Questions and responses 45th Parliament, 1st session May 26, 2025, to present

With regard to government measures to stop the importation of goods made using forced Uyghur labour in China, since 2022: (a) how many times have such goods been intercepted or seized at points of entry by the Canada Border Services Agency; and (b) what are the details of each instance in (a), including (i) the date, (ii) the description of the goods, including the quantity, (iii) the estimated value of the goods, (iv) the point of entry or location, (v) what happened to the intercepted or seized goods, (vi) the charges laid in consequence of the interception or seizure?

With regard to goods imported into Canada with ties to Xinjiang: (a) what goods are entering the Canadian market after being refused entry into the United States, and in what quantities; (b) how many of these goods did not comply with the United States’ Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act; and (c) what goods and materials entering Canada have ties to Xinjiang, and in what quantities?

With regard to products containing polysilicon that are imported into Canada: (a) how many of these products are linked to Xinjiang; (b) what percentage of all imported products containing polysilicon do the products in (a) account for; and (c) how many were previously denied entry to the United States because they were not compliant with the United States' Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act?