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Regulatory Offences (Sentencing Cases)

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Occupational Health and Safety

Alberta

British Columbia

Ontario

  • Ontario (Ministry of Labour) v. J.R. Contracting Property Services et al., 2014 ONCJ 115 (CanLII), <https://canlii.ca/t/g62jr>

New Brunswick

Newfoundland

Nova Scotia

"the corporate accused pleaded guilty to OHSA offences involving failure to provide safety training and failure to have adequate safety procedures. The court imposed a global financial penalty of $30,000 (excluding victim fine surcharge) and the company was directed to present a session on workplace safety. A worker died as a result of an explosion with unknown cause. The court found no causal connection between the offences and the fatality and distinguished it from cases where the offences caused the death. The company was relatively large with 90 employees and annual profits of more than a million dollars. Prior to sentence, the company had taken steps to improve its safety system and to commemorate the employee who had died, both of which were paid for by the company." [1]


  • R. v. Nova Scotia (Transportation and Public Works), 2003 NSSC 274 (CanLII), <https://canlii.ca/t/224cx>
    • $45,000 penalty
    • guilty plea
    • injuries, near fatality
  • R. v. A.W. Leil Cranes & Equipment (1986) Limited, 2003 NSPC 61 (CanLII), <https://canlii.ca/t/1h364>
    • $26,800
    • non-permanent injuries

Saskatchewan

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