March 2021 Update on 5th/6th UN Review
Check out this powerpoint for a brief update on what the CCRC continues to advocate for in the 5th/6th Review.
Fiche d'information : Le droit des enfants à la vie privée (mars 2021)
Children’s Privacy in the Networked EnvironmentBy Professor Jane Bailey and Dr Valerie Steeves(with research assistance from Vanessa Ford) Almost every aspect of a child’s life – school, communications, entertainment, etc. – is now in some way connected to or affected by our digitally networked environment. Given this, it is not surprising that children and young …
Read more “Fact Sheet: Children’s Right to Privacy (March 2021)”
Les enfants écrivent : Concours d'écriture pour enfants - Formulaire de soumission et affiche
Children Write: Children’s Rights Writing Competition The Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children (CCRC) is a network of Canadian organizations and individuals who promote respect for the rights of children. Its purpose is to: exchange information; provide public education materials about the Convention on the Rights of the Child; monitor implementation of the Convention …
Read more “Children Write: Children’s Writing Competition Submission Form & Poster”
Webinar sur notre concours de rédaction sur les droits des enfants contre la discrimination
Join us on March 31 at noon EST for a webinar launching our Children Write! competition. We will be joined by Hala Mreiwed, Gulzar R. Charania, Christine Bogert & Ben Peebles. Entries can be submitted in French or English. Click here to sign up: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/children-write-tickets-141312007017?aff=ebdsoporgprofile Check out
Fighting for Child Rights One Word At a Time: My Experience as a CCRC Intern
Working in the non-profit sector was something that has always been important to me. It has consistently brought me joy knowing that even the smallest of tasks served a much larger purpose. So, when given the opportunity to work as a communications intern for the Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children (CCRC), I was …
Read more “Fighting for Child Rights One Word At a Time: My Experience as a CCRC Intern”
Postponement of UN Review of Canada to Jan 2022
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has announced that the review of Canada will not occur until January 2022. Due to the current pandemic of COVID-19, all sessions have been postponed by one session. Therefore, the deadline to send additional information is 15th December 2021. The CCRC continues to engage in this …
Bonne année - Nous sommes impatients de travailler ensemble sur les droits de l'enfant.
Bonjour à tous, Bonne année. Alors que nous tournons la page de 2020, la CCRC se réjouit de continuer à travailler avec ses membres et ses partenaires pour que les droits de l'enfant fonctionnent mieux au Canada. Voici 3 sujets qui nous occuperont en 2021. Tout d'abord, nous voulons encore une fois attirer votre attention sur le ...