Federal budget 2022
Check out these graphics on the federal budget.
Supporting children during times of uncertainty: resources for adults and kids
We know this is a time of uncertainty in the world. Educators, parents, and other supporting adults want to help children to understand and process what is happening. Here are two separate resource sheets, one for kids, and one for adults, that provides some ways to think about how to support children during this time.
Survey for young people under 18 on children’s rights
Take this survey on young people’s rights to help inform government about what children and youth think about their rights and the UN process. UNICEF Canada created this survey in partnership with the CCRC. Please share widely! Deadline extended to April 29th!! French English This survey is part of our project with the Ministry of …
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Letter to Minister Bennett on Repealing Section 43
We congratulate the Honourable Carolyn Bennett in her new role as Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health. During her tenure as Minister of these important files, she has an opportunity to show leadership on children’s rights in a variety of ways, most notably by working to end corporal punishment in …
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Check out the January 2022 newsletter from the International and Canadian Child Rights Partnership (ICCRP)
Check out the January 2022 newsletter from the ICCRP
Truth and Reconciliation Commission Call to Action #3 Fact sheet
Call to Action #3: We call upon all levels of government to fully implement Jordan’s Principle Jordan’s Principle is a legal rule named after Jordan River Anderson, of the Norway House Cree Nation in Manitoba. Jordan was born with complex medical needs and after spending his first two years in the hospital, he was cleared …
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Global Child Launch
Check out this video of the Canadian GlobalChild launch! GlobalChild is the world’s first comprehensive child rights monitoring platform. The Canadian launch of the GlobalChild platform took place on Dec. 13, 2021, the 30th Anniversary of Canada’s ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Keep watching to hear from our prominent …