57. Every person who(1) contravenes the second paragraph of section 11,
(2) makes a false or misleading declaration or provides false or misleading information or documents for the purpose of making the person’s activity eligible for a declaration of compliance, or
(3) signs a false or misleading document,
commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $5,000 to $500,000 or, despite article 231 of the Code of Penal Procedure (chapter C-25.1), a maximum term of imprisonment of 18 months, or both the fine and imprisonment, for a natural person and $15,000 to $3,000,000 in other cases.