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Update: Canada’s New Forced & Child Labour Act: What Public Sector Organizations Need to Know

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Procurement Bulletin

Update

Further to the information provided in our recent bulletin Canada’s New Forced & Child Labour Act: What Public Sector Organizations Need to Know, on March 13, 2024, Public Safety Canada released specific reporting guidance for government institutions. The guidance clarified that some Crown corporations could fall under the definition of a reporting “entity” under the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (FCLA). According to this guidance, and as noted in our bulletin, certain sub-federal public sector organizations such as provincial agent Crown corporations may have reporting obligations. Unfortunately, the government has not as yet clarified its intentions in this regard. 

For more information on the FCLA’s implications for public sector organizations, please contact the authors.

For additional information please see:

Authors

  • Marcia Mills, Partner | Co-Leader, National Security and Defence Group, Ottawa, ON | Toronto, ON, +1 613 696 6881, [email protected]
  • Daniel Fabiano, Partner | Corporate/Commercial, Toronto, ON, +1 416 868 3364, [email protected]
  • Christopher Little, Associate | International Trade and Investment Law, Ottawa, ON | Toronto, ON, +1 613 696 6928, [email protected]
Marcia Mills Ottawa Lawyer Marcia Mills Partner | Co-Leader, National Security and Defence Group Ottawa, ON Toronto, ON +1 613 696 6881
+1 416 943 8928
Daniel Fabiano Toronto Lawyer Daniel Fabiano Partner | Corporate/Commercial Toronto, ON +1 416 868 3364
Christopher Little Ottawa Lawyer Christopher Little Associate | International Trade and Investment Law Ottawa, ON Toronto, ON +1 613 696 6928