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ARCELORMITTAL MINING FINED $100 MILLION FOR VIOLATING THE FISHERIES ACT
The total fine is the highest ever imposed in Canada under the Fisheries Act.
On May 15, 2026, ArcelorMittal Exploitation Minière Canada s.e.n.c. (AMEM) was sentenced by the Court of Québec to pay a fine of $100 million, after pleading guilty to 100 counts of violating the Fisheries Act. AMEM was sentenced to pay $1 million per count. The total fine is the highest ever imposed in Canada under the Fisheries Act. The conviction relates to various deposits of deleterious substances that took place between May 2014 and May 2022. The substances involved are:
low-pH effluents (acidic)
effluents containing elevated concentrations of zinc, nickel, or suspended solids
effluents that are toxic to fish The amount of $99,999,900 will be directed to the Government of Canada’s Environmental Damages Fund and will support projects that have a positive impact on Canada’s natural environments.
In addition to the fine, the Court ordered AMEM to reimburse the cost of the investigation, an amount of nearly $250,000.
The waters in which there were deposits or the risk of deposits are the Petite rivière Manicouagan and Lac Irène, and tributaries of Lac Saint-Ange. The Lac Saint-Ange sub-watershed is a significant tributary of the rivière Moisie, which is a proposed province aquatic reserve.
See full ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE press release here.
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