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[SID_370] Efforts to Prevent and Reduce Risk of Forced Labour and Child Labour In our financial year ending December 31, 2023, FORTNA has taken the following steps to prevent and reduce the risks of forced labour and child labour in our operations and supply chain: Developing and implementing anti-forced labour and anti-child labour standards via its Global Code of Ethics and Business Conduct (Code) and its Supplier Code of Conduct (Supplier Code)
[SID_370] FORTNA is in the process of moving its manufacturing operations in Norton Shores/Walker, Michigan to Louisville, Kentucky
[SID_370] DocuSign Envelope ID: 6386CD33-3680-4967-ADCA-DA3DEF13A48D
[SID_370] Developing and implementing anti-forced labour and anti-child labour contractual clauses for our direct suppliers; Developing and implementing mechanisms for reporting and investigating complaints or concerns about forced labour and child labour, including FORTNAs Compliance & Ethics Hotline (Hotline)
[SID_370] Policies and Due Diligence FORTNA embeds responsible business conduct into our governance structure, policies, and risk management processes
[SID_370] Governance FORTNA is committed to strong corporate governance and has established roles that are responsible for overseeing compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including compliance with forced labour and child labour laws and regulations
[SID_370] FORTNAs Legal & Compliance group is responsible for identifying and managing the risks associated with FORTNAs business, including the risks associated with forced labour and child labour
[SID_370] FORTNAs Legal & Compliance group also oversees and administers the Hotline, which also serves as the companys whistleblower hotline
[SID_370] Policies FORTNAs Code and Supplier Code affirm FORTNAs commitment to uphold high moral and ethical principles and specify the basic norms of behaviour for those conducting business on FORTNAs behalf
[SID_370] Specifically, both expressly prohibit forced labour and exploitation of child labour
[SID_370] All employees are required to review and acknowledge the Code upon hire and annually and/or as the Code is updated
[SID_370] Compliance with the Supplier Code is a standard term in all contracts with suppliers and contracts with suppliers require compliance with all applicable laws
[SID_370] Due Diligence FORTNA is in the process of integrating the operations of two businesses that merged in 2022 to form FORTNA
[SID_370] As part of this integration, we are combining the procurement functions from each of the business to form a centralized procurement function that will utilize a vendor qualification process to evaluate suppliers and confirm that they meet FORTNA standards, including compliance with anti-slavery, forced labour and child labour laws
[SID_370] We expect this centralization to be completed within the next twelve months
[SID_370] Forced Labour and Child Labour Risk FORTNAs operations are located in primarily low-risk jurisdictions, based on assessment using a Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Area (CAHRA) tool that uses country-level data indicators spanning multiple topics, including forced labour and child labour
[SID_370] To date, our approach to identifying the risks of forced labour and child labour has focused on the locations we operate in, which is primarily where our suppliers are located
[SID_370] Remediation Measures/Remediation of Loss of Income DocuSign Envelope ID: 6386CD33-3680-4967-ADCA-DA3DEF13A48D
[SID_370] In addition to FORTNAs Code and Supplier Code, which set expectations regarding forced labour and child labour, FORTNA has a Compliance & Ethics Hotline and Speak Up Policy (Hotline Policy)
[SID_370] The Hotline Policy encourages employees to raise concerns about potential Code and other violations and provides employees with information on how to report concerns, including via the Hotline
[SID_370] The Hotline is operated by a third party and all reports to the Hotline go directly to FORTNAs Legal & Compliance group for review and investigation
[SID_370] To date, FORTNA has not received any complaints relating to forced labour or child labour in our operations or supply chain, and as such has not had to take any remediation measures or remediation of loss of income to families as a result of forced labour or child labour
[SID_370] Employee Training FORTNA requires employees to review and acknowledge the Code and the Hotline Policy annually and/or as it is updated
[SID_370] FORTNA also requires employees to do training from time to time on topics covered in the Code and plans to roll out training on forced labour and child labour to all employees globally in Q4 2024
