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Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise Launches First Complaint-Based Investigation

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On July 11, 2023, the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) announced the launch of two separate investigations into allegations that Uyghur forced labour was used in the supply chains and operations of two...more

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[Event] U.S. Export & Reexport Compliance For Canadian Operations - January 26th - 27th, Toronto, ON, Canada

The Canadian Institute’s 11th Annual Forum on U.S. Export & Re-Export Compliance for Canadian Operations will take place in Toronto on January 25–27! IN-PERSON and LIVESTREAM options available. Over the last decade, this...more

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Canada Seizes Imported Goods Alleged to be Produced with Forced Labour

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On November 15, 2021, the Globe and Mail reported the first seizure under the Canadian prohibition on the importation of goods "mined, manufactured or produced wholly or in part by forced labour." According to the CBSA,...more

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Alerte : Le Canada impose de nouvelles sanctions contre la Chine, la Crimée, la Russie et le Myanmar

Le gouvernement du Canada a apporté plusieurs modifications récentes aux lois canadiennes sur les sanctions afin d’imposer de nouvelles sanctions contre la République populaire de Chine (la « Chine ») et de désigner d’autres...more

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Sanctions Alert: Canada Imposes New Sanctions Against China, Additional Sanctions on Crimea, Russia and Myanmar

The Government of Canada has made several recent changes to Canadian sanctions legislation to impose new sanctions against the People’s Republic of China (China) and designate additional individuals and entities under...more

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Canada Sanctions Chinese Officials and a Chinese Entity in Xinjiang

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On March 22, 2021, the Government of Canada imposed sanctions on several officials representing the Government of China and a Chinese entity for ‘gross systematic human rights violations’ under the Special Economic Measures...more

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Human Rights and Forced Labor Sanctions Announced

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Earlier this week, the United States, the European Union, Britain, and Canada imposed sanctions on several Chinese officials for human rights abuses against the Uyghur minority in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region...more

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Canada Imposes Economic Sanctions Against China

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On March 22, 2021, Canada imposed new economic sanctions against four officials and one entity under the new Special Economic Measures (People’s Republic of China) Regulations, based on Canada's assessment of their...more

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European Union Approves Global Magnitsky-Style Human Rights Sanctions Regime

In a landmark development, the European Union’s Foreign Ministers on December 8 approved an “Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy” that establishes a new mechanism for targeting systematic violators of human rights from...more

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