A Guide to Our Process

6. Defences you can use and cannot use

In Canada, Federal AMPS relating to agriculture and agri-food are part of an absolute liability system. As a result, if the Respondent can prove that you committed the violation, you will be responsible to pay the penalty.

The Respondent does not have to prove that you meant (or intended) to break the law – in general, it won’t matter why you committed the violation.

As a result, in a request to CART, you cannot use these defences:

However, you may use other defences such as:


Footnotes


  5. Burden of proof 7. Whether to choose a written or oral hearing