Enforcing Canadian environmental and wildlife laws is one important way that Environment and Climate Change Canada is taking action to protect wildlife and nature.
On June 12, 2025, the Court of Quebec ordered the Ville de Longueuil to pay a fine of $30,000. The Ville de Longueuil pleaded guilty to one count of violating the Species at Risk Act. The charge stems from mowing that damaged or destroyed at least one bobolink nest. The fine will be directed to the Receiver General for Canada.
On July 10, 2024, Environment and Climate Change Canada received a report from an individual indicating that a bobolink nesting site had been destroyed during mowing in the Parc des Sorbiers municipal park in Longueuil. The Department's enforcement officers subsequently launched an investigation, which determined that the Ville de Longueuil was responsible for the mowing carried out on July 9, 2024, which damaged or destroyed at least one bobolink nest. In so doing, the Ville de Longueuil violated section 33 of the Species at Risk Act.
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