Forced And Child Labor Developments In Canada

Canada's Bill S-211, "Fighting Against Forced Labor and Child Labor in Supply Chains Act," is making its way through the legislative process and seems likely to become law soon. The Act would increase supply chain transparency and impose greater reporting obligations on private sector entities by requiring businesses with as few as 250 employees to annually report the measures taken to prevent and reduce the risk of forced and child labor in their supply chains. The Annual Report must be provided to the Canadian Government and made public "including by publishing it in a prominent place on [a business'] website."

The Act would require private sector entities doing business in Canada to provide the following information in the Act's mandated annual report: