National Child Day

Happy National Child Day. We are grateful to work alongside so many passionate child rights advocates, researchers, students, and leaders to make Canada a place where all children can realize their rights. Check here for the UN’s Concluding Observations from the 5/6th Review of Canada by the Committee on the Rights of the Child.

Summer Course on Children’s rights

Please share widely with your network! Call for applications now open for the41st International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP)Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Québec, Canada, June 11 – June 30, 2023   Greetings from Equitas! We are delighted to contact you today with details about our next annual International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP). After having been postponed for three consecutive years …

Panel on pressing issues in children’s rights

Check out our recording of the Nov. 3 webinar on children’s rights. Panelists discussed comprehensive sexuality education, child poverty and lowering the voting age. Panelist bios: Insiya Mankani is the Public Affairs Officer at Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights where she helps to advance the domestic sexual and reproductive health policy landscape by …

Shaking the Movers

The Department of Childhood and Youth Studies at King’s University College at Western would like to share an exciting FREE opportunity for children ages 7 – 13 years old to be involved in an initiative called ‘Shaking the Movers.’ WHAT IS SHAKING THE MOVERS?  A child-friendly workshop developed by Senator Landon Pearson (Canada’s former Senator for Children) …

Webinar on Pressing Issues in Children’s Rights in 2022

Join us on Nov. 3 at noon EST for a panel on pressing issues in children’s rights. We will hear from experts in comprehensive sexuality education, a campaign to lower the voting age, and a leader in poverty elimination strategies. Click here to register! Bios: Insiya Mankani is the Public Affairs Officer at Action Canada …

CCRC AGM: November 3, 2022 at 12pm EST

Join the CCRC for our Annual General Meeting on November 3th 2022 at 12pm EST. Note that this is open to the general public, not just CCRC members. The first hour will be a panel on three pressing issues for children’s rights in Canada. After the panel, we will have a 30 minute AGM, which will …