Item 3. Legal Proceedings
Item 3.
Legal proceedings
On October 8, 2021, Imperial was charged by the Ontario Crown in the Ontario Court of Justice with committing the offences, at Imperial’s refinery in Nanticoke, Ontario, of: (a) discharging or causing or permitting the discharge of a petroleum product into a watercourse contrary to section 30(1) of the Ontario Water Resources Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O. 40, as amended (the “OWRA”); (b) failing to forthwith notify the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks of the discharge contrary to section 30(2) of the OWRA; and (c) discharging or causing or permitting the discharge of a petroleum product into the natural environment contrary to section 14(1) of the Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19, as amended. These offences were alleged to have occurred between May 31, 2019 and June 3, 2019. No determination of impact can be made at this time.
Refer to the relevant portions of note 9. Litigation and other contingencies of the “Financial section” of this report for additional information on legal proceedings.
Imperial has elected to use a $1 million threshold for disclosing environmental proceedings.
Item 4.
Mine safety disclosures
Not applicable.
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