Foreign Affairs committee  What I would propose, since we don't have export control colleagues with us today, is that we provide a response in writing to the committee.

Foreign Affairs committee  I'm not in a position to comment on EDC's operations or its clients. EDC is an arm's-length, independent Crown corporation that makes its own business decisions and undertakes its own rigorous due diligence. I will say that we have been engaged with EDC on the important issue of forced labour and the risk in Xinjiang.

Foreign Affairs committee  I am not aware of any companies that are knowingly complicit.

Foreign Affairs committee  From my perspective of having worked within the trade commissioner service, the trade commissioner service does not have a mandate to investigate Canadian firms. Our role is to provide support and market intelligence to Canadian companies.

Foreign Affairs committee  I'm not in a position to cite a specific number, but I can tell you that the entire network of our offices within China, our trade commissioners on the ground, our trade commissioners across Canada and our regional offices have been engaging with Canadian companies and providing education and information on the risks of doing business.

Foreign Affairs committee  Export controls are handled by another part of Global Affairs Canada. I don't believe we have a colleague available to speak to those. Is there a specific question we could answer?

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes, the report has been completed and will be released on the Global Affairs website very soon.

Foreign Affairs committee  If a company does not sign an integrity declaration, it will no longer receive trade commissioner service support.

Foreign Affairs committee  Six integrity declarations have been signed.

Foreign Affairs committee  The trade commissioner service of Canada doesn't have any enforcement mandate or capabilities, so I would not be in a position to answer that question.

Foreign Affairs committee  I'm not aware of any decline in Canadian trade with China related to the integrity declaration.

Foreign Affairs committee  The purpose of the declaration is to ensure that Canadian businesses that are active in the Chinese market—our exporters—are aware of the risks. We've taken great efforts to provide information to Canadian businesses to ensure that they undertake the necessary due diligence to avoid being involved with any business activities that involve forced labour.

Foreign Affairs committee  The trade commissioner service has ongoing dialogue with industry. I am not aware of any push-back.

Foreign Affairs committee  I'd like to start by saying that the trade commissioner service has taken great efforts to inform and educate all of its clients about the risks of doing business in Xinjiang and having exposure to those markets. We have advised all trade commissioner service clients that, should they be involved in any business-related activities in that region, they should sign the declaration.

Foreign Affairs committee  I'm not familiar with this organization. I suspect it's perhaps not a Canadian company that would be a client of the trade commissioner service, but....