Sask. advertising company fined $40K after worker injured by glass panels

An advertising company in Saskatchewan has been slapped with a fine after pleading guilty in provincial court in relation to a workplace accident in 2023.

On Dec. 4, 2025, Sleek Advertising Ltd. pleaded guilty in Saskatoon Provincial Court to one violation of the province’s occupational health and safety regulations.

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Specifically Sleek Advertising was found to have failed to provide the necessary instruction, training and supervision which ultimately led to the serious injury of a worker.

The court imposed a fine of $28,571.43 plus a victim surcharge of $11,428.57 for a total of $40,000.

The incident itself occurred on Oct. 11, 2023, in Saskatoon.

A worker was pinned to the ground and seriously injured while removing glass panels from a shipping crate.