Ontario HR Compliance · Federal enforcement & penalties
Real Federal AMP Enforcement Examples
Published administrative monetary penalty examples from the Labour Program's public-naming page show the AMP grid in practice, from a single $36,000 notice to $87,000 for a failure to give reasonable assistance — but the list ages: names are removed roughly two years after payment and confirmed compliance.
The Labour Program’s public-naming page publishes real administrative monetary penalties as they’re served, which is the clearest illustration of the AMP grid actually being applied. A few recent examples:
- Bell Canada (Montréal) — served September 24, 2025 — inadequate road signs along a traffic lane, a violation of CLC s.124 — $36,000.
- Royal Canadian Mint (Winnipeg) — served March 21, 2025 — hazardous-substance failures following a disabling injury — five notices totalling $86,000.
- Bell Solutions Techniques Inc. (Boucherville) — served November 5, 2024 — failure to comply with two directions under CLC 125(1)(x) — $75,000.
- Favel Transportation Inc. (Moose Jaw) — served July 16, 2023 — failure to give reasonable assistance under CLC 142(a) — $87,000.
These figures show the grid’s mechanics in action — multiple notices from one inspection, penalties scaled to violation type and employer size — but the list itself isn’t a permanent record. The Labour Program removes an employer’s name roughly two years after the penalty is paid and compliance is confirmed, so specific examples like these age off the public list over time even though the underlying case remains real.
This is general information, not legal advice; confirm current, active examples at the source before relying on them, since named entries here may no longer appear on the live public-naming page.
Source: Government of Canada — Public naming of employers under the Code and Regulations ·
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Related notes
- Administrative Monetary Penalties (Part IV): Framework and Baseline Schedule — Part IV of the Canada Labour Code sets administrative monetary penalties for designated violations, classified Type A through Type E and scaled by employer size, with a repeat-violation multiplier and a $250,000 statutory cap per penalty.
- Federal Labour Program Enforcement Tools (CLC) — The federal Labour Program enforces the Canada Labour Code along a compliance continuum — education, compliance orders, payment orders for unpaid wages, administrative monetary penalties, and prosecution for serious cases — with the statutory obligation and the enforcement consequence always kept as separate, separately sourced claims.
- CLC Part II Prosecutions and Maximum Penalties — Serious Part II health-and-safety contraventions can be prosecuted, with maximum fines up to $1,000,000 and/or up to two years' imprisonment for the most serious offences; real, named prosecutions include Rogers Communications ($260,000), Logistec Arrimage/Stevedoring ($300,000), and Ken Johnson Trucking ($125,000).
- Hazardous Occurrence Investigation and Reporting (CLC Part II) — Federal employers investigate every accident, occupational disease, and hazardous occurrence, report the serious ones by phone within 24 hours and in writing within 14 days, and file an annual report to the Labour Program even in a year with zero incidents.
- Federal vs. Ontario Jurisdiction: The Employment-Law "Instead Of" Rule — A federally regulated employer follows the Canada Labour Code and related federal statutes in place of Ontario employment law, not on top of it — the federal regime replaces the ESA, OHSA, Human Rights Code, AODA and Pay Equity Act rather than adding to them.