Bill C-243

Ending the Use of Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act

An Act respecting the elimination of the use of forced labour and child labour in supply chains

Sponsor

Marcus Powlowski Liberal

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

Status

Dead, as of May 11, 2023

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Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment enacts the Ending the Use of Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act , which imposes an obligation on certain entities to report on the measures taken to prevent and reduce the risk that forced labour or child labour is used at any step in the production of goods in Canada or elsewhere by them or in the production of goods they import into Canada. The Act provides for an inspection regime and gives the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness the power to require an entity to provide certain information.
The enactment also amends the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act to require the Minister of Public Works and Government Services to ensure that, in relation to materiel or services acquired for the use of a government department, the risk that forced labour or child labour is used is prevented or reduced. It also requires the Minister to table annually in each House of Parliament a report on the measures taken during the previous year to prevent and reduce that risk.
Finally, the enactment makes a related amendment to the Customs Tariff .

Similar bills

S-211 (current session) Law Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act

S-216 (43rd Parliament, 2nd session) Modern Slavery Act

S-211 (43rd Parliament, 1st session) Modern Slavery Act

C-423 (42nd Parliament, 1st session) Modern Slavery 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-243s:

C-243 (2020) An Act to amend the Payment Card Networks Act (credit card acceptance fees)

C-243 (2016) National Maternity Assistance Program Strategy Act

C-243 (2013) Survivor's Annual Allowance Act

C-243 (2011) Survivor's Annual Allowance Act

C-243 (2010) An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (change of title) and another Act in consequence

Ending the Use of Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains ActRoutine Proceedings

February 8th, 2022 / 10:05 a.m.

Liberal

Marcus Powlowski Liberal Thunder Bay—Rainy River, ON

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-243, an act respecting the elimination of the use of forced labour and child labour in supply chains.

Mr. Speaker, I am proud to introduce my PMB, an act respecting the elimination of the use of forced labour and child labour in supply chains. The seconder, and indeed the author of the bill, is my good friend, the member for Scarborough—Guildwood.

Manufacturers looking to maximize their profits often buy products made in countries where labour is cheap, but in countries where labour is cheap, labour standards may be low or non-existent. Perhaps worst of all, products might be made using either child labour or forced labour. I think many companies and consumers would prefer not to look too closely at the labour practices that went into the products they buy. This bill, if passed, would require big companies to look into their supply chains and file a public report yearly identifying the parts of the supply chains where there is a risk of child labour or forced labour and report what the company has done to address those risks.

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