The report presents our 2021 statistics, highlights from our year, and features three stories that help shed light on three emerging issues that are defining this next era of human rights.
Throughout 2021, the pandemic continued to influence almost every aspect of our daily lives. This health crisis, economic crisis and human rights crisis has touched everyone — it is affecting all of us in some way.
Speaking Notes for Marie-Claude Landry, Ad. E., Chief Commissioner, Canadian Human Rights Commission
The Canadian Human Rights Commission congratulates Mr. Matson on this important decision. We applaud his perseverance in combatting discrimination for over a decade as his case wound its way through national and international human rights justice systems.
Today, as we mark the start of Black History Month, we honour Black Canadians who have helped build the Canada we know today.
Canadian Human Rights Commission’s written submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics on the use of facial recognition technology in policing.
April 2022
Five years ago on January 29, people across Canada were stunned and horrified by the news that six people had been killed and many others hurt in an attack on the Québec Islamic Cultural Centre.
Today, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, it is important to acknowledge that antisemitism continues to exist within our society. This vile form of hate threatens our safety, peace and prosperity.
The Canadian Human Rights Commission is calling for government action to address concerning reports that extreme cold and the Omicron variant are threatening to overwhelm homeless shelters across Canada.