PRESS RELEASE
8 April 2025

Modern Slavery Compliance: Key Insights And Updates On Canada's Forced Labour Act

BC
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes) is one of Canada's top business law firms, serving a diverse national and international client base. Our integrated office network provides clients with access to the Firm's full spectrum of capabilities in virtually every area of business law.
Join us as we discuss the essentials that management, in-house counsel and supply chain professionals should consider when evaluating their organization’s report...
Canada

Join us as we discuss the essentials that management, in-house counsel and supply chain professionals should consider when evaluating their organization's report pursuant to the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act. We will provide an overview of the updated guidance, discuss lessons learned and key data flowing from the inaugural reporting cycle, and answer frequently asked questions.

Topics:

  • Modern slavery in context
  • Overview of the updated guidance about the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act
  • Key data from the inaugural reporting cycle focusing on what is "market"
  • Potential changes in the legal landscape
  • FAQs

Event Details

Thursday, April 24, 2025

1 - 2 p.m. ET

Online

Mandatory Continuing Education

Ontario

This program contains 15 minutes of EDI Professionalism content and 45 minutes of Substantive content.

British Columbia

This program has been accredited for up to 1 CPD Credit Hour with The Law Society of British Columbia.

Quebec

Please note that pursuant to the amendments to the Règlement sur la formation continue obligatoire des avocats (Regulation respecting mandatory continuing education for lawyers – available in French only) of the Barreau du Québec, which came into force on April 1, 2019, the status of "recognized provider" and the mandatory "recognition" of activities have been abolished.

Blakes will continue to provide you with a confirmation of participation for your records. As stipulated in the above-mentioned regulation, members must preserve supporting documents attesting their completion of training activities for a period of seven years beginning on April 30 following the end of the reference period during which such activities were completed.

Contributor

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes) is one of Canada's top business law firms, serving a diverse national and international client base. Our integrated office network provides clients with access to the Firm's full spectrum of capabilities in virtually every area of business law.
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