These reports and data cover the results of inspections under:
The Environmental Management Act (EMA), which regulates:
The Integrated Pest Management Act (IPMA), which regulates:
​Both the EMA and IPMA provide powers and authority for ministry staff to:
Administrative Penalties (APs) are financial penalties that can be given to encourage parties to come into compliance.
October to December 2025
EVR Operations Limited (formerly Teck Coal Limited) received seven administrative penalties totaling $3,626,750 for delays in constructing and operating three water treatment facilities between 2018 and 2022 and 171 exceedances of water quality limits between 2021 and 2023:
$101,250 penalty for 45 days of delay in operating a new water treatment facility at its Elkview Operations
$1,545,500 penalty for 281 days of delay in operating a new water treatment facility at its Fording River Operations; this is the second administrative penalty for the same issue.
$896,500 penalty for 163 days of delay in operating a second new water treatment facility at its Fording River Operations
$220,000 penalty for 44 separate failures to comply with selenium water quality limits between April 2021 and March 2023; this is the second administrative penalty for the same issue.
$342,000 penalty for 74 separate failures to comply with nitrate water quality limits between April 2021 and March 2023
$18,000 penalty for 3 separate failures to comply with selenium water quality limits between March and April 2022
$503,500 penalty for 50 separate failures to comply with nitrate water quality limits between February 2021 and March 2023; this is the second administrative penalty for the same issue.
July to September 2025
Columere Park Developments Ltd. received two administrative penalties totaling $16,500 for six exceedances of municipal effluent quality requirements in 2022 and for failing to install a continuous monitoring system between June of 2022 and October of 2024. This is the second administrative penalty for the same issues.
Newcrest Red Chris Mining Limited, who own a copper/gold mine near Iskut, received a $12,685 administrative penalty for failing to complete the hydrogeological monitoring which is required in their authorization between August 1, 2022 and December 31, 2024.
TRLG Enterprises Ltd. received 5 administrative penalties totaling $68,350 for non-compliances with their wastewater authorization. The non-compliances included failing to:
Administrative penalty 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Zane William Peck received a $7,820 administrative penalty for burning prohibited materials on their property in Creston. The prohibited materials included:
They received a verbal warning and violation ticket in 2024 for the same issue.
Ascot Resources Ltd. who own and operate a gold mine near Stewart, received 2 administrative penalties totaling $2,650 for failing to:
Gulzar Transport Inc., a trucking company based in Delta, received a $500 administrative penalty for not submitting an End of Spill report as is required under the Spill Reporting Regulation.
Conuma Resources Limited, which owns and operates Brule Mine near Chetwynd, received a $13,000 administrative penalty for exceeding the maximum total daily particulate levels 32 times between January 2023 and June 2024. The mining process for steelmaking coal can create particulate from blasting, crushing, earth moving, ore conveyance, ground disturbance, and hauling traffic.
Kenneth Ray Osmond received a $2,250 administrative penalty for burning prohibited materials on a property in Creston. The prohibited materials included:
Glacier House Resort Ltd. received 4 administrative penalties totaling $70,125 for non-compliances related to its wastewater treatment system. They included failing to:
They received 2 warnings previously for the same issues.
Administrative penalty 1, 2, 3, 4
The District of Hope (DoH) received a $13,000 administrative penalty for issues related to how wastewater was discharged from their wastewater treatment plant. They have been using a temporary outfall, which is unauthorized since 2017, when their authorized outfall was damaged.
Kanwar Kanwaljit Singh Herr received a $6,156 administrative penalty for burning prohibited material on their property in Erickson. The prohibited materials included:
Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure received a $4,500 administrative penalty for failing to keep the perimeter fence electrified at their Dease Lake landfill on multiple occasions.
Deep Water Recovery Ltd., a marine maintenance and recycling company, received two administrative penalties totaling $72,050 for failing to comply with two requirements of Pollution Abatement Order 112057. The non-compliances included failing to:
1141536 B.C. Ltd, which owns property on the New Westminster Pier, received 2 administrative penalties totaling $33,410 for failing to clean up contaminants left from the 2020 New Westminster Pier fire.
Jesse Aaron Dynna received a $3,596 administrative penalty for burning prohibited materials on his property near Arras. The prohibited materials included:
Gold Mountain Mining Corporation, which operates a gold mine near Merritt, received a $8,771 administrative penalty for discharging mine effluent that exceeded the permitted parameter limits. The parameters that were exceeded included:
The Owners Strata Plan EPS 3002, who own Saratoga Marina and Resort in Scotch Creek, received a $800 administrative penalty for not transferring the wastewater treatment system into their name which is considered discharging without a proper authorization.
