Skip to main content

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.


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

Paving the way to Pay Equity

The Pay Equity Commissioner’s 2023–2024 Annual Report to Parliament

Publication details

  • Annual reports
  • Pay Equity
  • 06/06/2024
  • ISSN:
    2816-721X
  • Cat. #:
    HR2-13E-PDF

Know your Pay Equity obligations and deadlines

A reference guide for federally regulated employers

Publication details

  • Tools
  • Pay Equity
  • 31/05/2024
  • ISSN:
    9780660718521
  • Cat. #:
    HR4-125/2024E-PDF

Putting people first

The Federal Housing Advocate’s 2023–2024 Annual Report to the Minister

Publication details

  • Annual reports
  • Housing
  • 30/05/2024
  • ISSN:
    2816-6965
  • Cat. #:
    CH1-44E-PDF

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

Publication details

  • Reports
  • Housing
  • 30/05/2024

Monitoring the right to housing for people with disabilities

The Canadian Human Rights Commission monitors the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in Canada. We are responsible for tracking how Canada is putting the CRPD into action. Learn more about our CRPD work. The Federal Housing Advocate helps promote and protect the right to housing in Canada.

Publication details

  • Research
  • National Monitoring Mechanism
  • 07/05/2024

What We Heard – Non-market housing as a solution to the housing crisis

A summary version is provided in HTML. See PDF for complete version.

Publication details

  • Reports
  • Housing
  • 26/04/2024
  • ISBN:
    9780660710136
  • Cat. #:
    HR34-22/2024E-PDF

What we learned: Housing for people with disabilities

On this pageAbout usThe right to housing for people with disabilitiesWhat we didWhat we learnedCalls to action

Publication details

  • Reports
  • National Monitoring Mechanism
  • 23/04/2024
  • ISBN:
    978-0-660-71015-0
  • Cat. #:
    HR4-121/2024E-PDF

Fast Talk on environmental racism in Canada

Summary Report April 22, 2024 The CHRC is indebted to the panel of experts who participated in this meaningful Fast Talk. Their valuable knowledge and expertise has made clear the link between environmental racism and human rights in Canada.

Publication details

  • Reports
  • Human Rights
  • 22/04/2024
  • ISBN:
    9780660685014
  • Cat. #:
    HR4-108/2023E-PDF

Did you find what you were looking for?Yes No

Did you find what you were looking for?

Yes No