Political-Legal Environment
Canada
What are regulations and where do they come from? (Privy Council Office) The constitution determines the level of jurisdiction responsible - federal or provincial
Permits, licences and regulations
Industry Canada - Information by industrial category e.g. Consumer Products - note Regulations and Standards in sidebar
Canlii - the advanced search (Canadian Legal Information Institue) Provides full text of statutes and regulations
United States
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LexisNexis Law - see in side bar - Federal Statutes, Codes & Regulations and State Statutes, Codes & Regulations
International
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Doing business: measuring business regulations
- globalEdge
General Tip
Industry and trade associations can monitor legislation/regulatory developments for their members - so one strategy is to look for an industry association either by consulting a resource such as Canada's Information Resource Centre or Associations Unlimited or by doing a Google search such as clothing manufacturers associations.
In this case it leads to a listing one of which is Associations directory for the apparel and fashion industry.
From here there is a link to the American Apparel & Footwear Association. Note the link at the top to AAFA on the Issues.