Across Canada, people continue to be forced to live in public spaces because they have nowhere else to go. This national human rights crisis calls for a national response.
To mark September 30th, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the Canadian Human Rights Commission issues the following statement
Today, on International Equal Pay Day, we are calling on all business leaders in Canada to be pay equity champions and to continue to take the necessary action towards closing the gender pay gap. Federally regulated employers were required to post their first pay equity plan on September 3, 2024, and we are encouraged to see organizations demonstrating their commitment to pay equity.
On the occasion of National Indigenous Peoples Day, Charlotte-Anne Malischewski, Interim Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, issues the following statement
The Federal Housing Advocate welcomes the new report by the review panel on the Financialization of Purpose-Built Rental Housing, which was released on May 29.
The Canadian Human Rights Commission welcomes the Final Report on Call for Justice 1.7 by the Crown-Indigenous Relations Ministerial Special Representative, Jennifer Moore Rattray, which was released last week. We applaud the work of the Ministerial Special Representative and are pleased to join the collective call for independent human rights mechanisms for Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Canada’s housing situation has reached a crisis point. While there has been some progress, we have much work ahead of us.
This National AccessAbility Week is an opportunity to recommit to the removal of barriers and making Canada more accessible for everyone.
Today, the Canadian Human Rights Commission (Commission) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are making public the remedies of the first human rights settlement since the implementation of the Honourable Louise Arbour’s Independent External Comprehensive Review (IECR) recommendations 7 and 9 in August 2023.
Today on Earth Day, the Canadian Human Rights Commission is calling for the swift passage of the National Strategy Respecting Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice Act (Bill C-226).