82.1. Every person who threatens or intimidates a person, or takes reprisals in any manner whatever against the person, including demoting, suspending or dismissing the person or taking any disciplinary or other measure that adversely affects the person’s employment or conditions of employment because the person is complying with this Act, is exercising a right provided for by this Act or has reported conduct that contravenes this Act is guilty of an offence and is liable to a fine of $2,000 to $20,000 in the case of a natural person and $10,000 to $250,000 in any other case.
The Board must take all necessary measures to protect the identity of persons making a disclosure. The Board may however communicate the identity of such persons to the Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions.
2016, c. 282016, c. 28, s. 531.