Office of the Federal Housing Advocate's Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review
The Federal Housing Advocate (FHA) is an independent, non-partisan watchdog, empowered to drive meaningful action to address inadequate housing and homelessness in Canada. While the OFHA receives administrative support from the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC), it is not a formal unit of the CHRC.
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- Reports
- Housing
- 03/04/2023
- ISSN:
978-0-660-49712-9 - Cat. #:
HR34-17/2023E-PDF
Federal Housing Advocate's Observational Report
As Canada’s first Federal Housing Advocate, my role is to be an independent, nonpartisan watchdog. The goal of the Advocate’s work is to drive change on key systemic housing issues and to hold government decision makers to account for their human rights obligations related to housing and homelessness.
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- Reports
- Housing
- 29/08/2023
- ISSN:
978-0-660-67537-4 - Cat. #:
HR34-18/2023E-PDF
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- Annual reports
- Pay Equity
- 28/06/2023
Submission to the United Nations Human Rights Council
On the occasion of its review of Canada during the 4th cycle of the Universal Periodic Review
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- Submissions
- International
- 12/07/2023
- ISBN:
978-0-660-49156-1
Conference Summary Report “Confronting Racism and Addressing Human Rights in a Pandemic”
On September 16 2020, the Federal Anti-Racism Secretariat (Federal Secretariat) joined forces with the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) to host a virtual event that convened advocates and experts from across disciplines to raise awareness
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- Research
- Human Rights
- 01/12/2020
Submission to the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples: Bill C-15, An Act Respecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The CHRC welcomes the opportunity to provide comments on Bill C-15, An Act respecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Bill C-15). The CHRC strongly supports the expeditious passage of Bill C-15.
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- Submissions
- Indigenous Issues
- 28/05/2021
Towards a barrier-free Canada
The Federal Accessibility Commissioner's 2022 Annual Report to the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion
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- 19/05/2023
Simple, clear and concise language
The Accessible Canada Act and the Accessible Canada Regulations require federally regulated organizations to prepare and publish: accessibility plans, feedback process descriptions, and progress reports. Organizations must write these documents in simple, clear and concise language.
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- Guidance
- Accessibility
- 16/05/2023
- ISBN:
978-0-660-48775-5 - Cat. #:
HR4-97/2023E-PDF
Where to publish: accessibility plans, feedback process descriptions and progress reports
Organizations must publish their accessibility plans, feedback process descriptions and progress reports on the main digital platform they use to communicate with the public. For most organizations, this means posting these documents on their website. These documents must be accessible on the home screen or homepage of an organization's digital platform, or through a hyperlink on the home screen or homepage.
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- Guidance
- Accessibility
- 16/05/2023
- ISBN:
978-0-660-48773-1 - Cat. #:
HR4-96/2023E-PDF
ACA Notification requirements for organizations that are subject to two regulations
Yes, organizations that are subject to more than one ACA regulation can choose to publish one accessibility plan that meets all the regulatory requirements and that meets all ACA requirements.
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- Guidance
- Accessibility
- 16/05/2023
- ISBN:
978-0-660-48771-7 - Cat. #:
HR4-95/2023E-PDF