Items tagged "Canada Border Services Agency"

Enforcing Canada’s forced labour import prohibition: Key challenges and recommended reforms

May 16, 2024

Importing goods made with forced labour has been prohibited under Canadian law since 2020. However, customs authorities have only once taken enforcement action under this prohibition. In this report we examine flaws in Canada’s enforcement framework and needed reforms, based on analysis from Goldblatt Partners LLP.

Report finds high risk of slavery in Canadian supply chains, calls for stricter import controls and new due diligence law

June 21, 2021

Canada’s enforcement of a ban on importing goods produced by forced workers will fall short of standards set by the U.S. example unless Ottawa strengthens its policies, according to a report released today by Above Ground.