October 21, 2024 – Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, announced last week the launch of public consultations on potential new measures to strengthen the enforcement, under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) and in alignment with the United States and Mexico, of Canada’s ban on the import of goods produced by forced labour. These consultations will complement the public consultations held in October 2023 on the eradication of forced labour from the country’s supply chains.