Submission to the review panel on the lack of accessible housing in Canada - Submitted July 27 by the Accessibility Commissioner of Canada
This submission is provided by the Accessibility Commissioner in response to a request by the Review Panel on the Lack of Accessible Housing in Canada. This review panel hearing comes at a pivotal moment, as governments are planning generational investments in housing. With the establishment of Build Canada Homes (BCH), the renewal of the National Housing Strategy, and the development of a new Indigenous Housing Strategy, there are significant opportunities to build new housing policies and programs on a foundation of accessibility.
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- Submissions
- Accessibility
- 31/08/2026
- ISBN:
978-1-100-00271-2 - Cat. #:
HR4-146/2026E-PDF
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- Submissions
- International
- 26/08/2026
- ISBN:
9780660984711 - Cat. #:
HR4-136/2026E-PDF
Maintaining the Right to Housing in a Changing Climate
This report calls for new measures to better protect First Nations communities experiencing climate-driven emergencies and wildfires. The report points to systemic gaps in emergency responses that threaten the safety, dignity, and right to housing of First Nations communities. It makes 10 Indigenous-led recommendations to prioritize what First Nations need to protect their communities.
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- Reports
- Housing
- 24/08/2026
- ISBN:
978-0-662-36549-5 - Cat. #:
HR4-142/2026E-PDF
Canadian Human Rights Commission's Anti-Racism Progress Update
The Commission continues to work on acknowledging and actively dismantling systemic racism within our organization and Canadian society. This progress update captures our efforts to strengthen our processes, procedures and practices to strengthen accountability, transform our workplace culture, and advocate for anti-racist change in Canada.
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- Reports
- Racism
- 10/07/2026
- ISSN:
2564-1255 - Cat. #:
HR2-12E-PDF
The Pay Equity Commissioner's 2025-2026 Annual Report
The 2025-2026 Pay Equity Commissioner Annual report highlights the concreate measures taken this past year to raise employers’ awareness of their obligations under the Pay Equity Act, promote compliance, and advance the fundamental human right for women, in all of their diversity, to equal pay for work of equal value.
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- Annual reports
- Pay Equity
- 17/06/2026
- ISSN:
2816-721X - Cat. #:
HR2-13E-PDF
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- Annual reports
- Accessibility
- 16/06/2026
- ISSN:
2817-4607 - Cat. #:
HR2-15E-PDF
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- Annual reports
- Housing
- 03/06/2026
- ISSN:
2816-6965 - Cat. #:
CH1-44E-PDF
Advice to the Minister: How human rights standards for supportive housing can tackle homelessness and uphold dignity
The Federal Housing Advocate’s advice to the Minister, co-developed with the Canadian Centre for Housing Rights, on how human rights standards for supportive housing can help tackle homelessness and uphold dignity in Canada.
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- Advice for policy makers
- Housing
- 22/05/2026
- ISBN:
9780662352891 - Cat. #:
HR4-141/2026E-PDF
Publication details
- Submissions
- Racism
- 20/05/2026
- ISBN:
978-0-660-99486-4 - Cat. #:
HR4-138/2026E-PDF
Brief on Bill C-20, Build Canada Homes Act, from the Federal Housing Advocate
The Federal Housing Advocate’s submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (#HUMA) that proposes amendments to ensure that the Build Canada Homes Act – and the entity established by it – are anchored in Canada’s human rights commitments.
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- Advice for policy makers
- Housing
- 17/04/2026
- ISBN:
9780660997070 - Cat. #:
HR4-139/2026E-PDF