An Act respecting the elimination of the use of forced labour and child labour in supply chains = Loi concernant l'élimination du recours au travail forcé et au travail des enfants dans les chaînes d'approvisionnement.: XB441-243/1-PDF

"This enactment enacts the Ending the Use of Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains 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 them or in the production of goods they import into Canada. The Act provides for an inspection regime and gives the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness the power to require an entity to provide certain information. The enactment also amends the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act to require the Minister of Public Works and Government Services to ensure that, in relation to materiel or services acquired for the use of a government department, the risk that forced labour or child labour is used is prevented or reduced. It also requires the Minister to table annually in each House of Parliament a report on the measures taken during the previous year to prevent and reduce that risk. Finally, the enactment makes a related amendment to the Customs Tariff"--Summary, page ii.

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