‘Canada will not tolerate the presence of goods produced through forced labour in our markets’
The federal government has tabled legislation to strengthen Canada's ban on imported goods made with forced labour.
Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that Ottawa has tabled An Act respecting the prohibition of the importation of goods produced by forced labour. If adopted, the legislation would reinforce the existing framework that prevents goods made with forced labour from entering the Canadian market, Global Affairs Canada said.
"Canada will not tolerate the presence of goods produced through forced labour in our markets," Anand said. "This legislation strengthens our commitment to human rights and fair, transparent trade by giving us stronger tools to stop these goods at the border and protect the integrity of our supply chains."
The proposed Act would establish a standalone legislative framework, replacing the current import prohibition under the Customs Tariff. It would strengthen Canada’s existing forced labour import ban regime.
The legislation would:
Provide the Minister of Foreign Affairs with authority to establish a list of high-risk goods—identified by region, entity, or individual—where there are reasonable grounds to suspect they are produced by forced labour;
Establish requirements for importers of certain high-risk goods to provide enhanced supply chain tracing information to customs authorities, in...
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