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| 1 | 570 | West Vancouver, British Columbia | Advertising a party on social media | 1 | individual | 2000-09-15 | west vancouver police | public health order | Not specified | Police responded to a noise complaint and fined a party promoter for violating a public health order |
| 2 | 924 | Hamilton, Ontario | Organizing anti-mask protests, outdoor gatherings over 10 people | 2 | individual | 2020-01-10 | hamilton police service | reopening ontario act | 27-year-old man and 38-year-old woman, organizers of "Hugs Over Masks" | Police charged 2 people for organizing anti-mask protests which gathered more than 10 people outdoors |
| 3 | 1015 | Chatham, Ontario | Gathering with people outside household (4), obstructing police by lying about identity (1) | 4 | individual | 2020-01-10 | chatham-kent police service | reopening ontario act | One individual was a 20-year-old London man | Four individuals were fined after a vehicle was pulled over for gathering outside household, 1 was charged with obstructing police for lying about his identity |
| 4 | 922 | Powassan, Ontario | Renting an ice hut (short term accommodation), more than 10 people from different households | 1 | business | 2020-01-12 | ontario provincial police | reopening ontario act | 36-year-old Chisholm Township resident | A man was fined for renting an ice hut |
| 5 | 1016 | Ottawa, Ontario | Having visitors during a mandatory 14-day quarantine upon entering Canada | 1 | individual | 2020-01-13 | ottawa police service | federal quarantine act | 62-year-old man from El Cajon, California | A California man was fined for receiving a visitor on multiple occasions during a mandatory quarantine upon entering Canada |
| 6 | 1110 | Iqaluit, Nunavut | for exceeding its allowable capacity imposed by COVID-19 pandemic restrictions | 1 | business | 2020-02-10 | nunavuts health department | public health act | Not specified | Iqaluit bar pays more than $8,000 in pandemic-related fines |
| 7 | 24 | Ottawa, Ontario | Coughing on police after alleged break-in | 1 | individual | 2020-03-04 | ottawa police service | criminal code | Woman | Woman charged after allegedly coughing on police, claiming to have COVID-19 |
| 8 | 565 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Conveying false information with intent to injure | 1 | individual | 2020-03-07 | rcmp | criminal code | twenty-six-year-old man | Man charged in hoax call to B.C. care home facing deadly COVID-19 outbreak |
| 9 | 464 | North Vancouver, British Columbia | Making a hoax call to a LTC home pretending to be a health officer and advising them that multiple staff tested positive and the home would be shut down | 1 | individual | 2020-03-08 | royal canadian mounted police | criminal code of canada | Not specified | One person is arrested after making a hoax call to a long-term care home impersonating a health officer and inspiring COVID-19 related fear |
| 10 | 132 | Cornwall/SDG, Ontairo | Non-essential business open, gathering of 30-50 people | 1 | business | 2020-03-17 | cornwall police service | emergency management and civil protection act | Owner of bar | Bar holding a St. Patrick's Day party with 30-50 patrons |
| 11 | 1 | Hamilton, Ontario | Non-essential business | 1 | business | 2020-03-19 | hamilton police service | emergency management act | Shisha Kaif Cafe, Hookah lounge | COVID-19: Hamilton police arrest alleged drug dealer N for violating shutdown of non-essential businesses |
| 12 | 1168 | British Columbia | contraventions of the province's Liquor Serving and Premises Order | 17 | business | 2020-03-19 to 2021-03-04 | various bc enforcement officers | covid-19 related measures act and bc liquor licencing control act | Not specified | B.C. stands to collect at least $1.1M in pandemic-related fines, if alleged violators pay up |
| 13 | 2 | Quebec City, Quebec | Disobeying 14-day self-isolation quarantine order after testing positive for COVID-19 | 1 | individual | 2020-03-20 | service de police de la ville de quebec | public health act | Woman | A woman who tested positive for COVID-19 was arrested in Quebec City after she left isolation |
| 14 | 65 | Cambridge, Ontario | Coughing on another person | 1 | individual | 2020-03-20 | waterloo regional police servicee | criminal code | 42 year old woman | Cambridge woman charged with assault for coughing on elderly person in Starbucks drive-thru: WRPS |
| 15 | 54 | New Westminster, British Columbia | Coughing on transit employee and claiming to have COVID-19 | 1 | individual | 2020-03-22 | metro vancouver transit police | criminal code | 1 man, threatening with knife | Two transit police self-isolate after man coughs on them during arrest in New West |
| 16 | 51 | Stratford, Ontario | Coughing on LCBO employee | 1 | individual | 2020-03-24 | stratford police service | criminal code | 1 man | Stratford police investigating alleged COVID-19 coughing incident as an assault |
| 17 | 127 | Brampton, Ontario | Essential business not following physical distancing guidelines | 4 | business | 2020-03-24 | brampton by-law officers | emergency management act | Not specified | Four essential businesses were fined for not following social distancing guidelines |
| 18 | 3 | Corner Brook, Newfoundland | Disobeyed mandatory 14-day quarantine imposed due to recently travelling into the province | 1 | individual | 2020-03-25 | royal newfoundland constabulary | public health and promotion act | Woman | N.L. woman arrested for refusing to self-isolate after talking to police |
| 19 | 4 | Rothesay, New Brunswick, Canada | Coughing on people after failing to self-isolate | 2 | individual | 2020-03-26 | kennebecasis regional police force | criminal code | Two men | Two New Brunswick men charged with assault for coughing on others |
| 20 | 21 | Richmond, British Columbia | Running a business without a licence for selling COVID-19 masks | 1 | business | 2020-03-26 | royal canadian mounted police | emergency program act | Man, 22 years old, fraud | B.C. man busted for selling black market medical masks in Richmond |
| 21 | 23 | Toronto, Ontario | Illegal coronavirus testing kits | 1 | individual | 2020-03-26 | toronto police servicese | criminal code | Man | Toronto police charge man involved in coronavirus fraud investigation |
| 22 | 33 | Regina, Saskatchewan | Failing to comply with isolation order | 1 | individual | 2020-03-26 | regina police service | public health act | Woman | COVID-19 Public Health Order Violated: First Ticket Issued |
| 23 | 44 | Aylmer, OntarioE | Failure to self-quarantine after travel | 1 | individual | 2020-03-26 | aylmer police | emergency management and civil protection act | 1 man | EAylmer police ticketed a man for failing to self-quarantine after returning from Ecuador |
| 24 | 58 | Corner Brook, Newfoundland | Second violation of disobeying 14-day self-isolation quarantine order after arriving from out of province | 1 | individual | 2020-03-26 | royal newfoundland constabulary | public health protection and promotion act | 1 woman, 53-year-old | Woman arrested for the second time after allegedly not self-isolating in N.L. |
| 25 | 5 | Ottawa, Ontario | Spitting at police and claiming to have COVID-19 while attempting to steal a bicycle | 1 | individual | 2020-03-27 | ottawa police service | criminal code | Man | Assault charges laid after man spit on Ottawa police officer, saying he had COVID-19 |