Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
ArcelorMittal to pay record Canada Fisheries Act fine
May 20, 2026
ArcelorMittal to pay record Canada Fisheries Act fine
Christine Blank
Environment & Sustainability
A Quebec Court has ordered Accelor Mittal Mining to pay the largest fine ever under the Canada Fisheries Act. | Photo courtesy of Pascal Huot/Shutterstock
A Quebec court ordered mining giant AccelorMittal Mining Canada G.P. to pay a record CAD 100 million (USD 72 million, EUR 63 million) fine for depositing harmful substances in Canadian waterways.
The sentence, handed down 15 May by the Court of Québec, is the harshest penalty ever imposed under the Canada Fisheries Act, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada said in a release.
AccelorMittal pled guilty to 100 counts of releasing various harmful substances into fish-bearing waters between 2014 and 2022 at its mining complexes in Mont-Wright and Fire Lake in Quebec, Canada. The company released effluents that are toxic to fish and effluents containing elevated concentrations of zinc, nickel, or suspended solids, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Spokesperson Amélie Desmarais told SeafoodSource.
The record fine is a result of the court ordering AMMC to pay to pay CAD 1 million (USD 727,000, EUR 626,000) for each of the 100 counts, totaling CAD 100 million dollars.
{snip}
ArcelorMittal to pay record Canada Fisheries Act fine
Christine Blank
Environment & Sustainability
A Quebec Court has ordered Accelor Mittal Mining to pay the largest fine ever under the Canada Fisheries Act. | Photo courtesy of Pascal Huot/Shutterstock
A Quebec court ordered mining giant AccelorMittal Mining Canada G.P. to pay a record CAD 100 million (USD 72 million, EUR 63 million) fine for depositing harmful substances in Canadian waterways.
The sentence, handed down 15 May by the Court of Québec, is the harshest penalty ever imposed under the Canada Fisheries Act, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada said in a release.
AccelorMittal pled guilty to 100 counts of releasing various harmful substances into fish-bearing waters between 2014 and 2022 at its mining complexes in Mont-Wright and Fire Lake in Quebec, Canada. The company released effluents that are toxic to fish and effluents containing elevated concentrations of zinc, nickel, or suspended solids, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Spokesperson Amélie Desmarais told SeafoodSource.
The record fine is a result of the court ordering AMMC to pay to pay CAD 1 million (USD 727,000, EUR 626,000) for each of the 100 counts, totaling CAD 100 million dollars.
{snip}