This infographic provides an overview of the key findings from a 2020 survey conducted by the Canadian Human Rights Commission. In the survey, the Commission asked the public to help it fulfill its new role in monitoring the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Summary Report April 22, 2024 The CHRC is indebted to the panel of experts who participated in this meaningful Fast Talk. Their valuable knowledge and expertise has made clear the link between environmental racism and human rights in Canada.
The Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) and the Office of the Correctional Investigator of Canada (OCI) are writing to you on a subject of utmost concern with important human rights implications for individuals deprived of their liberty in this country...
Canadian Human Rights Commission’s Fall 2023 Update
On the occasion of its review of Canada during the 4th cycle of the Universal Periodic Review
On September 16 2020, the Federal Anti-Racism Secretariat (Federal Secretariat) joined forces with the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) to host a virtual event that convened advocates and experts from across disciplines to raise awareness
The CHRC has identified hate and intolerance as a key area of concern requiring further knowledge development. As part of this exercise, the CHRC hosted a Fast Talk on Hate in a Human Rights Context in Canada
Prisons were never intended to be nursing homes, hospices, or long-term care facilities. Yet increasingly in Canada, they are being required to fulfill those functions. The proportion of older individuals in federal custody (those 50 years of age and older) is growing.