[SID_370] The training will provide an overview of anti- slavery/forced labour/child labour, common indicators of risk, how to identify forced labour and child labour, and what to do if they suspect an issue or violation
[SID_370] The training will be delivered through FORTNAs Learning Management System and FORTNA will track completion and follow up with employees and their supervisors if the training is not completed within the allocated time frame (ie by year-end)
[SID_370] Approval In accordance with the requirements of the Act, and in particular section 11 thereof, I attest that I have reviewed the information contained in the report for Material Handling Systems, Inc and Fortna Canada Corp 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 year listed above
[SID_370] I have the authority to bind Material Handling Systems, Inc and Fortna Canada Corp
[SID_370] ______________________________________ Rob McKeel Director
[SID_370] _______________________________________ Kathleen Phelps Director DocuSign Envelope ID: 6386CD33-3680-4967-ADCA-DA3DEF13A48D
[SID_372] Fighng Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains 2023 REPORT About this Report CanadaOne Auto is commied to ensuring transparency and responsibility throughout our supply chain in accordance with Canada's Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (the Act) which came into eect on January 1, 2024
[SID_372] This report has been prepared to outline the measures and policies we have implemented, or plan to implement, to idenfy, prevent, and migate any instances of forced or child labour within our operaons and those of our suppliers
[SID_372] This iniave aligns with our core values and ethical standards, reinforcing our dedicaon to human rights and corporate responsibility
[SID_372] In this report, we will provide an overview of our supply chain pracces, discuss our compliance mechanisms, and present the outcomes of our monitoring and auding processes
[SID_372] This report covers the nancial reporng period of January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 (the Reporng Period) and includes ongoing acvies of CanadaOne Auto, including all of its related dealerships and subsidiary enes up to the date of this report
[SID_372] Structure, Acvies and Supply Chains
[SID_372] Structure CanadaOne Auto operates as a signicant organizaon in the Canadian automove retail sector
[SID_372] The company's structure is notably expansive, with a broad network encompassing 41 automove dealerships at the date of this report across mulple provinces including Brish Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario
[SID_372] This network enables CanadaOne Auto to oer a diverse range of automove brands and services, enhancing its market reach and service capabilies
[SID_372] Supported from its corporate headquarters in Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaOne Auto is a private organizaon owned and controlled by Patrick Priestner under a family trust structure with a number of subsidiary enes, each of which undertakes a range of funcons and acvies in support of the business including the operaon of its automove dealerships, and the management of property and investments
[SID_372] The leadership team at CanadaOne Auto is comprised of an experienced and dedicated team commied to ensuring consistent service quality and operaonal eciency throughout its organizaon
[SID_372] With over 3,000 employees employed by its various subsidiaries CanadaOne Auto thrives on teamwork and collaboraon
[SID_372] Each dealership under CanadaOne Auto is individually managed by engaged general managers commied to upholding the companys standards, contribung to its reputaon for high customer sasfacon and community involvement
[SID_372] CanadaOne Autos dealerships collecvely parcipate and support over 200 charies and local community organizaons
[SID_372] Acvies CanadaOne Auto engages in a mulfaceted range of acvies within the retail automove industry, designed to ensure comprehensive service delivery and operaonal excellence
[SID_372] These acvies primarily encompass: Vehicle Sales: Central to operaons is the retail sale of new and used vehicles, which serves a broad customer base with varying preferences and needs
[SID_372] This includes providing a wide selecon
[SID_372] Fighng Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains 2023 REPORT of automove brands ensuring that customers have access to both luxury and standard vehicle opons
[SID_372] Parts, Maintenance and Repair Services: CanadaOne Auto provides extensive parts and service oerings, which are crucial for maintaining customer sasfacon post-purchase
[SID_372] This service includes regular maintenance, compleng repairs, and the sale of auto parts and accessories, essenal for the longevity and opmal performance of the vehicles sold
