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Past Newsletters

28 April 2026 Spank Out Day 2026
15 November 2025 Nov 20 2025 events Newsletter
9 November 2025 CCRC November Newsletter
27 October 2025 Reminder CCRC October 28 Webinar & November AGM
29 September 2025 AGM Notice & CCRC October Webinar
18 September 2025 September Newsletter
19 August 2025 Exciting opportunities for children and youth from CCRC member organizations
21 July 2025 Invitation to Endorse Joint Response to OPC Consultation on Children’s Privacy Code in Canada & Webinar update
11 July 2025 Upcoming Webinars, OPC Youth Advisory Council & Call for Comments
23 May 2025 CCRC Partner/Member Events & 5th World Congress on Justice With Children
9 May 2025 CCRC & Partners' May Events
4 May 2025 May Events & Submission Deadlines
26 April 2025 CCRC April 26 Newsletter
4 April 2025 CCRC April Newsletter
17 March 2025 CCRC March Updates with Updated Event Link
17 March 2025 CCRC March Updates: CCRC Event Link updated
3 March 2025 CCRC March Newsletter
30 December 2024 CCRC End of Year Newsletter
17 December 2024 December Newsletter
27 November 2024 CCRC November Newsletter
20 November 2024 4th Annual Children's Rights Expression Contest
16 November 2024 November Events
7 October 2024 Notice: Annual General Meeting of the CCRC
26 September 2024 CCRC September Newsletter
19 September 2024 Write your MPs to ask them to support Bill C273 & end corporal punishment in Canada
31 August 2024 CCRC August Newsletter
24 July 2024 Upcoming Summer and Fall Events
18 July 2024 “Don’t Look Away – How one boy’s story has the power to shift a system of care for children and youth" - An investigation report by the Representative for Children and Youth BC
15 July 2024 Registration is now open for the 4th Annual Canadian Children, Youth and Communities (CCYC) Health In | Equity Conference
10 July 2024 Membership letter from the CCRC Board of Directors
3 June 2024 Call for input on General Comment No. 27
22 May 2024 May Events
2 May 2024 Updates: Repealing S. 43 & Canada’s fourth Universal Periodic Review
2 May 2024 Updates: Repealing S. 43 & Canada’s fourth Universal Periodic Review
30 April 2024 Write to the House of Commons Standing Committee today and tomorrow to encourage them to pass Bill C273
21 April 2024 April Newsletter
12 April 2024 Taking Action: Repealing S.43 of the Criminal Code of Canada
11 April 2024 CCRC Action Webinar: Repealing S.43 of the Criminal Code
31 March 2024 CCRC Action Webinar: Repealing S.43 of the Criminal Code
25 March 2024 CCRC March Newsletter
27 February 2024 CRC Updates
10 November 2023 Join us for a webinar on the findings from our youth researchers
31 October 2023 CCRC Action Webinar: Repealing S.43 of the Canadian Criminal Code
20 October 2023 Opportunity to submit evidence to the Senate committee studying Bill S251
18 October 2023 CCRC's Annual General Meeting
10 October 2023 Friday webinar with Dr. Gilles Julien on an transdisciplinary approach to children's health
5 October 2023 CCRC AGM & Our Fall Webinar Series
2 October 2023 CCRC Webinars: Check out what we have on offer this fall
25 September 2023 Webinar on Wednesday Sept. 27
18 September 2023 CRIA webinar, support for gender affirming policies, and more
8 September 2023 Indigenous and children's rights webinar series
29 August 2023 Climate change named as "structural violence against children" by UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
28 July 2023 Winners of the 3rd Annual Children's Expression contest, summer reading, and an opportunity to participate in UN discussions on human rights
