[Canada] New Forced Labor and Data Bills: What Traders Need to Know

Simply Trade · Jun 29, 2026 · 20m

Host: Warrington Ellacott

Guest(s): Yannick Trudel

Published: June 29, 2026

Length: Approx. 21 minutes

Presented by: Global Training Center

Summary

Canada is moving quickly on several legislative fronts that could reshape how importers, exporters, manufacturers, and distributors manage trade compliance. In this episode, Warrington Ellacott is joined by Yannick Trudel, Partner at McMillan LLP in Montreal, to unpack three bills recently tabled in Parliament: Bill C-35, Bill C-34, and Bill C-36.

The main focus is Bill C-35, a proposed forced labor enforcement measure that could significantly…