Read Above Ground’s comments to the Public consultation on regulatory approach under Bill C-35, An Act respecting the prohibition of the importation of goods produced by forced labour.
Read Above Ground’s comments to the Public consultation on potential due diligence and civil liability measures to fight labour exploitation in supply chains.
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.
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.
Above Ground commissioned Goldblatt Partners to provide a legal opinion of private member’s bill C-251. The bill proposes legislative amendments that could significantly strengthen enforcement of Canada’s import ban on goods produced by forced labour.
Above Ground’s submission to the Canadian government as part of their consultations on the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).
In this Policy Options op-ed, Kelly Roebuck and Georgina Alonso write about the urgent need for mandated corporate accountability. They argue that the federal government is failing to hold corporations accountable for human rights and environmental abuses, often relying instead on companies to act on mere expectations and encouragement.