News Release: Government of Canada Caves to Industry Pressure, Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise Remains Powerless to Uphold Human Rights
Ottawa, February 26, 2021 – The Government of Canada has caved to industry demands and is ignoring and concealing expert legal advice it commissioned on how to give the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) the powers it needs to do its job. The government has had this legal advice – the McIsaac Report – [...]
News release: Government of Canada turns back on communities harmed by Canadian mining overseas, loses trust of Canadian civil society
Ottawa, July 11, 2019 –Today all fourteen civil society and labour union representatives of the government’s Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Body on Responsible Business Conduct Abroad (Advisory Body) tendered their resignations. The unanimous decision to resign is due the erosion of civil society and labour unions’ trust and confidence in the government’s commitment to international corporate accountability. [...]
Canadian Government Reneges on Promise to Create Independent Corporate Human Rights Watchdog
For Immediate Release: April 8, 2019 Canadian Government Reneges on Promise to Create Independent Corporate Human Rights Watchdog The Government of Canada failed today to appoint an independent Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) with real powers to investigate abuses and redress the harm caused by Canadian companies operating abroad. Canadian companies operating overseas have been [...]
Media Advisory: One year ago the Government of Canada announced the creation of a corporate ombudsperson. It’s time to fulfill its promise.
Source: Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (Ottawa) January 17, 2019 marks one year since the Government of Canada announced it would create an ombudsperson’s office to independently investigate allegations of abuse by Canadian companies operating overseas. This commitment to establish the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE), the first office of its kind in the [...]
UN report tells Canada to do more to combat human rights abuse by business overseas
OTTAWA. June 12, 2018 –The Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA) says government must immediately implement the recommendations of a UN report that calls for a coherent policy to protect against Canadian business related human rights abuse. The UN Working Group on business and human rights last week published the results of its 2017 country [...]
PRESS RELEASE: At Last, Communities Impacted by Canadian Corporations Overseas will be Heard: Government Creates Human Rights Watchdog
For immediate release OTTAWA, January 17, 2018 – The Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA) is greatly encouraged by the Minister of International Trade’s announcement of the creation of a Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise. The human rights ombudsperson will investigate complaints concerning the overseas operations of Canadian companies and will issue public findings on [...]