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.
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.
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.
Closing the gender pay gap is essential to our country’s economic and social recovery, and it is good for business. Today’s workforce is looking for a workplace that reflects their value system. They expect equity, diversity and gender equality at their workplace. Pay equity is a concrete way for employers to take action on these values and to demonstrate that they take gender equality seriously.
We are horrified and deeply concerned by the frequent attacks on people experiencing homelessness in Canada.
Closing remarks: National Black Canadians Summit, Marie-Claude Landry, Ad. E., Chief Commissioner Canadian Human Rights Commission
Today, on National Indigenous Peoples' Day, the Canadian Human Rights Commission joins people across the country in celebrating the diverse cultures, languages, traditions, and achievements of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples.