MINUTES OF SETTLEMENT
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, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) announce that they have reached an agreement to settle a complaint before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal about the accommodation of persons with disabilities. The settlement reflects the parties' mutual interest in ensuring that there are robust measures in place for accommodation of ESDC employees.
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC), and Prisoners' Legal Services (PLS) have finalized a collaborative agreement that works to improve health services for people in CSC's custody with an opioid use disorder. These improvements were made in response to the opioid crisis, and to assist in resolving a complaint filed by PLS with the CHRC.