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Joint Children’s Rights Alliance & UCC event: Incorporating the UNCRC into National Law

by Kate ButlerMonitoring Canada and the UNCRC November 11, 2021No Comments

Invitation to Webinar:Joint Children’s Rights Alliance and UCC event on Incorporating the UNCRC intoNational Law To mark International Children’s Day, the Children’s Rights Alliance and UCC will host an online event with Professor Ursula Kilkelly and Professor Laura Lundy to discuss their recently published book ‘Incorporating the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child’, …

Letter to Minister Guilbeault

by Kate ButlerChildren's Rights and Governance, Children's Rights in Canada, Monitoring Canada and the UNCRC, UN Review July 29, 2021August 4, 2021No Comments

As a follow up to our meeting with Minister Guilbeault in March 2021, the CCRC and other children’s rights groups submitted a letter, asking for the Ministry of Canadian Heritage to do the following: Share drafts of what Canada plans to submit in December to the Committee long enough in advance to facilitate some discussion …

Children’s Rights In Canada: List of Issues

by Kathy VandergriftChildren's Rights in Canada, Monitoring Canada and the UNCRC November 12, 2020November 12, 2020No Comments

The list of issues, the next stage in the review of children’s rights, is another opportunity to make much needed changes in Canada. It includes many of the pressing issues for children in Canada. All governments need to answer the questions to provide additional information and analysis about the conditions for children in Canada. That will …

Close Gaps through Systemic Change: Implement Children’s Rights in Canada

by Kathy VandergriftChildren's Rights and Governance, Children's Rights in Canada, Monitoring Canada and the UNCRC March 2, 2020March 4, 2020No Comments

Close Gaps through Systemic Change: CCRC Alternative Report for the 5th/6th Review of Children’s Rights in Canada The rights of children are not protected well in Canada. The costs of failing to do so are high. Systemic change is necessary and would bring benefits for children, families, and governments. That is the core message in …

Government Report on Children’s Rights in Canada Needs More Analysis

by Kathy VandergriftUN Review, Children's Rights in Canada, Monitoring Canada and the UNCRC February 1, 2019February 3, 2019No Comments

Canada’s 5th-6th report on implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Canada is now filed with the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. Copies of the report and annexes are available here for your reference. The report shows some progress since the last review. Missing is information on outcomes …

Raise the Bar for Children’s Rights: Next Steps

by Kathy VandergriftChildren's Rights in Canada, Monitoring Canada and the UNCRC November 23, 2018November 24, 2018No Comments

More than one hundred people gathered for two days of learning about children’s rights in Canada. “It was good to come together,” said one participant, “to connect our own work with others and think about all rights for all children in Canada.” The conference brought together people from a wide range of ages, positions, and …

Children’s Rights in Canada’s Response to the UPR

by Kathy VandergriftChildren's Rights in Canada, Children's Rights and Governance, Monitoring Canada and the UNCRC September 30, 2018October 29, 2018No Comments

Canada received 245 recommendations from other countries to improve how it implements human rights, including children’s rights. The response is a missed opportunity to make and show progress in Canada. It shows that not much has changed in practice, in spite of ministerial level statements about improving implementation in Canada. The forthcoming review of children’s …