"The report finds that Canada’s public banks provided CAD $18.2 billion per year for fossil fuels in 2022 to 2024, the highest in the G20 by far. That is 19 times Canada’s financing for renewable energy projects [...]." environmentaldefence.ca/2026/07/09/n...

"The office's top role was vacant for well over a year, prompting the United Nations Human Rights Committee to recommend that Canada "urgently appoint" a new watchdog." @cnca-rcrce.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

"However, the legal environment into which C-35 now arrives is not the one Canada contemplated. This spring, China’s State Council issued Decrees 834 and 835, amounting to the most comprehensive legal counteroffensive to date against forced labour accountability." www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

"An import ban ... is no substitute for corporate accountability. ... They catch tainted goods after exploitation has already occurred, but do little to address the business practices or purchasing decisions that enabled that exploitation." tinyurl.com/mu25a69f @cnca-rcrce.bsky.social

This article highlights what many civil society organizations in Canada are experiencing under this government: declining access to decision-makers and a troubling lack of transparency www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art... @cnca-rcrce.bsky.social

. @claihr.bsky.social "submitted the complaint in May. It alleges the companies used incarcerated workers through Alabama's prison labour program and that the state's work release programs qualify as forced labour under Canadian law." www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

"The Carney government’s reasons for disbanding the ombudsman are at best misinformed but much more likely a deliberate favor to Canadian multinationals to protect them from human rights claims against them." - Catherine Coumans, MiningWatch via @mongabay.com news.mongabay.com/2026/06/acco...

"It appears this office [of the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise] was set up to fail," said Gilchrist-Blackwood, flanked by activists on Parliament Hill. "But the solution is to reinforce the office. It is not to eliminate it." www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Watch the press conference here: www.cpac.ca/headline-pol... @amnesty.ca @abovegroundngo.bsky.social @canadianlabour.bsky.social @devpeacedpcc.bsky.social @miningwatch.bsky.social @heathermcpherson.bsky.social @spsavardtremblay.bsky.social

Today, civil society groups and MPs denounced the government's decision to "eliminate" the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise. Canada is turning its back on directly-impacted communities and workers. Our press release: cnca-rcrce.ca/2026/06/18/c...

Canadian civil society groups react to the government's decision to eliminate the office of the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE): www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...

"It seems the Prime Minister has decided there is no use expecting corporate Canada to behave ethically or even patriotically. He has concluded corporate leaders have not read his articles and books, and that the only value they cherish is the bottom line." rabble.ca/politics/can...

"Georgina Alonso, senior research and advocacy officer at Above Ground, a human-rights and corporate-accountability project, said C-35 'has the potential to significantly improve enforcement of Canada’s import ban on goods made with forced labour.'" www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

The Canadian government has announced the elimination of the Office of the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE). Above Ground will issue a reactive shortly. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Ottawa loves talking about forced labour when it happens overseas. But when migrant workers in Canada are tied to a single employer for their job, housing, immigration status, and survival, the urgency seems to vanish. We can't keep pretending forced labour is only a foreign supply-chain problem.

Trump hypocritically accuses others of forced labour to justify tariffs. Sadly, the accusation is not false. #canpoli rabble.ca/politics/can...

Des experts de la société civile, soutenus par plus de 120 organisations de partout au Canada et des députés de trois partis, ont élevé leur voix aujourd’hui pour dénoncer les projets risqués du gouvernement fédéral misant sur un nouveau pipeline reliant l’Alberta et la côte ouest. shorturl.at/ZWzZI

In a cross-country & cross-partisan show of solidarity today on Parliament Hill, civil society experts, backed by 120+ organizations from coast to coast, called out the federal government’s reckless plans to support a new oil pipeline from Alberta to the West Coast. shorturl.at/A1vEB

Excellent explainer by CBC/Radio-Canada's Front Burner on the U.S. plan to impose tariffs on countries with forced labour in their supply chains. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

"As the Canadian government considers the future of the office, Leoncia Ramos in the Dominican Republic said she would like decision-makers to understand that communities like hers, impacted by Canadian development, need avenues for accountability.” news.mongabay.com/2026/06/cana...

🇨🇦's 'shock doctrine': "flood the zone and make it all about Mr. Trump. Then, in the chaos and the flag waving, quietly dismantle the legal architecture that generations of environmentalists, Indigenous leaders, scientists, advocates & ordinary citizens spent decades building." tinyurl.com/4kja6r5n

Comme nous l'expliquons dans notre lettre d'opinion publiée dans Pivot, les initiatives liées à l'IA et au secteur militaire pourraient prendre le pas sur les énergies renouvelables dans la stratégie sur les minéraux critiques. À lire ici : pivot.quebec/2026/06/03/l... @miningwatch.bsky.social

Lisez la déclaration d’Above Ground concernant les conclusions du Représentant américain au commerce (U.S. Trade Representative) sur le Canada et le travail forcé: aboveground.ngo/fr/declarati...

Read Above Ground's statement on the U.S. Trade Representative's findings on Canada and forced labour: aboveground.ngo/statement-fr...

