An Act respecting the elimination of the use of forced labour and child labour in supply chains
Sponsor: Marcus Powlowski, Member of Parliament (Thunder Bay—Rainy River)
Proposed changes
This enactment enacts the Ending the Use of Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act , which imposes an obligation on certain entities to report on the measures taken to prevent and reduce the risk that forced labour or child labour is used at any step in the production of goods in Canada or elsewhere by them or in the production of goods they import into Canada. The Act provides for an inspection regime and gives the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness the power to require an entity to provide certain information.
It also requires the Minister to table annually in each House of Parliament a report on the measures taken during the previous year to prevent and reduce that risk. Finally, the enactment makes a related amendment to the Customs Tariff .