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flag Canacha Inc. fined $125,000 for illegally exporting hazardous waste to India without permits.

flag Canacha Inc., a Quebec company, was fined $125,000 on October 15, 2025, after pleading guilty to failing to comply with an environmental compliance order. flag The company attempted to export household waste—disguised as paper bales—from Montreal and Halifax ports to India in 2022 without proper permits. flag The shipments, intercepted by border and environmental officials, contained plastic and metal, classifying them as hazardous recyclable waste. flag Environment and Climate Change Canada had required the company to submit an environmental management plan by September 9, 2022, which it failed to do. flag The fine will fund environmental restoration, and the company will be listed in the Environmental Offenders Registry.

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