Advice to the Minister: How a human rights-based approach can help solve the housing crisis
Solving the housing crisis requires more than accelerating supply — it demands the right kind of housing, guided by clear definitions, measurable targets, and a strong commitment to human rights. This advice to the Minister is timely for the federal government as it considers the next phase of the National Housing Strategy (NHS), which ends in 2027-28, and prepares to operationalize new policy tools like Build Canada Homes. The advice draws from the growing consensus among human rights practitioners, housing experts, and community voices and sets the stage for more detailed recommendations in an upcoming report for the Office of the Federal Housing Advocate by Dr. Carolyn Whitzman, a leading expert on rights-based housing policy in Canada.
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- Advice for policy makers
- Housing
- 04/09/2025
- ISBN:
9780660787138 - Cat. #:
HR34-28/2025E-PDF
Key steps to creating and posting a pay equity plan
Infographic of the key steps to creating and posting a pay equity plan
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- Infographics
- Pay Equity
- 26/08/2025
Pay Equity Timeline in Canada
Infographic of the Pay Equity Act timelines from 2021-2029.
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- Infographics
- Pay Equity
- 26/08/2025
The Pay Equity Commissioner's 2024-2025 Annual Report
Studies show that pay equity contributes to reducing income inequality, improving workplace culture, and driving economic participation and growth. It corrects wage disparities and values work fairly, regardless of gender. Closing the gender wage gap is crucial for prosperity, innovation, and social cohesion. As we look to building a stronger Canada and a stronger economy, pay equity plays a determinant role – where earnings serve as a marker of economic wellbeing and represent Canada's position on gender-based discrimination and injustice.
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- Annual reports
- Pay Equity
- 20/06/2025
Federal Housing Advocate's 2024–2025 Annual Report
As Canada's first Federal Housing Advocate, it is my privilege to present my 2024–2025 Annual Report to the Minister, which marks the final year of my first mandate. I was recently re-appointed for a second three-year term until 2028, and I am so excited to carry on this important work.
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- Annual reports
- Housing
- 12/06/2025
- ISSN:
2816-6965 - Cat. #:
CH1-44E-PDF
Canadian Human Rights Commission's 2024 Annual Report to Parliament
The report presents our 2024 statistics, highlights from our year, and our work in resolving human rights complaints, advocating for human rights in Canada, and preventing discrimination.
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- Annual reports
- Human Rights
- 03/06/2025
- ISSN:
2560-6352 - Cat. #:
HR1-4E-PDF
Update on the Canadian Human Rights Commission's anti-racism efforts
This update focuses on the progress we have made in improving the way we handle race-based complaints under the Canadian Human Rights Act; on diversity within the Commission; the Commission's policy work related to anti-racism; and the independent review of the Commission’s compliance with the Paris Principles as conducted by the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI).
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- Reports
- Racism
- 03/06/2025
- ISSN:
2564-1255 - Cat. #:
HR4-133/2025E-PDF
Submission from the Canadian Human Rights Commission on the proposed Canada Disability Benefit Regulations
The Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) is Canada's national human rights institution. We promote, monitor and protect human rights in Canada. We are also responsible for monitoring Canada's implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
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- Advice for policy makers
- National Monitoring Mechanism
- 09/05/2025
- ISBN:
9780660754727 - Cat. #:
HR4-130/2025E-PDF
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
- ISBN:
9780660779348 - Cat. #:
HR34-26/2025E-PDF
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:
9780660764207 - Cat. #:
HR4-132/2025E-PDF