Navigating Canada's Supply Chains Act and Modern Slavery: How to recognize, address and ensure supply chain integrity

Navigating Canada’s Supply Chain Act is a self-paced, online learning module for UBC staff and community who are involved in the end to end purchasing process.

Modern slavery can be found in every country and every sector. The International Labour Organization estimates that there are approximately 28 million victims of forced labour worldwide, including 17.6 million in the private economy. There is a risk that goods entering the Canadian market through global supply chains were produced using forced labour or child labour. In Canada, the risk of modern slavery tactics has been shown in some industry labour practices.

The Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (the Act) aims to increase industry awareness and transparency about forced labour and child labour, and to encourage responsible business practices.

Educating yourself is a first step in ensuring continuing low risk of forced labour and child labour in the purchasing process.

The module has the following learning outcomes:

• Understand the concept of modern slavery
• Identify warning signs of modern slavery in supply chains
• Understand Canada’s legal framework for forced labour and child labour in supply chains
• Demonstrate application of due diligence in purchasing decisions
• Understand UBCs responsibilities under Canada’s Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act.

Who should take this module?

The module is ideal for:

• Anyone involved in the end to end procurement process.
• UBC Staff and community
• The course is mandatory for VPFO procurement staff.

Format:

• A self-paced, online module
• 3 learning sections with a practice quizzes, video, readings, and a case study
• An additional resource, the Nine Ways Activity, to foster continued learning