Publications On this page you will find the Commission’s publications, including Annual Reports, advice the Commission has provided for policy makers like parliamentarians, government agencies, and United Nations bodies, as well as research conducted by or for the Commission. You will also find guides and tools developed by the Commission to help everyone understand human rights obligations and good practices within workplaces.


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.

Publication details

  • 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 at a glance

A summary of the Submission to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on the occasion of Canada’s 2nd and 3rd Periodic Review – January 2025.

Publication details

  • Submissions
  • International
  • 28/01/2025
  • ISBN:
    978-0-660-76312-5
  • Cat. #:
    HR4-131/2025E-PDF

Publication details

  • Reports
  • Housing
  • 23/10/2024

An Accessible Canada in the Making

The Federal Accessibility Commissioner’s 2023 Report to the Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with disabilities

Publication details

  • Annual reports
  • Accessibility
  • 20/06/2024
  • ISSN:
    2817-4607
  • Cat. #:
    HR2-15E-PDF

The right to housing for people with disabilities: Affordability

We are monitoring the right to adequate housing for people with disabilities in Canada. We are looking at the affordability of housing. That means how much money people spend on housing.

Publication details

  • 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”.

Publication details

  • 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.

Publication details

  • Infographics
  • National Monitoring Mechanism
  • 19/06/2024

The right to housing for people with disabilities: Accessibility

We are monitoring the right to adequate housing for people with disabilities in Canada. We are looking at the accessibility of housing. Do people with disabilities have housing that meets their accessibility needs? 27% of Canadians have a disability. That’s about 8 million people.

Publication details

  • Infographics
  • National Monitoring Mechanism
  • 19/06/2024

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.

Publication details

  • Infographics
  • National Monitoring Mechanism
  • 19/06/2024

The right to housing for people with disabilities: Calls to action

We are monitoring the right to adequate housing for people with disabilities in Canada. They face many barriers to housing. This needs to change.

Publication details

  • Infographics
  • National Monitoring Mechanism
  • 19/06/2024

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