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Invitation to Endorse Joint Response to OPC Consultation on Children’s Privacy Code in Canada

by Hala MreiwedChildren's Rights in Canada July 21, 2025July 22, 2025No Comments

On May 12, 2025, the OPC launched an exploratory consultation on the development of a children’s privacy code to help them better understand the challenges associated with children’s privacy, and to explore potential solutions to assist in the development of a children’s privacy code.For more information on how to participate/make a submission, visit the OPC website: https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/about-the-opc/what-we-do/consultations/consultation-children-code/ …

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) is launching a Youth Advisory Council & Call for comments – Exploratory consultation on the development of a children’s privacy code.

by Hala MreiwedChildren's Rights in Canada July 10, 2025July 10, 2025No Comments

On June 20th, the CCRC attended the opening of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada/Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada‘s 2025 Privacy Symposium – Youth privacy in a digital age. Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne noted the importance of respecting children’s privacy rights and designing “services and products with strong protections for the …

Official Satellite Events – 5th World Congress on Justice with Children: “Seeking Justice with Children: Canada’s Experience” & International Forum on the Rights of the Child & “Children’s Rights at Risk? Justice Dynamics for Children Involved in Crime”

by Hala MreiwedChildren's Rights in Canada, News May 9, 2025May 28, 2025No Comments

JUNE 2-4 – Événements satellite officiel – 5e Congrès mondial sur la justice avec les enfants: «La recherche de justice pour les enfants: l’expérience canadienne»et Forum international sur les droits de l’enfant et «Droits de l’enfant en danger? Dynamiques de justice pour les enfants impliqués dans la criminalité». JUNE 2-3 – The Canadian Coalition for the Rights …

Congratulations to the Award Winners, Certificate Recipients & Honourable Mentions for the 4th Annual Children’s Rights Writing & Creative Expression Competition!

by Hala MreiwedChildren's Rights in Canada April 26, 2025May 11, 2025No Comments

This year, the CCRC received a high number of submissions. A big thank you to all the children who participated across Canada, and the teachers, children’s rights advocates, parents and legal guardians who supported them in the process. Stay tuned for an update on a virtual celebration and publication of the award winners’ submissions. Ages …

A message from the CCRC Board of Directors – Beyond Words: Implementing Children’s Rights through Policy Action

by Hala MreiwedChildren's Rights in Canada April 26, 2025April 26, 2025No Comments

With the opening of early polling stations, Canadians have started voting with a lot on their minds predominately the economy; to ensure that they get the vote, party leaders have focussed their campaigns on dealing with the ever changing policies from our neighbour, and their action plans for a “strong” Canada (with variations of the …

Call for submissions for Open-ended intergovernmental working group on an optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child

by Hala MreiwedChildren's Rights in Canada April 25, 2025April 27, 2025No Comments

Issued By: Working Group on an optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child Source: https://www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for-input/2025/call-submissions-open-ended-intergovernmental-working-group-optional-protocol Purpose: Call for submissions for the preparation of the first session of the Open-ended intergovernmental working group on an optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child Background On 10 July 2024, the Human Rights …

April 30th is International Day to #EndCorporalPunishment of children!

by Hala MreiwedChildren's Rights in Canada April 3, 2025April 26, 2025No Comments

April 30th is International Day to #EndCorporalPunishment. Canada remains one of the shrinking number of countries in which it is legal to strike a child.Let’s raise our voices to call for #EndCorporalPunishment. At the first-ever Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children that took place in Bogota, Colombia on November 7-8, 2024, many countries …