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Horizontal audit in the public service: The Employment of Racialized People in Management and Executive Positions

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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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19/03/2025
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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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Claiming the right to housing: The Federal Housing Advocate's review of Métis housing conditions, in partnership with the government of Métis Nation – Saskatchewan

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

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23/10/2024
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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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