¶ Published Monday, December 14th at %I:%M %p ∞ In Environment ∞ No Comments »
Another sign that governments in Canada are beginning to tighten enforcement against environmental violations: The Manitoba government proclaimed this month several amendments to the province’s Environment Act. The changes bolster the inspection powers of environment officers and contain new reporting requirements for the release of pollutants.
Environment officers are now able to inspect wastewater systems in [...]
¶ Published Friday, August 28th at %I:%M %p ∞ In Environment ∞ No Comments »
The days of a “slap on the wrist” are a thing of the past with seven figure penalties being assessed even against companies that inadvertently contribute to water pollution.
- By Isaac Rudik at Compliance Solutions Canada – A Nimonik affiliate
Along with acting against other pollution issues, the federal and provincial governments are cracking down on [...]
¶ Published Wednesday, August 5th at %I:%M %p ∞ In Environment ∞ No Comments »
Environment Canada has already trained 43 new enforcement officers who have completed Basic Enforcement Training and will soon be deployed across the country – likely in the Fall.
It’s related to the Federal government’s push this year to increase fines and expand enforcement tools aimed at ensuring a greater respect of environmental laws and [...]
¶ Published Friday, March 6th at %I:%M %p ∞ In Environment ∞ No Comments »
One thing about the Conservative government in Ottawa: they’re comfortable with the notion of law enforcement.
You might have heard that under a new federal Environmental Enforcement Act introduced this week, corporate polluters would risk multi-million dollar fines — as high as $6 million. Even smaller companies would be exposed, albeit to lesser fines ($25,000 [...]
