2025 Forced Labour and Child Labour Report
1. About this report This report relates to the financial year ending December 31, 2025. It is published by Brault & Bouthillier Ltée (the “Company”) in compliance with Canada’s Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (the “Act”), on behalf of itself and the following entities, each a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company: Demco EnCouleurs Inc., Avron Foods Limited, Avron School & Day Care Supplies Inc., Avron Distribution Inc., Ilot 307 Inc. and Les Jouets Boom Inc. (hereinafter collectively referred to as the ”Company”, “B&B”, “we” or “our”). This report provides an overview of the steps taken by the Company within its last financial year to prevent and reduce the risk of forced labour or child labour in its activities and supply chain.
2. Preventing and reducing risks of forced labour and child labour
B&B strives to contribute to the learning and global development of children through our products and services. We are also dedicated to fostering a supportive and inclusive work environment where everyone can thrive, both professionally and personally. We expect our suppliers’ values to align with ours and we are committed to improving our practices to combat forced labour and child labour, involving our suppliers in this journey when appropriate. During the last financial year, we have taken steps to prevent and reduce risks that forced labour or child labour be used at any step of our production of goods in Canada or elsewhere or of goods imported into Canada by us, including the following: • we continued the implementation of our recently adopted supplier code of conduct, sustainability policy and code of ethics and ensured that all relevant personnel are aware and equipped to adhere to these enhanced guidelines; • we maintained our supplier on-boarding and vetting process, including the use of supplier questionnaires, to ensure that our new business partners meet B&B’s strict operational, ethical, and compliance standards; • we continued to gather information on worker recruitment and maintaining internal controls to ensure that all workers at B&B are recruited voluntarily and treated fairly; and • we maintained access to grievance mechanisms which enable employees to report any concerns or complaints they may have, which may include any forced labour or child labour issues.
Details of the above actions, amongst others, are set forth in this report.
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