They received a warning for the same issue in 2023.
Roy Mahon received a $5,000 administrative penalty for burning prohibited materials on his Idabel Lake property near Kelowna. The prohibited demolition debris included:
April to June 2025
Walter Yee Lee and Mei Yan Lee received two administrative penalties totaling $49,500 for failing to comply with a Remediation Order for their former dry-cleaning property on Cook Street in Victoria. The Remediation Order required them to submit:
They received two warnings and two other administrative penalties for the same issues.
Skookumchuck Pulp, a bleached kraft pulpmill, received 3 administrative penalties totaling $56, 250 for:
Administrative penalty 1, 2, 3
Newcrest Red Chris Mine Limited, a copper/gold mine, received 3 administrative penalties totaling $17,254 for failing to:
The non-compliances took place from January 2, 2020, to April 1, 2022.
Administrative penalty 1, 2, 3
Conuma Mining Services Limited received a $12,000 administrative penalty for the unauthorized discharge of high selenium waste rock at their open pit metallurgical coal mine near Tumbler Ridge.
Fraser Valley Agri Waste Solutions Ltd. received a $9,000 administrative penalty for taking more organic matter than their composting facility was designed to take which was in contravention with the Organic Matter Recycling Regulation. The facility was designed to take 8000 tonnes per year and they accepted 25, 637 tonnes between April 1, 2023 and May 15, 2024.
Ucluelet Harbour Seafoods received 2 administrative penalties totaling $25,000 for non-compliances related to the discharge from their fish processing plant. The non-compliances include:
Michael Stephen Reppy received two administrative penalties totaling $17,800 for non-compliances related to the Double Bay Sanctuary Foundation’s wastewater treatment plant which discharges to the marine environment. The non-compliances include failing to:
Records are not currently available
Thichum Forest Products Limited Partnership received a $1,250 administrative penalty for non-compliances under the Open Burning Smoke Control Regulation. The non-compliances included:
Hemlock Utility Services Ltd. received 4 administrative penalties totaling $119,250 for non-compliances at the wastewater treatment plant they operate at Sasquatch Mountain Resort west of Chilliwack. The non-compliances included failing to:
Administrative penalty 1, 2, 3, 4
The Kitimat-Stikine Regional District received 4 administrative penalties totaling $42,700 for non-compliances at their Iskut Landfill. The non-compliances included failing to:
Administrative penalty 1, 2, 3, 4
Peace River Coal Inc. received a $1,750 administrative penalty for failing to immediately notify the Ministry of any non-compliance with the requirements of their authorization. The authorization is for their Trend-Roman Mine metallurgical coal mine 30km south of Tumbler Ridge.
Huldra Properties Inc., which operates the Craigmont Mine near Merritt, received a $700 administrative penalty for failing to upload groundwater level measurements and monitoring well information to Ministry databases.
The UPS Store Inc, whose corporate headquarters are in Ontario but operate 61 locations in BC, received a $14,500 administrative penalty for failing to:
Both are required under the Recycling Regulation.
RF Franchising Inc., who do business as Freshslice Pizza, received a $750 administrative penalty for failing to provide requested information to an officer for an inspection under the Environmental Management Act and Recycling Regulation.
Vintage Views Developments Ltd. owns and operates a municipal wastewater collection and treatment system for a residential housing development at Heritage Hills, near Okanagan Falls. They received 4 administrative penalties totaling $158,480 for failing to:
Vintage Views has received 2 other administrative penalty packages related to their wastewater system.
Administrative penalty 1, 2, 3, 4
The Columbia Shuswap Regional District received a $1,050 administrative penalty for failing to ensure that litter from their Golden landfill did not cause a nuisance for neighboring properties.
Oak and Fort Corp., a clothing and lifestyle retailer in Vancouver, received a $600 administrative penalty for failing to provide requested information to an officer for an inspection under the Environmental Management Act and Recycling Regulation. They received a warning for the same issue in 2024.
K.M.S. Tools and Equipment Ltd. (KMS) received a $28,300 administrative penalty for failing to have an Extended Producer Responsibility Plan which is required under the Recycling Regulation. KMS is a tool distributor with nine retail locations in BC and five in Alberta. They also operate KMS C.A.R. Parts, KMS Tool Repair, an online store and a distribution warehouse in Coquitlam.
Domtar Inc., DBA Skookumchuck Pulp, received 3 administrative penalties totaling $17,200 for failing to:
Administrative penalty 1, 2 , 3
Mr. P’s and Mr. Pet’s Ltd. received a $1,400 administrative penalty for failing to provide information requested to complete an inspection under the Recycling Regulation. They received a $1,000 administrative penalty for the same issue in 2021.
