Two years ago, on March 17, 2008, Transpavé Inc., a Quebec company, was charged and convicted under Bill C-45 of criminal negligence causing death, and fined $100,000.00 following the death of an employee who was fatally crushed. Although there have been other charges under Bill C-45, Transpavé is currently the only case in which a conviction has been obtained. That may change as Millennium Crane Rentals Ltd. of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, is set to appear in an Ontario court on March 22, 2010, on charges of criminal negligence causing death.

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