Read Above Ground's post-hearing rebuttal comments submitted to the Office of the United States Trade Representative following its determination that Canada has failed to enforce its forced labour import ban.
Read Above Ground's statement on the U.S. Trade Representative's determination that Canada is not adequately enforcing its forced labour import ban and the proposed 10% tariff on Canadian goods.
Together with the Canadian Network for Corporate Accountability (CNCA) and the Centre international de solidarité ouvrière (CISO), we published commentary in the Montreal Gazette on Canadian business ties to ICE and lessons from France's Duty of Vigilance law.
Above Ground's Georgina Alonso and MiningWatch Canada's Jamie Kneen argue in The Hill Times that the federal government's approach to critical minerals could be fueling climate chaos rather than curbing it.
The U.S. recently announced investigations into 60 countries to assess whether they are taking sufficient action to block forced labour imports. Canada is one of the countries under investigation. Read Above Ground's submission to the U.S. Trade Representative.
In collaboration with the Canadian Network for Corporate Accountability (CNCA), Above Ground published an op-ed in The Globe and Mail asking why Canada has left the post of Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise vacant.
Together with partners in the Global Initiative for Corporate Accountability, Above Ground sent a letter to the drafters of Thailand's mHREDD bill, calling for an inclusive and transparent consultation process and a high level of ambition.
In early 2026, Above Ground and MiningWatch Canada co-organized a series called Interrogating “critical minerals.” The series featured two webinars and a hybrid civil society discussion, and aimed to unpack numerous human rights and environmental issues related to the growing global emphasis on critical minerals.
On January 27, 2026, Above Ground and MiningWatch Canada co-hosted the second event in our Interrogating “critical minerals” event series. Four speakers, representing government and civil society, shared detailed insights and offered diverse perspectives and critiques of Canada’s strategy on critical minerals.
A human rights and corporate accountability project
Above Ground strives to ensure that companies based in Canada or supported by the Canadian state respect human rights worldwide. We shed light on companies’ impacts abroad, and we advance solutions for accountability and access to justice in Canada.
