The Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability welcomed the Government of Canada’s consultation on supply chain legislation and urged that the process result in comprehensive mandatory human rights due diligence standards, drawing inspiration from European legislative best practices.

On April 25, 2023, representatives from the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability delivered a petition with over 43,000 signatures (later updated to over 50,000 signatures) to Members of Parliament in Ottawa. The petition calls for mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence legislation to hold Canadian companies accountable for abuses in their global operations and supply chains.

On February 14, 2023, the Canadian Network for Corporate Accountability released six case studies linking Canadian companies to severe human rights abuses—including killings, torture, forced labour, arbitrary detention, and intimidation—in a bid to promote stronger corporate due diligence and accountability.

On February 14, 2023, the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA) issued a press release presenting six new reports that link several Canadian companies to allegations of severe human rights abuses abroad, including killings, torture, forced labour, arbitrary detention, and intimidation. The release calls for the implementation of stronger corporate due-diligence legislation to hold these companies accountable and protect victims.