Tag: Fisheries Act
Canadian National Railway Company fined for Fisheries Act offence
On September 15, 2021, Canadian National Railway Company (CN Rail) pleaded guilty in Prince Rupert Provincial Court to a charge of violating subsection 36(3)...
Alberta-Based Fuel Retailer, Drever Agencies, Fined Under Fisheries Act
Drever Agencies Inc. was fined $1,250,000 on February 18, 2020 for an offence under the Fisheries Act. The company pleaded guilty to a charge of depositing...
Husky Oil Receives $2.5 Million Fine for Releasing Oil into the...
Husky Oil has been ordered to pay a fine of $2.5 million for violating the Fisheries Act and a fine of $200,000 for violating the Migratory Birds...
Kawartha Lakes, Ont. to Pay Fine for Alleged Violations Under Fisheries...
The Corporation of the City of Kawartha Lakes has entered into a diversion agreement with the Public Prosecution Service of Canada after Environment and Climate Change...
House of Commons Passes Newly Updated Fisheries Act
On Wednesday, the House of Commons passed a newly updated Fisheries Act that now aims to protect fish populations and safeguard fish habitat.
Bill C-68,...
Nova Scotia to Revise Aquaculture Regulations with New Fisheries Act
With the introduction of its Fisheries and Coastal Resources Act today, the Government of Nova Scotia is revising aquaculture regulations to improve outcomes for...
Fisheries Act Updates to Restore Lost Protections & Modernize Safeguards
Yesterday, Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard announced amendments to the Fisheries Act that aim to restore lost protections and incorporate...
Tailings Pond Pollution Controls Are Effective, Feds Argue
The federal government has submitted a statement regarding Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) oversight of tailings ponds in Alberta to the Commission for...
DFO Seeks Comments on Fisheries Act
The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, announced the launch of the second phase of Let's Talk Fish Habitat,...
Public Review of Canada’s Fisheries Act Begins
As of October 31st, the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans has commenced a review of changes to the Fisheries Act.
The second meeting of...