[SID_372] Finance and Insurance (F&I) Services: CanadaOne Autos F&I services facilitate the vehicle purchasing process for customers, oering tailored soluons with its lender partnerships that enhance the buying experience and protect customers investments
[SID_372] Supply Chains CanadaOne Autos supply chain includes a variety of suppliers who provide goods and services that contribute directly and indirectly to our operaons
[SID_372] This ranges from global automobile manufacturers (OEMs) who supply the new vehicles we sell, to domesc vendors that supply parts for maintenance and repair services
[SID_372] Automobile Manufacturers: Leading global automobile manufacturers including Ford, Toyota, General Motors, Honda, Kia, Subaru, Mitsubishi, BMW, Mini, Hyundai and Stellans supply new vehicles and vehicle parts to our dealerships
[SID_372] Parts Suppliers: To support vehicle maintenance and repair services, CanadaOne Auto works with numerous other domesc parts suppliers that provide quality automove parts and accessories
[SID_372] This includes everything from basic maintenance items like oil and lters, to res, to more complex components such as transmissions and electrical systems
[SID_372] Technology Providers: We ulize advanced technology systems from various tech suppliers to manage our inventory, logiscs and operaons
[SID_372] These systems help us maintain eciency and transparency across our supply chain, from tracking shipments to managing inventory levels at each dealership
[SID_372] Logiscs Partners: Our network is supported by several logiscs partners who handle the transportaon and delivery of vehicles and parts to and from our dealerships
[SID_372] This includes both naonal and regional carriers, ensuring mely and safe delivery of inventory
[SID_372] General Supplier Relaonships and Domesc Vendors: CanadaOne Auto ulizes many locally based vendors to supply oce and other ancillary business supplies, maintain and renovate our facilies, and provide various other services to our dealerships such as cleaning and security
[SID_372] Many of our manufacturers and suppliers operate on a global scale with a network that spans numerous countries and regions
[SID_372] This complexity involves mulple ers of suppliers, each responsible for various components and services essenal to the nal products and services CanadaOne Auto retails to consumers
[SID_372] Fighng Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains 2023 REPORT Policies and Due Diligence Processes Relang to Forced Labour and Child Labour
[SID_372] Policies CanadaOne Auto is commied to the highest standards of corporate governance which ensures the integrity and ethical management of our operaons
[SID_372] Our leadership team plays a pivotal role in reviewing and adapng our corporate governance policies to adhere to human rights and labour laws and ensure these policies are communicated across our organizaon
[SID_372] The policy that most specically relates to our commitment against the use of any forms of forced or child labour in our business acvies and supply chains includes CanadaOne Autos Code of Business Conduct which mandates that all personnel, including directors, ocers, employees, and consultants, adhere to the highest ethical standards and comply with all applicable laws
[SID_372] This Code emphasizes the importance of legality and integrity in all business decisions and acons
[SID_372] It also encourages personnel to report any illegal, fraudulent, dishonest, unsafe, negligent, or otherwise unethical acons they observe
[SID_372] Due Diligence Processes To address and migate the risks associated with forced and child labor in our operaons and supply chains, we have begun to implement several proacve measures and due diligence processes: Risk Assessment: Conduct high level assessments of our key supply chain partners (OEMs) acvies including annual review of their published human rights and supply chain policies and modern slavery reports and statements to idenfy potenal risks of forced or child labor within our supply chains
[SID_372] Review Supplier Pracces: Review any signicant potenal suppliers' and service providers' governance pracces and policies concerning modern slavery before nalizing any signicant new agreements
[SID_372] This review process will help assess their compliance with the Act and conrm their operaons are free from forced or child labour
[SID_372] Depending on the risk associated with a supplier, their business relaonship length, and their human rights policies, we may require specic provisions in our contracts requiring adherence to all applicable laws expressly conrming the absence of modern slavery in their operaons and supply chains
[SID_372] Risks of Modern Slavery in Operaons and Supply Chain Recognizing the inherent risks that come with the automove manufacturing sector, CanadaOne Auto takes a cauous approach to supply chain management
