Climate & Environment
Algoma Steel fined $1.2 million for federal environmental and wildlife offences
The Sault Ste. Marie steelmaker pleaded guilty to one count under the Fisheries Act and one under the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994, over a gear oil deposit into the St. Marys River.
Algoma Steel Inc. was fined $1.2 million on Sept. 10, 2026, at the Ontario Court of Justice after pleading guilty to one count under subsection 36(3) of the Fisheries Act and one count under subsection 5.1(1) of the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994, the Government of Canada said. The offences relate to a gear oil deposit into the St. Marys River in Ontario.1
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