Charlotte-Anne Malischewski, Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, issued a statement: “This year, on International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Canadian Human Rights Commission is urging people in Canada to confront the lived reality of racism in our country so that meaningful progress can be achieved. Canada is often celebrated for … Read more
Charlotte-Anne Malischewski, serving as Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, issued a statement: “On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Canadian Human Rights Commission joins people across Canada and around the world in honouring the six million Jewish lives taken during the Holocaust. Today marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration … Read more
Charlotte-Anne Malischewski, Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, issued a statement: “Today marks the 77th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Born from the atrocities and horror of the Second World War, the Universal Declaration became a guiding light for a broken world. Human rights are central to Canadian identity. Prime Minister Mark … Read more
Federal Housing Advocate Marie-Josée Houle is calling for a national response to the human rights crisis facing people living in homeless encampments. Encampments are not a safe or sustainable solution for housing. Encampment residents are at dire risk of harm due to governments’ failure to provide the necessities of life and the services needed to … Read more
On the tenth anniversary of the UN adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Marie-Claude Landry, Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, issued the following statement: “Ten years ago today, the United Nations adopted a declaration that affirmed to the entire world, the rights of Indigenous peoples as equal members of … Read more
The Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, Marie-Claude Landry, issued the following statement: “These last few weeks have been filled with news of a troubling rise in intolerance throughout the world: terror attacks in Europe, alt-right protests in the U.S., white supremacist rallies being held in cities across Canada, and organized groups protesting … Read more
The Canadian Human Rights Commission and the National Association of Friendship Centres signed a partnership agreement to help Indigenous peoples in urban centres across Canada find the information and services they need to fight back against discrimination. It is the hope of both organizations that today’s agreement will bolster awareness among Indigenous peoples of their human … Read more
The Canadian Human Rights Commission welcomes the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal’s decision in the First Nations child welfare case and issues the following statement: “This historic decision confirms that the current First Nations Child and Family Services Program, and how it is funded, is discriminatory. Too many children living in First Nations communities are being taken from … Read more
Persons with disabilities continue to be marginalized in Canadian society. Half of all the discrimination complaints filed in Canada are related to disability, according to a report by the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC). Between 2009 and 2013, 41,728 discrimination complaints were filed with human rights commissions and tribunals across Canada. Of those, 49 per … Read more
Marie-Claude Landry, chief commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, congratulates Prime Minister designate Justin Trudeau along with all members of Canada’s new Parliament, and issues the following statement: “I call on our newly elected Parliament to begin repairing the erosion of human rights in Canada, and to move swiftly to repeal legislation and reverse … Read more
