Canadian Government Reports on Forced and Child Labour in Supply Chains, 2024 Onwards

Annual reports mandated by the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act, which came into force on January 1, 2024. The data consists of questionnaire responses submitted by Canadian government institutions detailing steps taken to prevent forced and child labour in their supply chains during the previous fiscal year. The dataset is published by Global Affairs Canada on the open_canada platform.

Use Cases

• Track government institution compliance with the Act based on the requirement to submit annual reports.
• Analyze trends in anti-forced labour measures based on the reported steps taken by institutions.
• Benchmark supply chain due diligence practices across different government departments based on the questionnaire responses.
• Identify common risks and mitigation strategies for forced and child labour in public procurement based on the report details.

Strengths

• Reports are mandated by a specific Act that came into force on January 1, 2024, providing a legal basis for data collection.
• Data is submitted via a standardized online questionnaire, which likely promotes consistency in reporting.
• The dataset is published under the OGL-CA-2.0 license, facilitating reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect reporting bias inherent to self-reported government questionnaires.

Provenance

Source

Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada

Collection Method

Mandatory annual online questionnaire submissions from government institutions via the Public Safety Canada website.

Time Range

Covers fiscal years from 2024 onward.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-26 18:21:33.881356; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Primarily Canada, but may include supply chains elsewhere as per the Act's scope.