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Federal Housing Advocate asks National Housing Council to launch public hearing on corporate investment in housing

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.

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  • News Releases
  • Housing
  • 2022-09-23

People with disabilities continue to face barriers to working in Canada's telecom industry

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.

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  • Human Rights
  • 2022-09-21

Corporate investment in housing linked to unaffordable rents, evictions, and long-term care deaths: study

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.

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  • News Releases
  • Housing
  • 2022-09-08

Federal Housing Advocate to visit British Columbia

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.

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  • Housing
  • 2022-08-17

People in Canada can now share systemic housing and homelessness experiences with the Federal Housing Advocate

Today, the Office of the Federal Housing Advocate opened an online submission process for people to share their experiences with systemic housing and homelessness issues in Canada.

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  • Housing
  • 2022-05-30

Canadian Human Rights Commission welcomes Canada's first Accessibility Commissioner

The Canadian Human Rights Commission is pleased to welcome Michael Gottheil, by Order in Council, as Canada’s first Accessibility Commissioner.

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  • Accessibility
  • 2022-04-28

Canadian Human Rights Commission welcomes Canada’s first Federal Housing Advocate

The Canadian Human Rights Commission welcomes the appointment of Marie-Josée Houle as Canada’s First Federal Housing Advocate. This is an important step towards meaningful access to human rights justice for people facing housing need and homelessness in Canada.

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  • Housing
  • 2022-02-04

Commissions working together on human rights and the use of artificial intelligence

Today on Human Rights Day, the Law Commission of Ontario, the Ontario Human Rights Commission and the Canadian Human Rights Commission announced a joint research and policy initiative to examine human rights issues in the development, use and governance of artificial intelligence and algorithms in Canada and specifically in Ontario.

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  • Human Rights
  • 2021-12-10

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.

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  • Human Rights
  • 2021-10-21

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.

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  • 2021-08-09

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