Canada is under review for implementation of children’s rights across the country. Alternative reports and additional submissions to the official government report are an important part of the process. Young people and groups who work with children provide missing information and different perspectives on the situation of children in Canada. The CCRC prepared an umbrella …
Check out these graphics on the federal budget.
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.
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 …
Read more “Survey for young people under 18 on children’s rights”
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 …
Read more “Letter to Minister Bennett on Repealing Section 43”
Check out the January 2022 newsletter from the ICCRP
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 …
Read more “Truth and Reconciliation Commission Call to Action #3 Fact sheet”