Volunteer needed: website/graphic design

The CCRC is looking for a volunteer to help us with our website upkeep, graphic design, and general maintenance of our online presence. If you have someone who may be interested, please let them know about this opportunity. The CCRC is an umbrella organization that brings together organizations and individuals across Canada to support full …

Cours sur les droits des enfants à l’UBC

Découvrez ce nouveau cours sur les droits des enfants à l’UBC : Message du programme d’études supérieures en études interdisciplinaires. Pour la première session d’hiver à venir, l’ISGP offre un nouveau cours passionnant, INDS 502F – Droits des enfants, qui pourrait vous intéresser.  Veuillez consulter ci-dessous les détails du cours et une brève description. INDS 502F 001 (Trimestre d’hiver 1) : Instructeurs en droits de l’enfant à 3 crédits : ...

Letter to Minister Guilbeault

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 Write: Child Rights Writing Competition Winners

The Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children is excited to announce the 2021 winners of the Children Write: Child Rights Competition! Junior Category Winners (Grades 7-9) 1st place: ““Bystander” by Sarah Elman Elementary Category Winners (Grades 4-6) 1st place: “Piece by Piece” by Leila Katara Apale 2nd place: “Stand Up Stand Tall” by Sarah Cunningham …

CCRC Submission to the Senate on Bill C6: An Act to amend the criminal code (Conversion Therapy)

The CCRC wrote a submission to the Senate as it deliberates on Bill C6: An act to amend the criminal code. This is an important bill as it prohibits conversion therapy, which is extremely damaging to young people, and violates their human rights.

Ending Violence Against Children in Canada- webinar with Dr. Debra Pepler & Commissioner Elisabeth Dahlin Sweden

Join the CCRC as we host Dr. Debra Pepler, Professor of Psychology at York University, and Commissioner Elisabeth Dahlin from the Children’s Ombudsperson (Sweden) in a conversation about ending violence against children. In particular, Dr. Pepler & Commissioner Dahlin talk about the lessons Canada can learn from other jurisdictions that have made progress in ending …