Lindsay Clements and Jennifer Wasylyk have authored an article on The Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act, published by Maple Business Council in the February issue of Momentum.
Write Lindsay and Jennifer:
On January 1, 2024, Canada’s modern slavery legislation, the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (the Act), came into force. With the Act, Canada introduced reporting obligations to combat modern slavery in the supply chains of many businesses and other “entities” with connections to Canada.
Given the fast-approaching deadline (of May 31, 2024) for the initial report under the Act, businesses should prioritize determining whether they have a reporting obligation under the Act and, if so, gathering the information that they require in order to prepare their initial report.