Canadian companies operating overseas face being cut off from financial support from the country’s official export credit agency if they do not co-operate with a new human rights watchdog, but campaigners are sceptical the body can hold errant firms to account. The Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) started accepting complaints from the public about companies’ conduct in late March this year, more than two years after its launch was first announced by the Canadian government. The role, currently held by governance consultant and former oil and gas lawyer Sherri Meyerhoffer, was established in response to ongoing criticism by campaign groups over human rights allegations against Canadian firms extracting resources or manufacturing goods outside the country.