The Crown appealed a $7,500 fine imposed on a corporate defendant for an Occupational Health and Safety Act violation, arguing the lower courts erred in assessing the corporation's size and applying the parity principle between individual and corporate offenders.
The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal, finding that the lower courts incorrectly restricted consideration of the corporation's economic activity to the local operation and improperly relied on sentencing precedents for individuals.
The fine was increased to $40,000.
