About the publication
The report presents our 2019 statistics, highlights from our year, and feature five stories that illustrate current human rights issues in Canada.
01/04/2020
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With equal pay, everyone benefits
Statements
Today, on International Equal Pay Day, we reaffirm a simple but powerful truth: equal pay for work of equal value is a fundamental human right.
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Horizontal audit in the public service: The Employment of Racialized People in Management and Executive Positions
About the publication
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.<
19/03/2025
978-0-660-76420-7
HR4-132/2025E-PDF
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Joint news release – New data highlights troubling housing inequalities for people with disabilities
News Releases
New data shows that people with disabilities face financial hardship, unsafe housing, and a lack of supports and services at far higher rates than people without disabilities.
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Statement – Why socioeconomic human rights matter
Statements
Today, we mark International Human Rights Day and the anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Article 1 of the Declaration proclaims that all people are born free and equal in dignity and rights. Yet for many, this promise remains unfulfilled. To truly live up to those words, Canada must do a better job of ensuring that everyone across the country can live with dignity.
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People bearing the brunt of the housing crisis need to be at the centre of solutions
Statements
On National Housing Day, Marie-Josée Houle, Federal Housing Advocate, issues the following statement. A version of this story was published in Le Devoir (French only) on November 22, 2024.
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Media advisory – New report to call attention to Métis housing conditions and press for solutions in Saskatchewan
Media advisory
The groups, including Federal Housing Advocate Marie-Josée Houle, President of Métis Nation – Saskatchewan Glen McCallum, and Loretta King, Metis-Nation – Saskatchewan’s Infrastructure and Housing Minister, will also meet with federal ministers and senators in Ottawa that day to discuss the recommendations and advocate for solutions.
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Federal response to encampments a step forward, and work must continue
Statements
Across Canada, people continue to be forced to live in public spaces because they have nowhere else to go. This national human rights crisis calls for a national response.
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Honouring Truth, Embracing Reconciliation
Statements
To mark September 30th, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the Canadian Human Rights Commission issues the following statement
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