Federal Housing Advocate asks National Housing Council to launch public hearing on corporate investment in housing
Federal Housing Advocate Marie-Josée Houle has issued a formal request to the National Housing Council to launch a review panel on the human rights impacts of corporate investment in rental housing, also known as financialization.
Pay Equity: the clock is ticking and federal employers need to get started
International Equal Pay Day is an opportunity for countries around the world to acknowledge the work that women do and their right to be paid equally. But this important day is not just a day of recognition. It is also a call to action.
People with disabilities continue to face barriers to working in Canada's telecom industry
Findings of an audit report published today by the Canadian Human Rights Commission reveals that people with disabilities still don’t have fair and equal access to employment in Canada’s broadcasting and telecommunications sector.
Corporate investment in housing linked to unaffordable rents, evictions, and long-term care deaths: study
Today, the Office of the Federal Housing Advocate released a series of research reports that explore the growing trend of financial firms using housing as commodity to grow wealth for their investors.
Closing remarks: National Black Canadians Summit
Closing remarks: National Black Canadians Summit, Marie-Claude Landry, Ad. E., Chief Commissioner Canadian Human Rights Commission
Federal Housing Advocate to visit British Columbia
The Federal Housing Advocate, Marie-Josée Houle, will visit British Columbia from August 22 – September 2, 2022, to meet with community organizations and people with lived experience of inadequate housing and homelessness.
Ending violence against people experiencing homelessness starts with upholding their human rights
We are horrified and deeply concerned by the frequent attacks on people experiencing homelessness in Canada.
The Pay Equity Commissioner’s 2021-2022 Annual Report to the Minister of Labour
Closing the gender pay gap is essential to our country’s economic and social recovery, and it is good for business. Today’s workforce is looking for a workplace that reflects their value system. They expect equity, diversity and gender equality at their workplace. Pay equity is a concrete way for employers to take action on these values and to demonstrate that they take gender equality seriously.
National Indigenous Peoples Day: A day of celebration and recognition
Today, on National Indigenous Peoples' Day, the Canadian Human Rights Commission joins people across the country in celebrating the diverse cultures, languages, traditions, and achievements of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples.
Housing is a human right: The Office of the Federal Housing Advocate's 2021-2022 Annual Report to the Minister
Canada is facing a housing crisis that is growing worse by the day. It has reached such a tipping point that housing affordability, evictions, and housing inequality dominated the national conversation last year.