Supreme Court

Decision Information

R v Northwest Territories (Commissioner)

Court Supreme Court
Date 1994-07-22
Other citations [1994] 1 W.W.R. 430 (N.W.T. Terr. Ct.) – [1994] 8 W.W.R. 405 – [1994] N.W.T.R. 250 – 12 C.E.L.R. (N.S.) 25 – 15 C.E.L.R. (N.S.) 85 (S.C.) – affirming (1993)
File numbers CR 02428
Judge(s) de Weerdt
Location Yellowknife
Cases and statutes considered Cases considered:
Canada (Environemtn Canada) v. Canada (Northwest Territories (Commissioner)), [1994] 1 W.W.R. 430 (N.W.T. Terr. Ct.)
Canada (Environemtn Canada) v. Canada (Northwest Territories (Commissioner)), [1994] 1 W.W.R. 441 (N.W.T. Terr. Ct.)
Canada (Environemtn Canada) v. Canada (Northwest Territories (Commissioner)), [1994] 1 W.W.R. 459 (N.W.T. Terr. Ct.)
Canada v. Pharmaceutical Society (Nova Scotia), [1992] 2 S.C.R. 606
Canadian Bar Assn. v. British Columbia (Attorney General) (1993), 101 D.L.R. (4th) 410 (B.C.S.C.)
Perka v. R., [1984] 2 S.C.R. 233
R. v. B. (R.H.) (1994), 165 N.R. 374 (S.C.C.)
R. v Canadian Pacific Ltd. (1993), 22 C.R. (4th) 238, leave to appeal S.C.C. granted February 10, 1994
R. v. Comino Ltd. (1993), 11 C.E.L.R. (N.S.) 61 (B.C. Prov. Ct.)
R. v. Crown Zellerbach Canada, [1988] 1 S.C.R. 401
R. v. Finta (1994), 20 C.R.R. (2d) 1 (S.C.C.)
R. v. Fowler, [1980] 2 S.C.R. 213
R. v. Hayward 91993), 86 C.C.C. 93d) 193 (Ont. C.A.
R. v. Jack Cewe Ltd. (1987), 4 F.P.R. 271 (B.C. Prov. Ct.)
R. v. Lessard (1976), 30 C.C.C. (2d) 70 (Ont. C.A.)
R. v. MacMillan Bloedel (Alberni) Ltd., [1979] 4 W.W.R. 654, leave to appeal to S.C.C. denied June 19th 1979
R. v. Morales (1992), 77 C.C.C. (3d) 91 (S.C.C.)
R. v. Northwest Falling Contractors Ltd., [1980] 2 S.C.R. 292
R. v. Rivtow Straits Ltd. (1993), 12 C.E.L.R. (N.S.) 153
R. v. Sault Ste. Marie (City), [1978] 2 S.C.R. 1299
R. v. Scott (1990), 61 C.C.C. (3d) 300 (S.C.C.)
R. v. Western Stevedoring Co. (1984), 3 F.P.R. 487, leave to appeal to S.C.C. denied May 7th 1984 (1984), 4 F.P.R. 486 (S.C.C.)
R. v. Yebes, [1987] 2 S.C.R. 168

Statutes considered:
Competition Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-34, s. 45(1)(c)
Competition Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-34, s. 45(2)
Competition Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-34, s. 45(2.2)
Constitution Act, 1867, s. 91(12)
Fisheries Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-14, s. 2
Fisheries Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-14, s. 3(2)
Fisheries Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-14, s. 34(1)
Fisheries Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-14, s. 36(3)
Fisheries Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-14, s. 36(4)
Fisheries Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-14, s. 36(5)
Fisheries Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-14, s. 40(2)
Fisheries Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-14, s. 40(5)
Fisheries Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-14, s. 78.6
Fisheries Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-14, s. 79(2)(f)
Northwest Territories Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. N-27, s. 3
Northwest Territories Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. N-27, s. 4
Northwest Territories Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. N-27, s. 6
Northern Inland Waters Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. N-25, s. 2(1)
Northern Inland Waters Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. N-25, s. 7
Northern Inland Waters Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. N-25, s. 11
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 7
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s.1
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 24(1)
Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, Part XXVII
Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, s. 7(3.71)
Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, s. 7(3.76)
Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, s. 515(10)(b)
Fisheries Act, R.S.C. 1970, c. F-14
Ontario Water Resources Commission Act, R.S.O. 1970, c. 332, s. 32(1)
Interpretation Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. I-27, s. 34(2)
Interpretation Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. I-27, s. 35(1)
Territorial Sea and Fishing Zones Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. T-8, s. 3
Decision information:

Summary: Appeal against a conviction under s. 36 ( 3 ) and s. 40 ( 2 ) ( a ) of the Fisheries Act dismissed subject to an amendment of the conviction to exclude all reference to June 1st 1991
Abstract: Appeal by accused against conviction and sentence for depositing or permitting the deposit of deleterious substances in water frequented by fish
Decision: Appeal dismissed subject to amendment of conviction
Subjects: Energy and natural resources - Fish and wildlife - Legislation - Validity
Energy and natural resources - Fish and wildlife - Offences
Criminal law - Defences - Necessity
Criminal law - Evidence - Documentary evidence - Public douments

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