Ottawa revamping approach to barring products of forced labour from reaching Canada (opens original article in a new tab)

Ottawa introduces new legislation to revise how Canada restricts imports of products made with forced labour, aiming to address U.S. tariff threats and improve enforcement of existing rules.

• Federal government introduces bill to change import restrictions on products made with forced labour
• Bill aims to create list of products and regions linked to forced labour and require importers to prove products are not made through slavery
• Bill is intended to address U.S. concerns about forced labour imports