Sager Food Products Inc. Report Prepared Pursuant to Canada’s Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act
1. Introduction and Identity
This Report is made by Sager Food Products Inc. (“Sager”, “our”, “us” and “we”) for the financial reporting year May 1, 2024 to April 30, 2025 (the “Reporting Period”) and sets out the steps taken by us to prevent and reduce the risk that forced labour or child labour was used at any step in our production of goods in Canada or elsewhere or of goods we imported into Canada during the Reporting Period.
This Report has been prepared and filed pursuant to Canada’s Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (the “Act”).
2. Steps Taken by Sager During the Reporting Period to Prevent and Reduce Risks of Forced Labour and Child Labour
Sager has been operating since 1983 and we are not aware of any forced or child labour within our organization, business activities or our supply chain.
Since April 2024, Sager has begun the process of taking steps to reduce the risk if forced labour or child labour in our business activities and our supply chain. Specifically, Sager is in the process of completing a mapping exercise and assessment of our suppliers relating to the risks of forced labour and child labour. We have developed or implemented the following:
- Established a Labour Standards Committee to establish and review Sager's compliance with the Act as well as to approve the relevant policies and procedures.
- Our Supplier Code of Conduct which has been sent to all suppliers.
- Our Supplier Self-Assessment Questionnaire which has been sent to suppliers identified as having a potential risk of child or forced labour.
- Our employee handbook which includes our Mission, Values and Code of Ethics.
- An external Trade Audit is conducted annually.
3. Sager’s Structure, Activities and Supply Chains
Structure: Sager Food Products is a private Canadian-owned Corporation incorporated under the Canadian Business Corporations Act. Activities: Sager produces cooking oils which are manufactured and packaged in Canada. These products are distributed to major grocery chains in both Canada and in other countries, as well as supplying foodservice customers throughout Canada. Supply Chains: Sager imports certain goods, including olive oil from the Mediterranean basin, sunflower from Europe and coconut oils from Asia, including the Philippines, Vietnam and Sri Lanka into Canada.
4. Policies and Due Diligence Processes
Sager has a robust process for onboarding its suppliers. All suppliers must have the appropriate food quality certifications and must respect all applicable laws, including labour standards and must be approved by Sager’s QA team. Sager’s QA team conducts regular assessments of its suppliers.
5. Parts of Sager’s Business and Supply Chains with Forced Labour and/or Child Labour Risks and Steps Taken to Assess and Manage Those Risks
Sager sources oils and packaging materials from accredited (GFSI) suppliers. Some of these suppliers are located in developing countries or countries that have a low rating in the Corruption Perceptions Index. In fiscal 2024-2025 all suppliers were sent the Sager Supplier Code of Conduct and suppliers that are deemed at risk will also be sent a Self -Assessment Questionnaire. Based on responses to the questionnaires, Sager will evaluate which additional steps, if any, would be required to ensure compliance.
6. Remediation Measures
We have not taken any remediation measures as we have not identified any forced labour or child labour in our activities and supply chains.
7. Remediation of Loss of Income to the Most Vulnerable Families
We have not identified any loss of income to vulnerable families resulting from measures taken to eliminate the use of forced labour or child labour in our activities and supply chains and accordingly, no remediation measures were taken.
8. Employee Training
Sager does not currently have any training for employees regarding forced labour and child labour.
9. Assessing Effectiveness in Ensuring that Forced Labour and Child Labour are not Being Used in Sager’s Business and Supply Chain
Our Director of Operations as well as our Controller, who oversees human resources, both have a good understanding of the issue of forced labour and child labour, and they have hiring responsibility.
10. Approval and Attestation
In accordance with the requirements of the Act, and in particular section 11 thereof, I, in my capacity as President and a Director of Sager, attest that I have reviewed the information contained in the Report for the entity listed above. Based on my knowledge, and having exercised reasonable diligence, I attest that the information in the Report is true, accurate and complete in all material respects for the purposes of the Act, for the Reporting Period listed above.