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Verified 13 October 2026 · updated monthly
Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (Canada) is currently in force. Every date below is verified against primary sources, with tracker revisions logged openly at the foot of the page.
Act came into force.
First reporting deadline passed with several thousand filings.
Guidance revisions sharpened expectations on risk assessment and remediation disclosure.
Third annual reporting deadline passed.
Bill C-35 introduced to replace the Customs Tariff import ban with a standalone, list-based framework for goods produced by forced labour.
Government opened consultations on the Bill C-35 regulations and on mandatory due diligence with civil liability, closing 21 August 2026.
Parliament returned from recess with Bill C-35 still awaiting second reading.
Government published its What We Heard reports on the import ban regulations and on due diligence with civil liability.
The first compliance date for the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act is 31 May 2024 reports. All statutory application dates have now passed.
As of 13 October 2026, the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act is in force in Canada. A reporting statute with personal officer liability, paired with an import ban on forced and child labour goods.
Added the October 2026 consultation findings and the current stage of Bill C-35. That revision was logged in October 2026 on the hredd.org tracker.
Tracker revisions, logged openly
October 2026 Added the October 2026 consultation findings and the current stage of Bill C-35.
September 2026 Added Bill C-35 and the 2026 consultations on mandatory due diligence and civil liability.
June 2026 Third cycle filing statistics and revised guidance incorporated.
Sources for every date live on the full tracker entry · movement lands in the monthly digest first