The report highlights the Commission’s Accessibility Unit's work to lay the groundwork for the full implementation of the Accessible Canada Act. There is a focus on accessibility and the momentum to remove disabling barriers.
On the occasion of its review of Canada during the 4th cycle of the Universal Periodic Review
New data released today in the Federal Housing Advocate’s 2022–2023 Annual Report illustrates that unaffordability and a lack of housing options were the top systemic housing issues reported by people across Canada.
The Commission is pleased that the Canada Disability Benefit Act (Bill C-22), is now law. The Commission recognizes and celebrates the efforts of people with disabilities, their advocates, and Parliamentarians for championing this historic law that will help realize the rights of people with disabilities.
I applaud Justice Canada’s release of the United Nations Declaration Act Action Plan. I see this as a hopeful step on the path to reconciliation and improving the human right to adequate housing for Indigenous peoples.
The Canadian Human Rights Commission applauds Justice Canada's release of the United Nations Declaration Act Action Plan. We hope this will be a positive step toward co-creating a better relationship between the Government of Canada and Indigenous peoples.
I write to express my grave concern with the motion carried at Barrie City Council on May 17, 2023 directing staff to use changes to the City’s By-laws in order to prohibit the use or distribution of tents or tarps in public parks or on public lands without a permit and to prohibit the distribution of food and grocery products in public spaces without the use of a permit.
Remarks at the 2023 Meeting of Federal, Provincial and Territorial Human Rights Ministers, Charlotte-Anne Malischewski, Interim Chief Commissioner
Canadian Human Rights Commission