Glossary · Canada

Supply chain transparency rules in Canada

Also known as: Canadian supply chain transparency, Bill S-211, Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act, Federal Plastics Registry

In Canada, supply chain and product transparency is required through reporting rules rather than a digital product passport. The Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act requires annual reports from covered entities, and the Federal Plastics Registry collects data on plastic products placed on the market.

Canada
DPP

In one sentence

Canada has no DPP; transparency comes from annual forced-labor supply chain reports (S-211) and the Federal Plastics Registry.

Example

A Canadian importer of electronics files its annual forced-labor report and its plastics registry data, while its EU subsidiary prepares passport data for the same products.

How it applies

Forced and child labour reports (Bill S-211): Covered entities report annually on the steps taken to prevent and reduce the risk of forced or child labour in their supply chains; the first reports were due in 2024. The reports are published but are entity-level, not product-level.
Federal Plastics Registry: Producers report data on plastic products and packaging, with reporting phased in from 2025. Check the current reporting categories and deadlines.
No passport: Canada has no product-level digital passport duty. Its broader digital regulation also moved slowly; the federal AI law AIDA died in 2025.
Technical documentation: Supplier questionnaires built for the EU passport can often also cover Canadian report inputs, if the data is kept with its source and date.

Canadian rules vs. the EU DPP

Canadian rules describe what a company does or places on the market in aggregate; the EU passport describes an individual product model, batch or item. See the global comparison.