This month marks five years since the federal government released its 10-year, $72 billion National Housing Strategy in 2017 to reverse Canada's housing and homelessness crisis.
The Canadian Human Rights Commission is pleased to welcome Julie Lassonde, by Order in Council, as a part-time Commissioner for a three-year term.
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.
Speaking Notes of Marie-Josée Houle, Federal Housing Advocate, Office of the Federal Housing Advocate
People with disabilities continue to face barriers and discrimination when travelling in Canada. In many cases, they are being denied their fundamental human rights.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.