$225,000 fine for CRC Canada for environmental violations

December 6, 2016 - Brampton, Ontario - Office of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change

On December 5, 2016, CRC Canada Co., located in Mississauga, Ontario, was sentenced in the Ontario Court of Justice and was ordered to pay $225,000 after pleading guilty to two counts of contravening the Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulations, 1998 under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA). The fine will be directed to the Environmental Damages Fund (EDF).

Information uncovered by the Intelligence Division within Environment and Climate Change Canada’s (ECCC’s) Enforcement Branch led enforcement officers to conduct an investigation into the import and sale by CRC Canada Co. of aerosol products containing a prohibited ozone-depleting substance, specifically HCFC-225. Charges were laid under CEPA, in February 2016.

In addition to the fine, CRC Canada Co. agreed to pay all costs associated with the removal and destruction of the products seized by ECCC officers during the investigation.

This conviction will result in the company’s name being added to the Environmental Offenders Registry.

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