L’expansion des capacités militaires représente des menaces importantes pour le climat. D’abord, il est impossible de réaliser une transition rapide vers les énergies renouvelables si les minéraux nécessaires sont détournés vers la fabrication et le stockage d’armements. pivot.quebec/2026/06/03/l...

Read our latest newsletter for a round-up of key corporate accountability stories from Canada this spring: mailchi.mp/bb18f3b4e46f.... Want to receive our news in your inbox? Just scroll down to subscribe.

Thanks to the @canadiansorg.bsky.social for the opportunity to participate in a discussion about corporate power and AI. It was powerful to hear from so many experts and thoughtful social justice advocates over the two days of the convening in Montreal.

AI, military could overtake renewable energy efforts in Critical Mineral Strategy quoimedia.com/the-federal-... #climatechange #cdnpoli #mining #environment #renewableenergy @miningwatch.bsky.social @abovegroundngo.bsky.social

Le Canada prend-il la lutte contre le travail forcé au sérieux? L’absence de dirigeant permanent au Bureau de l’ombudsman canadien de la responsabilité des entreprises sème le doute sur la volonté du gouvernement. Commentaire d' @abovegroundngo.bsky.social & RCRCE: www.lapresse.ca/dialogue/opi...

Dès aujourd’hui, le poste d’Ombudsman canadien de la responsabilité des entreprises demeure vacant depuis un an. Sans ombudsman, le bureau ne peut pas traiter les plaintes. Les personnes ayant subi des préjudices sont laissées dans l’incertitude. cnca-rcrce.ca/fr/2026/05/2...

Today marks one year since the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise was left leaderless and unable to move complaints forward. Directly-impacted communities and workers still haven't received answers to requests for even basic information. cnca-rcrce.ca/2026/05/21/f...

Le Canada prend-il la lutte contre le travail forcé au sérieux ? La directrice d'Above Ground, Karen Hamilton, et Aidan Gilchrist-Blackwood du @cnca-rcrce.bsky.social abordent cette question dans une lettre d’opinion publiée cette semaine dans La Presse: www.lapresse.ca/dialogue/opi...

Les modifications règlementaires annoncées par le gouvernement fédéral menacent d’affaiblir de nombreuses protections environnementales en vigueur au Canada. Nous demandons aux élu·es fédéraux de s’y opposer. L’intérêt public, la santé de nos communautés et l’environnement sont la priorité.

Please read this important new report documenting the highest number of attacks against human rights defenders in the past five years. 30 of the attacks recorded in 2025 are connected to Canadian companies.

Canada has failed to keep pace with international standards, leading jurisdictions, and civil society proposals to prevent corporate abuses abroad -- all while it expands its partnerships with companies in high-risk sectors. Read more in our new report: cnca-rcrce.ca/2026/04/29/t...

Together with @cnca-rcrce.bsky.social and Centre international de solidarité ouvrière (CISO), we published commentary in today's Montreal Gazette on Canadian business ties to ICE and lessons from France: montrealgazette.com/opinion/op-e... @stand.earth

Canada must clamp down on corporate ties to ICE by adopting enforceable standards, real oversight and meaningful consequences for human rights abuse -- as France and other countries have done. @abovegroundngo.bsky.social montrealgazette.com/opinion/op-e...

Above Ground and @miningwatch.bsky.social argue in today's @hilltimes.com that the federal government's approach to critical minerals could be fueling climate chaos rather than curbing it. We must end the greenwashing and prioritize people and the planet. www.hilltimes.com/2026/05/06/f...

Today, the @ihrp.bsky.social filed a request with the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) to investigate Brazil Potash for alleged misrepresentations made to its investors.

Les entreprises canadiennes sont liées à l’effondrement du Rana Plaza, une tragédie évitable qui a coûté la vie à plus de 1100 travailleur-euses. 13 ans plus tard, le Canada demeure complice d’atteintes aux droits humains dans le monde. @oxfamcanada.bsky.social cnca-rcrce.ca/fr/2026/04/2...

Canadian companies are linked to the Rana Plaza building collapse, a preventable tragedy that killed over 1100 workers. 13 years later, Canada continues to fail impacted people. Our companies remain complicit in human rights abuses worldwide. @oxfamcanada.bsky.social cnca-rcrce.ca/2026/04/24/f...

Lawyers urge Ottawa ban Alabama forced labour in vehicle imports @ihrp.bsky.social www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/lawyers-urge...

11 Canadian corporate groups will have to comply with the EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive when it comes into force. Check out @somoamsterdam.bsky.social 's excellent datahub for more information!

Les entreprises canadiennes sont liées à de graves abus de l'ICE. Le Canada n'a aucun cadre juridique contraignant pour les empêcher. Cela doit changer. Analyse de Karen Hamilton d' @abovegroundngo.bsky.social, Amélie Nguyen du CISO et Aidan Gilchrist du RCRCE👇 www.lautjournal.info/20260414/les...

UBC's International Justice and Human Rights Clinic and Catherine Coumans from @miningwatch.bsky.social and @cnca-rcrce.bsky.social presented to the All Party Parliament Group to End Modern Slavery on the importance of Canada appointing a new Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE):

Press conference: academics and legislators discuss forced labour in Canadian supply chains www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...