[SID_372] Our operaons span across Canada, where the risk of modern slavery is generally low due to strong human rights laws and enforcement
[SID_372] However, the complexity of our supply chains, which involve a heavy reliance on procurement from our global original equipment manufacturers, necessitates a vigilant approach
[SID_372] Geographical Risks: While our immediate operaonal region (Canada) present lower risks, the global span of our OEMs' and supplier acvies means some components may be sourced from or manufactured in higher-risk areas
[SID_372] These regions might not have stringent labor protecons, which increases the risk of modern slavery pracces
[SID_372] Material Sourcing Risks: The procurement of raw materials needed in the automove industry oen occurs beyond our direct er one suppliers, which can obscure visibility and control over the
[SID_372] Fighng Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains 2023 REPORT condions under which these materials are gathered and processed
[SID_372] This lack of direct oversight or control can potenally expose our supply chain to modern slavery risks
[SID_372] Conducng regular assessment and following the due diligence processes and pracces established by CanadaOne Auto will migate risk of its acvies and supply chains involving the use of forced or child labour
[SID_372] Remediaon To date CanadaOne Auto has not idened any specic instances of forced or child labor within our retail supply chain and as such has not implemented any remediaon measures to this point
[SID_372] CanadaOne Auto has not idened any loss of income to vulnerable families resulng from measures taken to eliminate the use of forced labour or child labour in its acvies and supply chains therefore no remediave acons have been taken
[SID_372] Assessing Eecveness and Looking Forward CanadaOne Auto is commied to connuously enhancing the measures in place to prevent and reduce the risks of forced and child labour within our operaons and supply chains
[SID_372] The following outlines the framework and steps we have adopted, or are considering adopng as the case may be, to assess the eecveness of these measures: Policy Evaluaon and Updates: CanadaOne Auto has undertaken to regularly review exisng policies, such as the Code of Business Conduct, to ensure our policies reect the most current legal standards and best pracces related to human rights and labor laws
[SID_372] Updates will be made to incorporate new insights and address any gaps that might contribute to risks within our supply chain
[SID_372] Training and Awareness Programs: To deepen the understanding of modern slavery risks among our sta, parcularly those involved in procurement and supply chain management, CanadaOne Auto is evaluang the implementaon of targeted training programs to raise awareness about the indicators of forced and child labour and educate our team on the appropriate acons to migate these risks
[SID_372] Stakeholder and Employee Engagement: Engaging with external stakeholders, including OEMs, suppliers, customers, other industry partners, associaons and government agencies, and infernally with our own employees will help us gain external perspecves on our pracces and idenfy any areas for improvement
[SID_372] This engagement will be a crucial component of our overall strategy to enhance transparency and accountability in our operaons
[SID_372] Approve a Zero Tolerance Statement: CanadaOne Auto's leadership team is collaborang on the adopon of a Zero-Tolerance Statement on Forced and Child Labour in 2024, which it views as an integral part of our commitment to ethical business pracces
[SID_372] This statement intends to uphold, among other things, that CanadaOne Auto is a people-driven company that values integrity and stands rmly against any form of modern slavery
[SID_372] Fighng Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains 2023 REPORT As a leading dealership group in the automove industry, CanadaOne Auto understands the importance of seng precedents that encourage ethical business pracces not just within our immediate operaons but also across our enre supply network
[SID_372] By adhering to the guidelines and requirements set forth by the Canadian government, we aim not only to comply with the legal mandates but also to foster a culture of integrity and transparency in every aspect of our business
[SID_372] Approval This joint report has received approval of the Family Trusts that govern the operaons of CanadaOne Autos reporng enes as outlined in the Act and the Boards of Directors of the included enes as of the date hereof
[SID_372] In accordance with the requirements of the Act, and in parcular secon 11 thereof, I aest that I have reviewed the informaon contained in the report for the enty or enes listed above
