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Volkswagen AG and the ECCC will seek approval of their proposed plea resolution in the Ontario Court of Justice on Dec. 13, according to the spokesperson. Details of the resolution will be presented at Friday’s hearing.

In 2015, the environment agency launched an investigation into the importing of certain vehicle models allegedly equipped with a prohibited “defeat device.”

In this case, the device was software that reduces the effectiveness of the emission control system during normal vehicle use, according to the agency.

“Officers gathered an extraordinary quantity of evidence and information from foreign and domestic sources related to the suspected violations of federal environmental legislation,” the ECCC said in a statement. “This involved collecting all relevant information possible, while working within different international legal environments. They then spent months poring over the information, analyzing and preparing the evidence for Public Prosecution Service of Canada review.”

News in 2015 that Volkswagen had used such devices to cheat emissions tests has so far cost the company about 30 billion euros (US$33 billion) in fines, vehicle refits and legal costs, and also triggered a global backlash against diesel vehicles.

Last week, German public prosecutors raided the Wolfsburg headquarters of Volkswagen in the latest investigation into the carmaker’s diesel emissions scandal.