Soumettez votre contribution ici en anglais, ou ici en français ! En vertu de la Convention relative aux droits de l’enfant des Nations unies (CDE), les pays (dont le Canada !) s’engagent à protéger les droits des enfants. Tous les enfants du Canada ont ces droits. Ils sont tous aussi importants les uns que les …
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Submit your entry here in English, or here in French! Under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, countries (including Canada!) promise to protect children’s rights. Every child in Canada has these rights. They’re equally important. They’re connected. And they can’t be taken away, like: This year’s Children’s Rights Expression contest asks the following questions: If …
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November 20 is National Child Day in Canada and World Children’s Day internationally, recognizing the global adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the universal rights of children. Wednesday November 20: Join UNICEF Canada on National Child Day! UNICEF Canada will mark the 35th birthday of the Convention …
The Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children will be holding its Annual General Meeting on Thursday, November 7, 2024, from 12:00 pm– 1:30 pm EST. The meeting will be held on MS Teams (meeting link will be sent to CCRC members closer to the date). Please make sure to complete the registration form here. Registration will …
On September 22, 2024, the UN General Assembly adopted the Pact for the Future, an agreement between States for how they will work together to respond to some of the future’s biggest challenges. The Child Rights International Network (CRIN) provides an overview of what this pact means for children and children’s rights, and what is missing; …
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The Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children (CCRC) submitted its report (August 22, 2024) to the Committee on the Rights of the Child for General Comment No. 27 addressing the serious obstacles and struggles that children in Canada face while trying to access justice and effective remedies when their rights have been violated. You can read …
The Fraser Mustard Institute for Human Development (FMIHD) Policy Bench, administered in the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto has just published a policy brief and fact sheet that explore “the issue of legislation around corporal punishment of children in Canada from various perspectives – including social and cultural, legal, and …