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S-211 Senate Public Bill

An Act to enact the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act and to amend the Customs Tariff

Sponsor: Julie Miville-Dechêne, Senator

Proposed changes

This enactment enacts the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act , which imposes an obligation on certain government institutions and private-sector entities to report on the measures taken to prevent and reduce the risk that forced labour or child labour is used by them or in their supply chains. The Act provides for an inspection regime applicable to entities and gives the Minister the power to require an entity to provide certain information. This enactment also amends the Customs Tariff to allow for a prohibition on the importation of goods manufactured or produced, in whole or in part, by forced labour or child labour as those terms are defined in the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act .

What MPs said

The most recent recorded speeches on this bill. Links go to the official transcript of that sitting.

  • John McKay · Liberal

    Sponsor’s speech, May 18, 2022 (House) · Read the transcript

  • Garnett Genuis · Conservative

    Response speech, May 18, 2022 (House) · Read the transcript

  • Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe · Bloc Québécois

    Response speech, May 18, 2022 (House) · Read the transcript

  • Heather McPherson · NDP

    Response speech, May 18, 2022 (House) · Read the transcript

  • Julie Miville-Dechêne · Independent Senators Group

    Sponsor’s speech, December 8, 2021 (Senate) · Read the transcript

Full debates and votes on OpenParliament.ca (an independent site)

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