ontario | AMP issued: March 13, 2023 CLC, paragraph 125(1)(q) and COHSR, subsection 14.20(1): Before motorized or manual materials handling equipment is used for the first time in a work place, the employer shall set out in writing instructions on the inspection, testing and maintenance of that materials handling equipment. |
$3,000 | April 3, 2023 | Compliance unconfirmed |
Grain Process Enterprises Ltd. | Scarborough, Ontario | AMP issued: March 13, 2023 CLC, paragraph 125(1)(z.01): Ensure that members of policy and work place committees and health and safety representatives receive the prescribed training in health and safety and are informed of their responsibilities under Part II of the Canada Labour Code. |
$3,000 | April 3, 2023 | Compliance unconfirmed |
Grain Process Enterprises Ltd. | Scarborough, Ontario | AMP issued: March 13, 2023 CLC, paragraph 125(1)(z): Ensure that employees who have supervisory or managerial responsibilities are adequately trained in health and safety and are informed of the responsibilities they have under Part II of the Canada Labour Code where they act on behalf of their employer. |
$3,000 | April 3, 2023 | Compliance unconfirmed |
Favel Transportation Inc. | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan | AMP issued: March 9, 2023 CLC, paragraph 142(a): The person in charge of a work place and every person employed at, or in connection with, a work place shall give all reasonable assistance to the Head to enable him or her to exercise his or her powers or to perform his or her duties or functions under Part II of the Canada Labour Code. |
$3,000 | Not paid | Compliance unconfirmed |
Favel Transportation Inc. | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan | AMP issued: July 16, 2023 CLC, paragraph 142(a): The person in charge of a work place and every person employed at, or in connection with, a work place shall give all reasonable assistance to the Head to enable him or her to exercise his or her powers or to perform his or her duties or functions under Part II of the Canada Labour Code. |
$87,000 | Not paid | Compliance unconfirmed |
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