Location: Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, Montreal, QC
Date: 18 November 2025 
Time:  12 p.m. - 4 p.m. ET
📌 Please note that the event will be held in English

Ready to turn human rights commitments into concrete business action?

Join us in Montreal for the Business and Human Rights Workshop for a dynamic half-day, in-person event designed to help Canadian companies meet rising expectations around human rights due diligence (HRDD).

Presented by the UN Global Compact Network Canada and sponsored by Norton Rose Fulbright, this workshop brings together legal experts, sustainability leaders, and peers from across sectors for a hands-on session packed with insights, tools, and real-world examples.

Whether you're just starting your human rights journey or looking to strengthen your approach, this is your opportunity to learn, connect, and lead with purpose.

What to Expect

• Keynote Presentation: Hear from Katherine Prusinkiewicz, Partner, Director of Knowledge at Norton Rose Fulbright about key trends and lessons learned from two years of mandated reporting under Canada’s Modern Slavery Act, including updated government guidance on compliance and reporting submission, as well as insights on maintaining ambition and advancing human rights reporting best practices for Canadian businesses.
• Expert Panel: Hear from alumni of the UN Global Compact Network Canada’s 2024 cohort of the Business and Human Rights (BHR) Accelerator programme. Learn how they have actioned the plans they created during the Accelerator to  advance human rights due diligence in their business operations, and supply chains.
• Legal Updates: Get the latest updates on Canada’s Modern Slavery Act from legal experts to ensure compliance and maintain ambition.
• Self-Assessment: Use the UN Global Compact Human Rights Due Diligence Maturity Self-Assessment tool to evaluate your company’s human rights impacts.
• Case Study: Work through a case example scenario to apply HRDD concept through the perspectives of diverse rights holders in your sphere of impact.
• Peer Learning: Engage in guided discussions with participants from diverse industries.
• Networking Lunch: Enjoy a catered lunch and informal networking with peers.

Why Attend?

• Understand practical steps to implementing effective human rights due diligence.
• Get inspired by directly engaging with peers and practitioners to learn how they are driving innovation, and setting best practices on HRDD in their business strategies
• Hear updates on trends and best reporting practices to respond to the evolving legal and ethical expectations of Canada’s Modern Slavery Act.
• Learn how to actionably implement and advance Human Rights Due Diligence within your operations from Alumni of our Business and Human Rights Accelerator.
• Explore how your business can join the 2026 Business Human Rights Accelerator.

Who Should Attend?

This series is ideal for Canadian business leaders and professionals who are looking to take informed steps toward effective human rights due diligence, including:

• ESG/ Corporate responsibility professionals
• Legal and compliance teams
• Procurement and supply chain leads

Speakers

• Audrey Ménard, Business Practices Advisor – Acquisition, Hydro-Québec
• Constance Drilhon, Director of Sustainability Strategy and Reporting, CAE
• Alexandra Gosse, Corporate and Energy & Natural Resources Lawyer, McInnes Cooper
  
• Katherine Prusinkiewicz, Partner, Director of Knowledge, Norton Rose Fulbright
• Elizabeth Dove, Executive Director, UN Global Compact Network Canada

Registration - includes the Networking lunch, workshop participation and resources, and a follow up email with a resource kit

• $200 CAD for Canadian Participants of UN Global Compact
• $350 CAD for non-Participants

Early Bird Discount (valid until 7 November 2025)

• $100 CAD off for Canadian Participants of UN Global Compact with a discount code earlybird100
• 25% off for non-Participants with a discount code networkcanadaguest25

Contact Point 

For any further information, please contact our Lead, Social Sustainability, Megan Halferty at megan@unglobalcompact.ca.

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