Bill C-463 (Historical)

Prohibition on Importing Goods Produced by Sweatshop Labour Act

An Act to prohibit sweatshop labour goods

This bill is from the 40th Parliament, 3rd session, which ended in March 2011.

Sponsor

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated), as of March 3, 2010
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment prohibits the importation of goods that were produced, manufactured or assembled, in whole or in part, in working conditions that fail to meet labour standards recognized by the International Labour Organization Conventions and Protocols to which Canada is a party.

Similar bills

C-378 (41st Parliament, 2nd session) Prohibition on Importing Goods Produced by Sweatshop Labour Act

C-378 (41st Parliament, 1st session) Prohibition on Importing Goods Produced by Sweatshop Labour Act

C-463 (40th Parliament, 2nd session) Prohibition on Importing Goods Produced by Sweatshop Labour Act

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-463s:

C-463 (2019) Putting Victims First Act

C-463 (2012) Discover Your Canada Act

C-463 (2007) Pierre Elliott Trudeau Day Act

C-463 (2005) An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (rebate on goods and services tax on new homes)

C-463 (2004) An Act to amend the Income Tax Act

Other House mentions

Prohibition on Importing Goods Produced by Sweatshop Labour ActRoutine Proceedings

October 21st, 2009 / 3:20 p.m.

See context

NDP

Peter Julian NDP Burnaby—New Westminster, BC

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-463, An Act to prohibit sweatshop labour goods.

Mr. Speaker, I thank my seconder from Sault Ste. Marie.

More and more people around the world are calling for fair trade policy, a major item that was discussed in the latest election in the United States that elected Barack Obama.

This particular bill would establish a list of prohibited imports when the good is produced, manufactured or assembled in contravention of the labour standards of the International Labour Organization, including the right of association, the right to bargain collectively, the use of forced or compulsory labour, a minimum age for employment of children, and established and acceptable conditions of work.

The WTO had discussions in 1996 in Singapore and in 2001 in Doha and endorsed the ILO standards and endorsed the ILO as the standard setting agency for trade standards when it comes to labour standards.

This is the second in the series of fair trade legislation that I am bringing forward. We are trying to get the job done here in Parliament by bringing forward legislation we know most Canadians will support.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)