I will perhaps set a bit of a context. CORE is a very important tool, but it's a tool among a suite of policy tools that this government has deployed from day one, whether it is a feminist international policy or an inclusive approach to trade that has people at the very core of it. Companies must respect environmental protection and sustainability and good governance, and they must ensure that there is an adherence to strong labour rights. We've negotiated that into agreements, but it is how we are operating and how we are creating that right, that framework, for Canadian businesses to operate abroad.
The CORE is unique; it is the first of its kind. Its mandate is one where it reports directly to me as the minister, while the ombudsperson can do promotion and prevention, which is really important. When I take a step back and I think about all of the work that we're trying to do helping Canadian businesses operating globally, we want Canadian companies to be good actors on the international stage. We want them to respect high values and high standards for human rights. We want them to operate with integrity. We want them to operate with ethical standards, and we want them to have codified policies and procedures in their organization that include responsible business conduct. We want companies that will respect local law, companies that have good governance, good accountability, and at the very heart, companies that create lasting benefits for their employees, their customers and the society in which they operate.
This point about promotion and prevention is a very important part of the CORE's work in addition to the work that I've just already described, which is is the ability to initiate and conduct independent fact-finding.
Like I said, the complaint process is now open. The CORE is empowered to report publicly and, throughout the stage of her investigation, she's able to promote and prevent, and that's what we want. We want companies to respect responsible business conduct and to carry that through where they operate around the world. We also want to give that ability to have remedy through dispute resolution and through the CORE's fact-finding and investigative capabilities.