Teck Resources Limited
Approved Evidence
Added to Rotten Company: 9/1/2026
Conduct/Event period: March 26, 2021–March 26, 2021
Ongoing: No
Resolution status: Resolved
Resolution date: March 26, 2021
Teck subsidiary pleaded guilty and was fined $60 million for Fisheries Act offences
Summary
On March 26, 2021, Teck Coal Limited, a subsidiary of Teck Resources Limited, pleaded guilty in Canada to two Fisheries Act offences involving deposits of deleterious substances into waters frequented by fish and was ordered to pay $60 million. The company was also directed to implement pollution-reduction measures. This record attributes the conviction to Teck Coal Limited. Primary source: https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/news/2021/03/teck-coal-limited-to-pay-60-million-under-the-fisheries-act-and-must-comply-with-a-direction-requiring-pollution-reduction-measures.html
Evidence Weight
99.20
Severity: high
Recency Weight: 99.19523999911213
File Weight: 1