An Act to enact the Modern Slavery Act and to amend the Customs Tariff = Loi édictant la Loi sur l’esclavage moderne et modifiant le Tarif des douanes.: YB431-211/1-PDF
"This enactment enacts the Modern Slavery 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 the entity or in the production of goods imported into Canada. The Act provides for an inspection regime 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"--Summary, page ii.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Parliament. Senate. |
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| Title | An Act to enact the Modern Slavery Act and to amend the Customs Tariff = Loi édictant la Loi sur l’esclavage moderne et modifiant le Tarif des douanes. |
| Variant title | Loi édictant la Loi sur l’esclavage moderne et modifiant le Tarif des douanes Modern Slavery Act |
| Series title | Bill S-... ; Bill S-211, 1st session, 43rd Parliament |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | Bilingual-[English | French] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Title from cover. Issued also in HTML format. "First reading, February 5, 2020." Text in English and French. |
| Publishing information | [Ottawa] : Senate of Canada = Sénat du Canada, 2020. |
| Description | 1 online resource (ii, 8, 1 pages). |
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| Subject terms | Canada. Customs tariff (1997) Forced labor -- Law and legislation -- Canada. Child labor -- Law and legislation -- Canada. Tariff -- Law and legislation -- Canada. Customs administration -- Law and legislation -- Canada. |
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