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Bill S-211 (Historical)

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

This bill is from the 44th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in January 2025.

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now 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 (44th Parliament, 1st session) Ending the Use of 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 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 (2025) National Framework on Sports Betting Advertising Act
S-211 (2020) International Mother Language Day Act
S-211 (2015) Law National Sickle Cell 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

Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee, on Sept. 26, 2022

Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee, on Nov. 21, 2022

  • Martin Dumas, Lawyer and Professor, Industrial Relations Department, As an Individual
  • Matt Friedman, Chief Executive Officer, Mekong Club
  • Stephen Brown, Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Canadian Muslims
  • Kevin Thomas, Chief Executive Officer, Shareholder Association for Research and Education
  • Emily Dwyer, Policy Director, Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability
  • Cheryl Hotchkiss, Director, Strategy and Operations, International Justice Mission Canada
  • Alice Chipot, Executive Director, Regroupement pour la responsabilité sociale des entreprises
  • Kalpona Akter, Director, Bangladesh Center for Workers Solidarity, Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability

Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee, on Nov. 28, 2022