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The Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act is legislation enacted by the Parliament of Canada with the purpose of combating forced and child labour. It imposes reporting requirements on federal governmental institutions as well as large private sector companies. Requiring them to disclose the structure of their supply chains, the risk of forced and child labour being implicated in them, and the measures they are taking to mitigate that risk. The legislation was passed in 2023 as Bill S-211.

The legislation has received both support and opposition. Opponents argue that transparency requirements are insufficient to address the targeted problems and are a distraction from real solutions. Proponents defend it by selling it as one part of a larger multi-faceted response, also arguing that public pressure and shaming of negligent companies can be an effective deterrent. In it's final vote, the Act was supported by the Liberal and Conservative parties, while opposed by the NDP and Bloc Quebecois.

Background
The first form of the legislation was introduced in..

The legislation was enacted by voice vote in the senate. The final vote in the House of Commons was... with the Liberal and Conservative parties supporting it, and the NDP and Bloc Quebecois opposing it.