[SID_372] Based on my knowledge, and having exercised reasonable diligence, I aest that the informaon in the report is true, accurate and complete in all material respects for the purposes of the Act, for the reporng year listed above
[SID_372] Full Name: Daniel Priestner Title: Trustee of the Family Trusts, and Director of the Boards of the subsidiary enes of CanadaOne Auto Date: May 30, 2024 Signature: ________________________ I have the authority to bind CanadaOne Auto
[SID_375] Forced Labour Act Identifying Information
[SID_375] This report is being completed for an entity
[SID_375] What is the legal name of the reporting entity? Viking Truck Sales Inc
[SID_375] Financial reporting year: 2023
[SID_375] Is this a revised version of a report already submitted this reporting year? No
[SID_375] Entity business number: BN 105535868
[SID_375] Is this a joint report? Yes
[SID_375] If yes, identify the legal name of each entity covered by this report: Viking Truck Sales Inc o DBA Expressway Trucks Waterloo & o DBA Expressway Trucks London 905364 Ontario Limited o DBA Expressway Trucks Windsor While 905364 Ontario Limited does not meet the threshold requirements to be defined as an entity, we are including it in this report due to the fact that all of the businesses listed in this report work under the umbrella of the Expressway Group of companies and adhere to the same policies
[SID_375] Addison Truck & Trailer Repair Inc While Addison Truck & Trailer Repair Inc does not meet the threshold requirements to be defined as an entity, we are including it in this report due to the fact that all of the businesses listed in this report work under the
[SID_375] umbrella of the Expressway Group of companies and adhere to the same policies
[SID_375] Express Lease Inc While Express Lease Inc does not meet the threshold requirements to be defined as an entity, we are including it in this report due to the fact that all of the businesses listed in this report work under the umbrella of the Expressway Group of companies and adhere to the same policies
[SID_375] Identify the business numbers of each entity covered in the report: Viking Truck Sales Inc BN 105535868 905364 Ontario Limited BN 123500704 o As mentioned in (6.1), 905364 Ontario Limited is not considered an entity, but is being included in this report as it operates under the Expressway Group of companies alongside the reporting entity, Viking Truck Sales Inc Addison Truck & Trailer Repair Inc BN 856991021 o As mentioned in (6.1), Addison Truck & Trailer Repair Inc is not considered an entity, but is being included in this report as it operates under the Expressway Group of companies alongside the reporting entity, Viking Truck Sales Inc Express Lease Inc BN 836658559 o As mentioned in (6.1), Express Lease Inc is not considered an entity, but is being included in this report as it operates under the Expressway Group of companies alongside the reporting entity, Viking Truck Sales Inc
[SID_375] Is the entity also subject to reporting requirements under supply chain legislation in another jurisdiction? No
[SID_375] Which categorizations apply to the entity? Canadian business presence o Has a place of business in Canada
[SID_375] o Does business in Canada
[SID_375] o Has assets in Canada
[SID_375] Meets size-related thresholds o Has at least $20 million in assets for at least one of its two most recent financial years
[SID_375] o Has generated at least $40 million in revenue for at least one of its two most recent financial years
[SID_375] The reporting entity, Viking Truck Sales Inc (DBA Expressway Trucks Waterloo and Expressway Trucks London), meets the minimum $40 million threshold outlined
[SID_375] The other businesses listed in this report do not meet this threshold, however they do operate under the Expressway Group of companies alongside Viking Truck Sales Inc
[SID_375] Which sector/industry does the entity operate in? Wholesale Trade o NAICS Code: 415120 Truck, Truck Tractor and Bus Merchant Wholesalers 10
[SID_375] In which country is the entity headquartered or principally located? Canada 10.1 In which province or territory is the entity headquartered or principally located? Ontario Annual Report
[SID_375] What steps has the entity taken in the previous financial year to prevent and reduce the risk that forced labour or child labour is used at any step of the production of goods in Canada or elsewhere by the entity or of goods imported into Canada by the entity? All dealerships under the Expressway Group of companies trust in the due diligence of our OEMs to have in place policies and procedures for identifying and prohibiting the use of forced labour and/or child labour in their activities and supply chains