A call to action – Canada must strengthen the human right to housing
As the Federal Housing Advocate embarks on a new three-year mandate, she reflects on the need to address the housing crisis as one of the most pressing social and economic challenges facing the country
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- Submissions
- Housing
- 20/03/2025
Horizontal audit in the public service: The Employment of Racialized People in Management and Executive Positions
This is the final report of the horizontal audit the Commission conducted of the employment of racialized people in management and executive positions in the federal public service, in light of discussions surrounding systemic employment barriers faced by racialized people in the public service.
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- Reports
- Employment Equity
- 19/03/2025
- ISBN:
978-0-660-76420-7 - Cat. #:
HR4-132/2025E-PDF
Submission to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - January 2025
The Canadian Human Rights Commission is Canada’s National Human Rights Institution, accredited with A status by the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions since 1999. In 2019, the Commission was also designated as the National Monitoring Mechanism under article 33(2) of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This summary highlights some key issues and recommendations from the CHRC written submission to the Committee.
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- Submissions
- International
Monitoring the CRPD - Preliminary survey results
This infographic provides an overview of the key findings from a 2020 survey conducted by the Canadian Human Rights Commission. In the survey, the Commission asked the public to help it fulfill its new role in monitoring the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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- Infographics
- Human Rights
- 20/08/2021
Federal Housing Advocate’s 2022–2023 Annual Report
Over the course of 2022–2023, the Federal Housing Advocate made it a priority to meet with people who are directly affected by inadequate housing and homelessness. One of the Federal Housing Advocate’s duties is to consult with rights holders and civil society groups on the right to housing across Canada.
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- Annual reports
- Housing
- 05/07/2023
- ISSN:
2816-696 - Cat. #:
CH1-44E-PDF
Claiming the right to housing: The Federal Housing Advocate's review of Métis housing conditions, in partnership with the government of Métis Nation – Saskatchewan
A summary version of the report is provided in HTML. See PDF for complete version.
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- Reports
- Housing
- 23/10/2024
Response from the Minister to the Advocate's report on homeless encampments
May 30, 2024 Marie-Josée Houle Federal Housing Advocate Canadian Human Rights Commission 344 Slater Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1E1
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- Reports
- Housing
- 30/05/2024
The right to housing for people with disabilities: Homelessness
We are monitoring the right to adequate housing for people with disabilities in Canada. 27% of Canadians have a disability. That's about 8 million people. We are looking at homelessness. Homelessness means not having a stable, safe, and permanent place to live. People experience homelessness in different ways.
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- Infographics
- National Monitoring Mechanism
- 19/06/2024
The right to housing for people with disabilities: Data gaps
We are monitoring the right to adequate housing for people with disabilities in Canada. 27% of Canadians have a disability. That's about 8 million people. We are missing a lot of information about the housing situations of people with disabilities.
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- Infographics
- National Monitoring Mechanism
- 19/06/2024
The right to housing for people with disabilities: Core housing need
We are monitoring the right to adequate housing for people with disabilities in Canada. We are looking at people who are in “core housing need”.
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- Infographics
- National Monitoring Mechanism
- 19/06/2024