Workers check a finished vehicle at an electric vehicle factory in Ningbo, China, on May 29, 2025. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
Ottawa’s regime against forced labour and its ambitions to get closer to Beijing could be tested in the short term as Chinese electric vehicles are about to enter the Canadian market.
Experts have raised concerns that goods made with forced labour are being used in the manufacture of cars and parts assembled in China, and Canada has a legal obligation to prevent their import.
