Following the release of The Pay Equity Commissioner’s 2022 Annual Report to Parliament, Pay Equity Commissioner Lori Straznicky issues the following news release

The Commission is pleased that the Canada Disability Benefit Act (Bill C-22), is now law. The Commission recognizes and celebrates the efforts of people with disabilities, their advocates, and Parliamentarians for championing this historic law that will help realize the rights of people with disabilities.

I applaud Justice Canada’s release of the United Nations Declaration Act Action Plan. I see this as a hopeful step on the path to reconciliation and improving the human right to adequate housing for Indigenous peoples.

The Canadian Human Rights Commission applauds Justice Canada's release of the United Nations Declaration Act Action Plan. We hope this will be a positive step toward co-creating a better relationship between the Government of Canada and Indigenous peoples.

On National Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we come together to celebrate First Nations, Inuit and Métis cultures, traditions, languages and achievements.

I write to express my grave concern with the motion carried at Barrie City Council on May 17, 2023 directing staff to use changes to the City’s By-laws in order to prohibit the use or distribution of tents or tarps in public parks or on public lands without a permit and to prohibit the distribution of food and grocery products in public spaces without the use of a permit.

Remarks at the 2023 Meeting of Federal, Provincial and Territorial Human Rights Ministers, Charlotte-Anne Malischewski, Interim Chief Commissioner
Canadian Human Rights Commission

This week is an opportunity to celebrate the important contributions of people with disabilities in Canada. It is also an opportunity to bring our voices together and insist that everyone has equal access to all parts of society, such as access to adequate housing. It is time to start making a barrier-free Canada a reality.

It has been nearly one year since the Honourable Louise Arbour tabled her comprehensive report and recommendations. Justice Arbour's recommendations aim to make a tangible difference for survivors of sexual misconduct and to deliver meaningful culture change for members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and employees of the Department of National Defence (DND).