Press Release: UN Special Rapporteur on Slavery raises concerns about Canada’s current approach to business and human rights
PRESS RELEASE, For immediate release 6 September 2023 UN Special [...]
Canada’s new law on forced and child labour in supply chains won’t work
PRESS RELEASE OTTAWA – Canada’s new law on forced and [...]
Media Advisory: Rally on Monday in Montreal; Ten years after the Rana Plaza collapse, Canada and its companies are still failing to protect human rights in the textile and other industries
(MONTREAL) - This Monday, friends and allies of the more [...]
PRESS RELEASE Canadian companies linked to allegations of human rights abuse abroad including killings, torture and forced labour – new reports, testimony
For immediate release 14 February 2023 Canadian companies have been [...]
Press release: Five years after announcement of independent corporate human rights watchdog, Government continues to turn back on people harmed by Canadian businesses
Available as a PDF in English and French. For immediate [...]
Press Release: Canadian Companies Can Continue to Profit from Modern Slavery: Bill S-211 makes its way through Standing Committee unchanged
Press release as a PDF For immediate release November 29 [...]
Press release: As yet another Canadian mining giant faces human rights lawsuit, advocates call on Ottawa to act
PDF in English; PDF in French Canadian social justice groups [...]
Media Advisory: MPs and activists to speak on Canadian corporate accountability laws
The Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability will host a press conference with members of Parliament from across political lines who are calling for comprehensive corporate accountability laws in Canada, and a virtual roundtable with human rights defenders from Zambia, Ecuador and Bangladesh on why such legislation is urgently needed.
NEWS RELEASE: Bills Introduced to Protect People and the Planet Warrant All-Party Support
Human rights and the environment should be non-partisan issues. Two private Members’ bills introduced in the House of Commons today would, if passed, help protect people and the planet. These bills deserve all-party support.
Court rules Ottawa can maintain secrecy on aid to Goldcorp in human rights dispute
Ottawa, ON, March 2, 2022 - The Federal Court [...]