Verdict postponed in case of ex-Hydro-Québec employee accused of spying for China
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LONGUEUIL – The verdict has been postponed in the case of a former employee with Quebec’s hydro utility who is charged with carrying out economic espionage for the benefit of China.
The Quebec court was informed Friday that the presiding judge was not able to deliver his decision as scheduled in the case of Yuesheng Wang.
Wang, a Chinese national and a resident of Montreal’s South Shore, became the first person charged with economic espionage under Canada’s Security of Information Act after he was arrested in 2022.
The former researcher is accused of sharing proprietary research from Hydro-Québec with Chinese entities without permission.
Wang is also accused of applying to Chinese universities through a recruitment tool used by the Chinese government to attract foreign-trained scientists.
He has pleaded not guilty and testified in November that there was nothing nefarious about his interest in moving back to China, saying he was unhappy at work and concerned with visa issues.
The case returns to court on Sept. 8 to set a new date for the verdict.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 5, 2026.