The Canada Border Services Agency has issued a $36.9 million fine to an Ontario business owner for allegedly failing to declare more than 2,300 vehicles shipped from Canada.
The exporter, who has not been named, is accused of shipping the vehicles to West Africa without completing the required export declarations, according to a Dec. 8 CBSA news release.
The agency launched an investigation in 2021, which led to two search warrants being executed in London, Ont., in July 2023.
Border agents seized several documents during the searches, including business and financial records, vehicle titles, bills of sale, bankers boxes of documents, computers, cell phones, and SIM cards….