27 June 2023 Children's rights in Canada - what we're following this summer
30 May 2023 Concluding Observations in Accessible Language
10 May 2023 Letter to NGO community about safe sport
24 April 2023 Subject
17 April 2023 Livestream Assembly of 7 Generations' Labour of Love report
11 April 2023 Call to action: young people can participate in advocacy to end corporal punishment
29 March 2023 Federal Budget 2023: Small Gains for Children, but More Work to be Done
20 March 2023 Open letter to all Senators
8 March 2023 Check out our interview with youth leader Anna Feredounnia about the Toronto Indigenous Support Project
23 February 2023 Recording of our webinar on the right to housing and more
7 February 2023 Special newsletter: Lessons Learned: Advocacy for Children’s Rights in Canada
6 February 2023 Membership Drive 2023
1 February 2023 Special newsletter: Remembering Landon Pearson
30 January 2023 Child Engagement with Government for the 5th/6th UN Review
25 January 2023 Off Reserve Indigenous Children's Rights: A Federal Class Action Case
17 January 2023 Jan 31 webinar on class action lawsuit launched on behalf of off-reserve Indigenous children
12 December 2022 Ending Corporal Punishment in Canada: updates and calls to action
20 November 2022 National Child Day 2022
14 November 2022 CCRC Webinar with LEARN: Children's rights education
3 November 2022 November events on children's rights
31 October 2022 Panel on Pressing Issues in Children's Rights
19 October 2022 CCRC Panel on Pressing Issues in Children's Rights & Virtual Shaking the Movers
5 October 2022 Opportunity to participate on child rights mainstreaming conversation
3 October 2022 CCRC AGM & Panel: Pressing Issues in Children's Rights in Canada Today
30 September 2022 Special newsletter: TRC Calls to Action on child welfare, corporal punishment and more
22 September 2022 Senator Kutcher event on Repealing Sec 43: Saturday at 11am EST
14 September 2022 CCRC Follow up to Concluding Observations and more
23 August 2022 Special opinion piece: End Canada's Failure to Protect Children
21 July 2022 CCRC summer newsletter
24 June 2022 Letter to Joint Parliamentary Committee on MAID; 2 bills on ending corporal punishment and more
16 June 2022 Disrupted Lives webinar (June 17); and looking for child researchers!
9 June 2022 CCRC Press release on Concluding Observations by UN Committee for Canada
30 May 2022 Webinar on mental health & winners of writing competition
18 May 2022 CCRC Webinars are back! May 31 webinar on children's mental health
16 May 2022 Press release on the eve of Canada's apperance
12 May 2022 Watch the UN Review of Canada
3 May 2022 Canada's appearance at the UN CRC
21 April 2022 Watch Canada appear before the Committee on the Rights of the Child May 17/18
12 April 2022 Virtual roundtable invitation for children and youth
1 April 2022 Child Rights Writing Competition - Deadline Approaching!
29 March 2022 Special newsletter: Rationale for Repeal of Section 43: Official launch today
22 March 2022 Survey to young people on their rights & the UN Review process
23 February 2022 CCRC Letter to Minister Bennett and more
14 February 2022 CURE Forum on Racialized Children with Disabilities in Education
3 February 2022 Interview about the CCRC Writing Competition
19 January 2022 Fact Sheet on TRC Call to Action 3
4 January 2022 Happy new year from the CCRC
16 December 2021 Year end letter from the CCRC
3 December 2021 Young Canadians File Court Challenge to Lower Federal Voting Age
1 December 2021 CCRC Webinar Dec. 2: Janusz Korczak Association discussion
26 November 2021 CCRC webinar on Dec. 2; UNICEF Children's Day recording; and Global Forum session on ending violence
19 November 2021 National Children's Day: Letters to new ministers
11 November 2021 Special newsletter: Launch of 2nd Annual Children's Rights Writing Competition
10 November 2021 Panel on climate change; Shaking the Movers 2021 & more
2 November 2021 Our AGM, Panel on Climate Change, and launch of GlobalChild
26 October 2021 CCRC Webinar on Climate Change & Children's Rights
12 October 2021 October CCRC newsletter
24 September 2021 CCRC Webinar: Hiding & Seeking: Children's Lived Experiences during COVID-19
19 September 2021 Federal election 2021: Vote for children's rights
13 September 2021 Federal election 2021: Implement the TRC Calls to Action; and new webinar on children's rights during COVID-19
7 September 2021 Where are Children's Rights in the 2021 Federal Election?
26 August 2021 Federal election: child care and early learning
19 August 2021 Federal election is underway
4 August 2021 UN Review Process: CCRC's Letter to Minister Guilbeault
28 July 2021 6 Actions to End Violence Against Children; CCRC Joins #VOTE16 and more
5 July 2021 Special newsletter - Children Write Competition Winners
30 June 2021 Watch our webinar on the INSPIRE framework
23 June 2021 Ending Violence Against Children webinar: INSPIRE framework & learning from abroad
15 June 2021 June letter from the Chair
1 June 2021 CCRC feature on children's rights in the re-opening
31 May 2021 CCRC statement on findings at former Kamloops Residential School
19 May 2021 CCRC Writing competition for children and youth
12 May 2021 Ending Corporal Punishment in Canada webinar recording; board recruitment and webinar tomorrow
6 May 2021 Special newsletter: CCRC Response to the Laurent Commission Report
5 May 2021 May 2021 Right to Education Commentary, PHAC webinar, & CCRC webinar
28 April 2021 Right to Education: April 2021 Commentary
21 April 2021 CCRC Webinar on April 29 on Ending Corporal Punishment
20 April 2021 Budget 2021: One big piece, many little pieces, but coherence missing for Canada’s children
15 April 2021 Webinar on Children's Rights & COVID-19: An Ethical Analysis
31 March 2021 Official launch of the CCRC's child & youth writing competition

Archive list of CCRC newsletters
04/27/2020 – Re-opening for Children
04/03/2020 – Covid-19: A Silver Lining?
03/18/2020 – Coronavirus and Children’s Rights
02/25/2020 – Children’s Rights in Canada: Alternative Reports for Review
02/03/2020 – Second webinar: Be Part of Review to Advance Your Goals
01/23/2020 – Review Update; Right to Learn
01/02/2020 – Review of Canada: Webinar and Timelines for Process
12/18/2019 – Webinar on Review; Right to Play; Mandate letters
12/02/2019 – Early Childhood Fact Sheet; Review
11/20/2019 – 30th Anniversary Statement
11/18/2019 – Voting Age; Review Dates – Webinar;
11/07/2019 – Timeline for Review; more reflections for 30th Anniversary
10/30/2019 – 30 Years of Children’s Rights; Quebec Network; Right to Food
10/22/2019 – Children’s Rights a Unifying Force in Canada
10/18/2019 – Preventing All Forms of Violence; CCRC News
09/30/2019 – 30 for the 30th
09/05/2019 – Children’s Rights in Quebec and Canada – Gathering in Montreal
08/14/2019 – Mental Health and Children’s Rights; Election; Age-based rules
07/24/2019 – Right to a Home Fact Sheet; Fall Plans
07/12/2019 – 30 Plus: What Next for the CCRC? Children and Fall Election
June 29, 2018
June 1, 2018
May 29, 2018
May 1, 2018
April 6, 2018
March 7, 2018
February 28, 2018 Special Budget Analysis
February, 2018
January, 2018
November 24, 2017
November 20, 2017
October 16, 2017
September, 2017
June 22, 2017
May 8, 2017
April, 2017
March 23, 2017
March 15, 2017
January 2017
September 2016
March 2016
June 2016
November 2015
March 2015
November 2014