A P.E.I. trucking company and its president have been charged under Canada's Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

According to court documents, Bulk Carriers is charged with one count of counselling misrepresentation and the company's owner, Jack Kelly, is charged with misrepresentation.

Officials with the investigative branch of the Canada Border Services Agency did not disclose why the charges were laid.

The agency alleges the offences took place between March 2008 and July 2008. The maximum penalty is a $50,000 fine or two years in jail.

Kelly's lawyer declined to comment until the case goes to court on Oct. 5.