The appellants appealed a Notice of Proposal by the Registrar to revoke their motor vehicle dealer and salesperson registrations and refuse a new registration.
The Registrar's proposal was based on the business manager forging signatures on bills of sale and the principal's repeated failure to disclose an Environmental Protection Act conviction on renewal applications.
The Licence Appeal Tribunal found that the principal's past conduct, including a lack of oversight that permitted the forgeries and his wilful blindness or recklessness in providing false statements to OMVIC, afforded reasonable grounds to believe the appellants would not carry on business in accordance with the law and with integrity and honesty.
The Tribunal dismissed the appeal and directed the Registrar to carry out the proposal to revoke and refuse the registrations, finding that terms and conditions would not sufficiently protect the public.
