CHRC and OCI - Open letter calling for Canada's ratification of the OPCAT
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...
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- Human Rights
- 01/11/2023
A Human Rights-Based Calculation of Canada's Housing Shortages
This report focuses on evidence related to housing need divided by income category, household size, and priority population to conclude there exists a current shortfall of three million homes affordable to very low- and low-income households and 1.4 million homes affordable to moderate- and median-income households. Shared definitions and calculations of baseline housing supply needs are a necessary first step to develop evidence-based, coordinated policies that can better respond to homelessness and inadequate housing.
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- Research
- Housing
- 02/11/2023
Every voice counts: Anti-racist transformation from the inside out
Canadian Human Rights Commission’s Fall 2023 Update
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- Anti-racism work
- Human Rights
- 07/11/2023
The Advocate's review of homeless encampments
Interim report - The Federal Housing Advocate launched a systemic review on February 23, 2023 to examine the human rights issues facing encampment residents in Canada. The full report is available as a PDF.
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- Reports
- Housing
- 11/10/2023
Discussion paper on systemic racism
There is no question that racism violates human rights. Whether conscious or unconscious, subtle or overt, it diminishes human dignity and it erodes democracy.
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- Anti-racism work
- Workplace
- 23/10/2023
Discussion Paper on Religious Intolerance
The ability of an individual to freely practice their religion is a fundamental human right. It is enshrined in both international and domestic law, including in: the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms...
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- Anti-racism work
- Workplace
- 23/10/2023
Anti-Racism & Organizational Change: A Guide for Employers
Developed by Anti-Racism Scholar and Expert, Charles C. Smith, with Birgit Rohde
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- Anti-racism work
- Workplace
- 23/10/2023
- ISSN:
978-0-660-49411-1 - Cat. #:
HR4-102/2023E-PDF
The Federal Accessibility Commissioner's 2022 Annual Report to the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion
The report highlights the Commission’s Accessibility Unit's work to lay the groundwork for the full implementation of the Accessible Canada Act. There is a focus on accessibility and the momentum to remove disabling barriers.
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- Annual reports
- Accountability
- 18/08/2023
Office of the Federal Housing Advocate’s Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review
The Federal Housing Advocate (FHA) is an independent, non-partisan watchdog, empowered to drive meaningful action to address inadequate housing and homelessness in Canada. While the OFHA receives administrative support from the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC), it is not a formal unit of the CHRC.
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- Reports
- Housing
- 03/04/2023
Federal Housing Advocate’s Observational Report
As Canada’s first Federal Housing Advocate, my role is to be an independent, nonpartisan watchdog. The goal of the Advocate’s work is to drive change on key systemic housing issues and to hold government decision makers to account for their human rights obligations related to housing and homelessness.
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- Reports
- Housing
- 29/08/2023
- ISSN:
978-0-660-67537-4 - Cat. #:
HR34-18/2023E-PDF