Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement

Reporting entity: North Wall Media
Head office: Kingsville, Ontario, Canada
Reporting period: Fiscal year ending December 31, 2025
Statement date: May 1, 2026
Applicable legislation: Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (Canada), S.C. 2023, c. 9

1. Introduction

This statement is made by North Wall Media (“the Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) and sets out the steps taken during the reporting period to prevent and reduce the risk of forced labour and child labour being used at any step of our operations or supply chain.

North Wall Media is a Canadian independent digital media company headquartered in Kingsville, Ontario. We publish HR News Canada, HR Law Canada, and Safety News Canada, along with associated newsletters, events, and advertising products serving the Canadian human resources, employment law, and workplace safety communities.

We do not tolerate modern slavery, forced labour, child labour, or human trafficking in any form, in any part of our business or supply chain. We expect the same standard from every vendor, contractor, freelancer, and partner with whom we do business.

2. Our Structure, Activities and Supply Chains

2.1 Structure
North Wall Media is a privately held Canadian publishing business. We operate as a single reporting entity with no subsidiaries. Our workforce is small, consisting of the publisher and a network of Canadian-based contributors, editors, and contractors who provide editorial, design, technical, and administrative services.

2.2 Activities
Our principal activities are:

• Producing original digital journalism and analysis on Canadian HR, employment law, and workplace safety topics.
• Publishing email newsletters distributed to subscribed HR professionals, lawyers, and safety practitioners.
• Organizing virtual events, webinars, and conferences for the same professional audience.
• Selling advertising, sponsorship, and lead-generation services to vendors that serve the HR, legal, and safety markets.

2.3 Supply Chain
Our supply chain is limited in scope and consists primarily of services rather than physical goods. The main categories are:

• Editorial and creative contributors based in Canada (journalists, columnists, photographers, designers).
• Software-as-a-service providers (website hosting, content management, email service, analytics, CRM, video conferencing, payment processing).
• Professional services (legal, accounting, banking, insurance).
• Event production services (virtual event platforms, registration platforms, speaker coordination).
• Office and home-office equipment and consumables purchased through Canadian retailers.

The overwhelming majority of our direct suppliers are headquartered in Canada or the United States. We do not directly source raw materials, manufactured goods, or labour from jurisdictions identified as high-risk for forced or child labour.

3. Policies in Relation to Forced Labour and Child Labour

North Wall Media maintains the following commitments and internal practices that govern how we engage workers and suppliers:

• Compliance with all applicable Canadian federal and Ontario employment, labour, and human rights legislation, including the Employment Standards Act, 2000 and the Canadian Human Rights Act.
• A zero-tolerance position on forced labour, child labour, human trafficking, and any form of involuntary or exploitative work.
• All contributors and contractors are engaged through written agreements that confirm work is performed voluntarily and for fair compensation.
• Vendor selection criteria that include a requirement to comply with applicable anti-slavery, anti-trafficking, and child-labour laws.
• A confidential channel for any worker, contributor, or third party to raise concerns about labour practices in our operations or supply chain, directed to the Publisher.

4. Due Diligence Processes

Given the size and nature of our business, our due diligence is proportionate and risk-based. During the reporting period, our processes included:

• Reviewing the jurisdiction and primary activity of each new vendor before onboarding, with additional scrutiny applied to any supplier operating outside Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Australia, or New Zealand.
• Requiring suppliers in higher-risk categories to confirm, on request, that they have policies addressing forced and child labour.
• Relying on publicly filed modern slavery statements of our larger software and platform vendors as a primary diligence input.
• Ensuring all editorial contributors are adults, engaged voluntarily, paid on agreed terms, and free to decline or end assignments without penalty.

5. Parts of the Business and Supply Chains That Carry a Risk of Forced or Child Labour, and Steps Taken to Assess and Manage That Risk

We have assessed the risk of forced labour and child labour across our operations and supply chain as low, for the following reasons:

• All workers and contributors engaged by the Company are based in Canada and perform skilled professional services on a voluntary, contractual basis.
• Our supply chain consists primarily of professional services and software products supplied by established Canadian and U.S. companies, which are themselves subject to robust labour and human rights frameworks.
• We do not manufacture, import, or distribute physical goods, and we do not source from sectors typically associated with elevated forced or child labour risk (such as agriculture, garment manufacturing, electronics assembly, construction, or extractive industries).

The residual risk areas we monitor are:

• Indirect exposure through the hardware supply chains of technology and equipment vendors (for example, electronics manufactured overseas).
• Indirect exposure through promotional merchandise, if and when purchased.

To manage these residual risks, we prefer vendors that publish a modern slavery or human rights statement, and we limit purchases of promotional or branded merchandise.

6. Remediation Measures

During the reporting period, North Wall Media did not identify any instances of forced labour or child labour in its activities or supply chain. Accordingly, no remediation measures, including measures to remediate the loss of income to vulnerable families resulting from any such practices, were required.

If we became aware of forced labour or child labour linked to our operations or supply chain, we would: investigate the circumstances promptly; suspend or terminate the relevant supplier relationship where appropriate; cooperate with competent authorities; and take reasonable steps to support remediation for affected workers and their families.

7. Training and Awareness

The Publisher and Editor-in-Chief is responsible for staying current on modern slavery and supply chain transparency obligations through industry publications, legal updates, and professional associations. Editorial staff who cover labour and employment topics also bring relevant subject-matter awareness to procurement and partnership decisions. Given the small size of the organization, formal training programs are not in place; awareness is maintained through ongoing professional development of senior management.

8. Assessing Effectiveness

We assess the effectiveness of our approach by:

• Reviewing this statement annually and updating it to reflect changes in our business, supply chain, or applicable law.
• Tracking the absence of any reported concerns or incidents through our internal channel.
• Reviewing the modern slavery statements and public disclosures of our material suppliers when available.
• Reassessing supplier composition and country exposure at least annually.

9. Approval and Attestation

This statement was approved by the Publisher of North Wall Media as the principal governing body of the reporting entity. In accordance with section 11(4)(b)(i) of the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act, I attest that I have reviewed the information contained in this statement. Based on my knowledge, and having exercised reasonable diligence, I attest that the information in this report is true, accurate, and complete in all material respects for the purposes of the Act, for the reporting year listed above.

Todd Humber
Publisher and Editor-in-Chief
North Wall Media
Date: May 1, 2026

This statement covers the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 and remains in effect until superseded by an updated version.