Charge: Part III Provincial Offences Act summons for an offence under the Ontario College of Trades and Apprenticeship Act, 2009, sec. 4 – employing or otherwise engaging individual to engage in compulsory trade without a Certificate of Qualification.
Summary: On March 1, 2017 Ontario College of Trades inspectors conducted an inspection at a new residential construction site located at 33 Hartfield Court, Etobicoke ON. The inspectors determined that one (1) employee of the corporate defendant was confirmed to be unauthorized and performing the work of a residential (low rise) sheet metal worker (308R) without proper qualifications, in particular, the individual did not hold a Certificate of Qualification and was not an apprentice in the trade, working pursuant to a registered training agreement.
On June 15, 2017 1413912 o/a Darek Plumbing & Heating Ltd. was convicted of the charge and the court imposed a monetary fine and issued a one (1) year probation order.