DRAFT FORCED LABOUR BAN
CANADA TAKING STEPS TO APPEASE UNITED STATES & AVOID TARIFFS
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Our firm has recently written on Canada’s forced labour laws here and here. In a further update to Canada’s legislative regime designed to combat forced labour, Bill C-35 was introduced on June 12, 2026, with the aim of prohibiting the importation of goods produced by forced labour (the “Bill C-35”).
In this report, we review the political background that gave rise to this draft forced labour legislation and outline its contents.