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The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and the Minister of Health recently announced the launch of a five-year review Review of the Safe Food for Canadians Act SFCA and the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations SFCR, which came fully into force on January 15, 2019. The SFCA covers a broad range of aspects relating to food and beverage safety, including grade standards, labeling and advertising, import/export and inter-provincial trade, inspection and licencing requirements for specific activities. The Review is mandated under Section 68 of the SFCA and will examine the provisions and past five years of operation of the SFCA and SFCR to determine if the legislative framework meets its objectives and if not, to assess what improvements or changes may be required.
On 19 March 2024, Bill C-57 An Act to implement the 2023 Free Trade Agreement between Canada and Ukraine the New CUFTA received royal assent, introducing a modernized version of the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement. Negotiated against the backdrop of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, the New CUFTA aims to strengthen economic relations between Canada and Ukraine and create opportunities for economic development by further reducing barriers to reciprocal trade in goods and services. The updated Agreement will come into force on the first day of the second month after both parties have completed the necessary procedures to ratify, which will likely occur in 2024.
As businesses finalize their reports under the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act the Act in advance of the May 31, 2024, statutory deadline, Public Safety Canada has updated its administrative guidance to clarify certain technical requirements, while also sowing confusion in respect of the basic question of which entities have reporting obligations under the Act. Public Safety Canada revised its guidance for Entities, originally issued in December 2023, on March 5, and March 20, 2024, and also added a page for answers to top questions and other amendments on March 5. A separate section was also added to the guidance website on March 13, 2024, to address the reporting obligations of government institutions.
On December 20, 2023, Public Safety Canada issued long-awaited guidance that provides details of the reporting requirements introduced in the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act formerly Bill S-211. Government institutions and private sector organizations that meet the definition of entity under the Supply Chains Act see our previous blog, Canada Introduces Mandatory Forced Labour Prevention Reporting Legislation will have to 1 prepare a report that is to be uploaded to a government registry and also posted on the entity s website; and 2 respond to an online questionnaire that aligns with the various supplementary information specified in the Act. The first reporting deadline is quickly approaching, with first reports due by May 31, 2024.