There were two developments last week in the Canadian Senate related to imports of goods made with forced labor, with China specifically mentioned in both instances: (1) Amending existing law and (2) changing how the current law is implemented. First, Canadian Senator Leo Housakos of the opposition Conservative party introduced

The Toronto Globe and Mail reported [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-canada-seizes-goods-made-with-forced-labour-from-china-mps-urge-more/] that the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has seized a shipment of goods from China that were made with forced labor, although the details on the seizure were not disclosed. The report states that a CBSA spokesperson said

As we reported here [https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/canada-moves-forward-with-wto-dispute-against-chinese-restrictions-on-canola-seeds/] , on July 26 the WTO established a panel to hear a dispute over Chinese measures restricting imports of canola seeds from Canada (DS589). Today, the WTO announced [https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/SS/directdoc.aspx?filename=q:/WT/DS/589-6.

In response to a story [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/marketplace-canadian-brands-forced-labour-1.6236820] by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), the Canadian company Reitmans has pulled certain products from its shelves due to concerns that they were made in a Chinese factory that used forced labor from North Korea. In its

The telecom company China Mobile International (CMI) has filed a legal challenge to a Canadian government order, issued on the basis of national security concerns, that it sell off or wind down its Canadian investments. Government reviews based on security concerns tend to be highly confidential, with little information available

In September of 2019, Canada requested WTO consultations with China in relation to Chinese measures restricting imports of canola seeds from Canada. Consultations were held in October of that year but failed to resolve the dispute. In June of 2021, Canada revived the dispute by requesting a panel. China blocked

On February 18, as part of the consideration in the Canadian House of Commons of a “non-binding resolution” on whether the treatment of the Uighurs constitutes genocide, a provision was added [https://www.ourcommons.ca/Content/House/432/Debates/061/HAN061-E.PDF#page=17] that calls upon the International Olympic