Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act

An Act to enact the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act and to amend the Customs Tariff

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is, or will soon become, law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament has also written a full legislative summary of the bill.

This enactment enacts the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act , which imposes an obligation on certain government institutions and private-sector entities to report on the measures taken to prevent and reduce the risk that forced labour or child labour is used by them or in their supply chains. The Act provides for an inspection regime applicable to entities and gives the Minister the power to require an entity to provide certain information.
This enactment also amends the Customs Tariff to allow for aprohibition on the importation of goods manufactured or produced,in whole or in part, by forced labour or child labour as those terms are defined in the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act .

Similar bills

C-243 (current session) Ending the Use of Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains 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 S-211s:

S-211 (2020) International Mother Language Day Act
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S-211 (2013) Law National Health and Fitness Day Act
S-211 (2012) An Act to amend the Official Languages Act (communications with and services to the public)
S-211 (2010) World Autism Awareness Day Act

Votes

May 3, 2023 Passed 3rd reading and adoption of Bill S-211, An Act to enact the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act and to amend the Customs Tariff
June 1, 2022 Passed 2nd reading of Bill S-211, An Act to enact the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act and to amend the Customs Tariff

(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Vote #310

Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains ActPrivate Members' Business

May 3rd, 2023 / 3:50 p.m.

The Speaker Anthony Rota

I declare the motion carried.

(Bill read the third time and passed)