Jagvinder Smagh received a $3,696 administrative penalty for burning prohibited materials in contravention of the Environmental Management Act’s waste disposal provisions. The prohibited materials included carpets, electrical wire, insulation, plastics, polystyrene foam, treated wood products & other demolition type waste.
Sun-View Industries Ltd., which operates an aluminum and steel powder coating facility in Summerland, received two administrative penalties totaling $2,500 for failure to:
Teck Metals Ltd. received two administrative penalties totaling $14,500 related to unauthorized bypasses of the:
The non-compliances occurred between July 2022 and April 2024.
NZWE, which operates a composting facility south of Princeton, received a $20,650 administrative penalty for not ensuring that all composting areas were:
January to March 2025
LifeSoils Products received 2 administrative penalties totaling $41,357 for failing to:
Jonathan Ryder Spick received a $5,000 administrative penalty for burning during poor venting conditions which contravenes the Open Burning Smoke Control Regulation.
Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. received two administrative penalties totaling $14,424 for failing to:
Arctic Const. Ltd. received a $4,300 administrative penalty for burning prohibited materials. Materials included furniture, treated wood products, electrical wire, and demolition waste.
Teck Metals Ltd in received two administrative penalties totaling $26,75 for bypassing the authorized works when discharging effluent. The bypasses were between June 2022 and February 2024.
Barrick Gold Inc. received a $114,750 administrative penalty for discharging effluent with high cobalt concentrations to Hedley Creek. This caused the water quality limit for cobalt to be exceeded 17 times between September 2021 and October 2023.
This is Barrick’s second administrative penalty for exceeding cobalt limits.
The City of Prince Rupert received 4 administrative penalties totaling $75,000 for non-compliances at their landfill including:
Administrative penalty 1, 2, 3, 4
The City of Prince Rupert received a $26,000 administrative penalty for the unauthorized discharge of leachate from their landfill which impacted nearby Hays Creek.
Ascot Resources Ltd. received four administrative penalties totaling $54,030 for non-compliances for discharging:
Failing to:
Administrative penalty 1, 2, 3, 4
Bralorne Gold Mines Ltd. received a $1,300 administrative penalty for failing to immediately notify the Ministry about drill cutting spills from their surface exploration drilling in 2022.
The City of Prince Rupert received an $18,460 administrative penalty for failing to inspect and maintain their wastewater system. This resulted in multiple effluent pipe leaks and discharges of raw sewage to waterbodies.
GFL Environmental Inc. received a $22,200 administrative penalty for allowing compost leachate to be discharged to the environment. The leachate had the potential to negatively affect aquatic species.
Access the Natural Resource Compliance and Enforcement Database to find previous AP's and more details on each one issued.
These annual summaries cover the calendar year for both EMA and IPMA activities which support our mission to protect the environment by:
2024 compliance summary
2024 compliance summary year in review infographic (PDF, 19MB)
Inspections
Compliance responses
Complaints by discharge type in percent
An equal partnership between the environmental protection division and the conservation officer service that investigates significant complex environmental offences and pursues both prosecution and administrative enforcement responses.
3 investigators responsible for:
Administrative penalties levied totalled $1,946,644
Administrative penalties levied per sector:
If an administrative penalty (AP) has been effective, we should see increased compliance and therefore, a de-escalation in response. Data from 2017-2024 shows that 65% of AP follow-up inspections result in either a notice of compliance, advisory, or warning.
2023 compliance summary
2023 compliance year in review infographic (PDF, 8.8MB)
Inspections
Compliance responses
Complaints by discharge type
Administrative penalties levied totaled $17,211,591
Administrative penalties levied per sector:
An equal partnership between the environmental protection division and the conservation officer service that investigates significant complex environmental offences and pursues both prosecution and administrative enforcement responses.
4 officers responsible for:
2022 compliance summary
2022 compliance year in review infographic (PDF, 5.4MB)
Inspections
Compliance responses
Complaints by discharge type
Administrative penalties levied totaled $2,239,101
Administrative penalties levied per sector by percent:
New in 2022, this unit is an equal partnership between the environmental protection division and the conservation officer service that investigates significant complex environmental offences and pursues both prosecution and administrative enforcement responses.
3 officers responsible for:
2021 compliance summary
2021 compliance year in review infographic (PDF, 247KB)
Inspections
Complaints by discharge type
Complaints by region
Inspections
Complaints by region
For an explanation of these responses, refer to Compliance and Enforcement Policy and Procedures (PDF, 1MB)
Conducting audits on regulated parties is one of the methods the B.C. government uses to verify compliance.
For compliance audits under the IPMA, visit the Reports, publications and guides for pesticides page.
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