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Canadian Human Rights Commission welcomes new Deputy Chief Commissioner

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The Canadian Human Rights Commission is pleased to welcome Charlotte-Anne Malischewski, by Order in Council, as Deputy Chief Commissioner for a seven-year term.

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Requesting parking accommodation will be easier for employees at ESDC

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The Canadian Human Rights Commission is pleased to announce the centralization of requests for parking accommodation within the Department of Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC).

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People with disabilities bearing the brunt of travel woes

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People with disabilities continue to face barriers and discrimination when travelling in Canada. In many cases, they are being denied their fundamental human rights.

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Maintain action and momentum towards reconciliation

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Today, as we mark this second annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we call on non-Indigenous people in Canada to learn the truth about the atrocities of our past, to understand how those atrocities still live on today, and to assume collective responsibility in passing that knowledge on and helping turn it into meaningful action.

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Federal Housing Advocate asks National Housing Council to launch public hearing on corporate investment in housing

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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.

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Pay Equity: the clock is ticking and federal employers need to get started

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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.

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People with disabilities continue to face barriers to working in Canada's telecom industry

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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.

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Corporate investment in housing linked to unaffordable rents, evictions, and long-term care deaths: study

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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.

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Closing remarks: National Black Canadians Summit

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Closing remarks: National Black Canadians Summit, Marie-Claude Landry, Ad. E., Chief Commissioner Canadian Human Rights Commission

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Federal Housing Advocate to visit British Columbia

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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.

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