Inequality amplified by COVID-19 crisis
Governments across Canada are now moving with exceptional speed to slow the spread of COVID-19. The unprecedented measures being put in place to protect our health, safety and security go beyond what most of us could have ever imagined.
An Act to Amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and another Act
Speaking Notes for Marie-Claude Landry, Ad. E., Chief Commissioner, Canadian Human Rights Commission
We’re all in it together
Speaking Notes for Marie-Claude Landry, Ad. E., Chief Commissioner, Canadian Human Rights Commission
Racism in response to COVID-19 harms us all
The Canadian Human Rights Commission is deeply concerned by the rise of racism across Canada since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
IMMIWG Calls to Justice and calls on Canadians to play a role
Today we congratulate the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls on releasing its final report.
Bold and urgent action needed to address this national disgrace
The Commission is deeply disturbed by the recent findings of the Office of the Correctional Investigator that the proportion of Indigenous people in federal prisons has now surpassed a staggering 30% of the total inmate population.
Victory for protection from genetic discrimination
Today is a victory for the human rights and privacy of all Canadians. The Canadian Human Rights Commission applauds today’s Supreme Court of Canada decision affirming the constitutionality of the 2017 Genetic Non-Discrimination Act.
Number of people contacting CHRC to complain at all-time high
In its 2018 Annual Report released today, the Canadian Human Rights Commission says more people contacted the Commission to ask for help than any other year in its history.
Presentation to Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights Study on Online Hate
Presentation to Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights Study on Online Hate, Marie-Claude Landry, Ad. E., Chief Commissioner, Canadian Human Rights Commission
On the path towards a more accessible Canada
The Accessible Canada Act, which became law on June 21, 2019, requires the member organizations of the Council to work collaboratively to refer federal accessibility complaints to the right organization and to foster complementary policies and practices.