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ARTICLE · 06 FEBRUARY 2025

Recent Updates And Upcoming Changes To Your Organization's Reporting Obligations On Forced And Child Labour

Under the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (S.C. 2023, c. 9) (the Act), which came into force on January 1, 2024, many entities and government institutions must submit an annual.

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Under the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (S.C. 2023, c. 9) (the Act), which came into force on January 1, 2024, many entities and government institutions must submit an annual report by May 31 of each year to the Minister of Public Safety, detailing their efforts to identify, prevent and reduce forced and child labour in their activities and supply chains. These reports must be made available on the reporting entity's website, and are publicly accessible on Public Safety Canada's online catalogue.

The entities that are subject to the reporting obligations under the Act include those that are listed on a stock exchange in Canada, as well as those that have a place of business or assets in Canada, or that do business in Canada, and meet certain thresholds relating to the value of their assets, the value of their revenues or their number of employees. Among these entities, only those that produce goods, import goods produced

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