The Canada Border Services Agency has not successfully intercepted a single shipment of slave-made goods since cabinet announced a federal crackdown on Chinese imports, records show. Critics have called Canada an unwitting leader in importing forced labour products.

The Agency in an Inquiry Of Ministry tabled in the Commons said it has not intercepted any shipments of slave-made goods outlawed under the Customs Act. Cabinet on January 12, 2021 issued an Advisory On Doing Business With Xinjiang-Related Entities that warned Canadian companies from importing goods produced by Chinese forced labour.

“Since July 1, 2020 the Canada Border Services Agency seized one shipment of goods which was classified as ‘produced wholly or in part by forced labour,’” said the Inquir