An Edmonton roofing company has been fined $200,000 after pleading guilty to a workplace safety violation connected to the death of a worker who fell through a roof during a replacement project in December 2023.
Albatross Roofing Ltd. entered its guilty plea October 28, 2026, according to the Alberta government's Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) convictions registry. The court also placed the company under two years of enhanced regulatory supervision.
The fine includes a 20 per cent victim fine surcharge. All remaining charges against the company were withdrawn.
Worker died after falling through roof
The fatal incident happened December 11, 2023, at an Edmonton work site. The province says a worker involved in roof replacement fell through the roof to the floor below and sustained fatal injuries.
Albatross Roofing, acting as an employer, pleaded guilty to violating section 3(1)(a)(i) of Alberta's Occupational Health and Safety Act. The admitted violation was a failure to ensure the health and safety of its workers by not ensuring that they were protected against a fall while working at height.
The registry records the offence period as December 1 to 11, 2023. It does not provide the worker's name or further details about the building where the incident occurred.
Prime contractor previously fined $318,000
A second company was convicted in connection with the same death. Arbutus Landscaping Inc., identified as the prime contractor at the work site, pleaded guilty August 19, 2026, and was fined $318,000, including the victim fine surcharge.
Arbutus Landscaping admitted failing to establish a system or process to ensure compliance with workplace safety legislation at the site, including measures to coordinate health and safety between the employer and workers carrying out work at height.
That conviction was under section 10(7)(a) of the OHS Act. The remaining charges against Arbutus Landscaping were also withdrawn.
Together, the two fines total $518,000, including the surcharges. The guilty pleas concerned different legal responsibilities arising from the same fatal incident: the roofing employer's duty to protect its workers and the prime contractor's duty to maintain a safety-compliance system for the site.
What the convictions mean
Alberta's OHS legislation places legal health and safety responsibilities on employers and on prime contractors at construction and other work sites. Those responsibilities may be examined separately when an incident involves multiple companies.
The province's convictions registry lists the charges resolved by the guilty pleas, the penalties and the charges that were withdrawn. It does not identify additional people or businesses as having been convicted in this incident.
Sources: Government of Alberta OHS convictions registry; November 2, 2026 Alberta government release.