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Under the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act and Regulations, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) may issue an Administrative Monetary Penalty (AMP) as an enforcement measure to encourage compliance with the Health of Animals Act, the Plant Protection Act, the Meat Inspection Act and their associated regulations.
The following tables contain data on administrative monetary penalties (AMPs) issued by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) as part of compliance actions, as permitted under the Nuclear Safety and Control Act. In the current tables, which contains details on companies and individuals, data more than two years old is removed as per CNSC policy in conjunction with the annual update to the CSNC’s Regulatory actions Web page (https://www.cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca/eng/acts-and-regulations/regulatory-action/index.cfm). The historical dataset does not contain this identifying information, and serves to illustrate trends in penalties issued over the longer term.
A Railway Operating Certificate is an official document issued by Transport Canada, under the authority of the Railway Safety Act, to authorize a railway company or local railway company to operate in Canada. Companies apply for a Railway Operating Certificate by completing an application form and submitting it to Transport Canada. Below is a list of railway companies and local railway companies that have been issued a Railway Operating Certificate. Since January 1, 2015, new companies must obtain a Railway Operating Certificate prior to commencing operations in Canada.
The following tables provide statistical information about the Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS) penalties; zero-rated penalties are not included.
Enforcement measure to encourage compliance with the Health of Animals Act, the Plant Protection Act, the Meat Inspection Act and their associated regulations.
In general, Canadians are not supportive of the current mandatory minimum penalties (MMPs) regime and prefer a more individualized approach to sentencing.
We also found:
Most Canadians indicated that they have a low to moderate level of knowledge of MMPs (52% low and 28% moderate).
Over three quarters (77%) of Canadians believed that in general, applying the same minimum sentence to all offenders who are convicted of the same offence is now fair and appropriate. Only 16% of Canadians believed MMPs lead to fair sentences.
Railway Tank Car Facilities – Registered per the Containers for Transport of Dangerous Goods by Rail, Transport Canada Standard TP14877.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada’s (TSB) Watchlist identifies the key safety issues that need to be addressed to make Canada’s transportation system even safer.
The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks publishes an annual report on environmental penalties issued in the previous calendar year for certain land or water violations. These reports provide information about environmental penalties issued to companies in one of nine industrial sectors covered by the Municipal Industrial Strategy for Abatement (MISA) regulations: * organic and inorganic chemical manufacturing * industrial minerals * metal mining * metal casting * iron and steel manufacturing * petroleum * pulp and paper * electric power generation The report identifies the company and its location, amount of the penalty, and a description of the violation. The environmental penalty report is issued by March 31 each year.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada’s (TSB) Watchlist identifies the key safety issues that need to be addressed to make Canada’s transportation system even safer.