Canada must act to ease housing inequality
As we mark National Housing Day today, Canada’s worsening housing crisis is more concerning than ever. It is unacceptable in a country like Canada that an increasing number of people are homeless, facing evictions, or cannot find an affordable place to live.
Vaccination policies and human rights: Frequently asked questions for employers and employees
Vaccination is the most important public health tool at our disposal to reduce the risk of COVID‑19. It is important that those who can get the vaccine do so – to protect themselves, their colleagues, families, friends and communities.
The Big Three: Key inclusion principles for Canadian businesses
The Big Three: Key inclusion principles for Canadian businesses, Marie-Claude Landry, Ad. E., Chief Commissioner, Canadian Human Rights Commission
We all have a responsibility for Reconciliation
On the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we acknowledge and commemorate the devastating legacy of residential schools, where tens of thousands of Indigenous children were taken from their families and forcibly separated from their language and culture. Many never returned home.
Hate and racism have no place in a democracy
The hate, intolerance, and violence on display during this election was unprecedented, unacceptable, and frightening.
Press Launch of the Follow up Report to the Canadian Human Rights Commission on the Human Rights of the Innu of Labrador
Press Launch of the Follow up Report to the Canadian Human Rights Commission on the Human Rights of the Innu of Labrador, Marie Claude Landry, Ad. E.
Chief Commissioner, Canadian Human Rights Commission
Follow-up Report to the CHRC on the Human Rights of the Innu of Labrador
Today, the Commission was pleased to receive the Follow up Report to the Canadian Human Rights Commission on the Human Rights of the Innu of Labrador. This third report on the Human Rights of the Innu of Labrador builds on two previous reports on the rights of the Innu, issued in 1993 and 2002.
Opening Remarks of the Pay Equity Commissioner to the Standing Committee on the Status of Women
Opening Remarks of the Pay Equity Commissioner to the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, Karen Jensen, Federal Pay Equity Commissioner,
Canadian Human Rights Commission
Pay equity law will close gender wage gap
Today, the Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission and the federal Pay Equity Commissioner welcome the timeline for the coming into force of the Pay Equity Act, which will ensure equal pay for work of equal value. This new law is an important tool in promoting gender equality, closing the gender wage gap and contributing to greater equity and inclusion in Canada.
Canadian Human Rights Commission welcomes Canada’s first Pay Equity Commissioner
Ms. Jensen is an experienced lawyer who has represented clients in human rights law, constitutional law, and employment and labour law cases for over 25 years. She has provided legal advice and representation before all levels of Canada’s courts and tribunals. She has investigated and advised organizations on diverse issues such as allegations of sexual harassment, professional misconduct, and compliance with constitutional, international and domestic human rights requirements.