Canada Targets Supply Chain Ethics

The Government of Canada is reacting to growing consumer and political support to combat forced labour and human rights abuses in supply chains by implementing new laws and policies. As a result, Canadian companies are under pressure to address the issue of human rights abuses and to comply with new and developing domestic and foreign legislation targeting supply chain ethics.

Current developments under the Canadian legal landscape include:

• Heightening scrutiny of goods manufactured in the Xinjiang Uygyr Autonomous Region (XUAR) of China;
• The Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise's (CORE) publication of its complaint procedures, its initiation of an investigation into the Canadian apparel industry and its initiation of non-review country visits; and