Newsletters

Past Newsletters

August 31, 2024 CCRC August Newsletter
July 24, 2024 Upcoming Summer and Fall Events
July 18, 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
July 15, 2024 Registration is now open for the 4th Annual Canadian Children, Youth and Communities (CCYC) Health In | Equity Conference
July 10, 2024 Membership letter from the CCRC Board of Directors
June 3, 2024 Call for input on General Comment No. 27
May 22, 2024 May Events
May 2, 2024 Updates: Repealing S. 43 & Canada’s fourth Universal Periodic Review
May 2, 2024 Updates: Repealing S. 43 & Canada’s fourth Universal Periodic Review
April 30, 2024 Write to the House of Commons Standing Committee today and tomorrow to encourage them to pass Bill C273
April 21, 2024 April Newsletter
April 12, 2024 Taking Action: Repealing S.43 of the Criminal Code of Canada
April 11, 2024 CCRC Action Webinar: Repealing S.43 of the Criminal Code
March 31, 2024 CCRC Action Webinar: Repealing S.43 of the Criminal Code
March 25, 2024 CCRC March Newsletter
February 27, 2024 CRC Updates
November 10, 2023 Join us for a webinar on the findings from our youth researchers
October 31, 2023 CCRC Action Webinar: Repealing S.43 of the Canadian Criminal Code
October 20, 2023 Opportunity to submit evidence to the Senate committee studying Bill S251
October 18, 2023 CCRC's Annual General Meeting
October 10, 2023 Friday webinar with Dr. Gilles Julien on an transdisciplinary approach to children's health
October 5, 2023 CCRC AGM & Our Fall Webinar Series
October 2, 2023 CCRC Webinars: Check out what we have on offer this fall
September 25, 2023 Webinar on Wednesday Sept. 27
September 18, 2023 CRIA webinar, support for gender affirming policies, and more
September 8, 2023 Indigenous and children's rights webinar series
August 29, 2023 Climate change named as "structural violence against children" by UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
July 28, 2023 Winners of the 3rd Annual Children's Expression contest, summer reading, and an opportunity to participate in UN discussions on human rights
June 27, 2023 Children's rights in Canada - what we're following this summer
May 30, 2023 Concluding Observations in Accessible Language
May 10, 2023 Letter to NGO community about safe sport
April 24, 2023 Subject
April 17, 2023 Livestream Assembly of 7 Generations' Labour of Love report
April 11, 2023 Call to action: young people can participate in advocacy to end corporal punishment
March 29, 2023 Federal Budget 2023: Small Gains for Children, but More Work to be Done
March 20, 2023 Open letter to all Senators
March 8, 2023 Check out our interview with youth leader Anna Feredounnia about the Toronto Indigenous Support Project
February 23, 2023 Recording of our webinar on the right to housing and more
February 7, 2023 Special newsletter: Lessons Learned: Advocacy for Children’s Rights in Canada
February 6, 2023 Membership Drive 2023
February 1, 2023 Special newsletter: Remembering Landon Pearson
January 30, 2023 Child Engagement with Government for the 5th/6th UN Review
January 25, 2023 Off Reserve Indigenous Children's Rights: A Federal Class Action Case
January 17, 2023 Jan 31 webinar on class action lawsuit launched on behalf of off-reserve Indigenous children
December 12, 2022 Ending Corporal Punishment in Canada: updates and calls to action
November 20, 2022 National Child Day 2022
November 14, 2022 CCRC Webinar with LEARN: Children's rights education
November 3, 2022 November events on children's rights
October 31, 2022 Panel on Pressing Issues in Children's Rights
October 19, 2022 CCRC Panel on Pressing Issues in Children's Rights & Virtual Shaking the Movers
October 5, 2022 Opportunity to participate on child rights mainstreaming conversation
October 3, 2022 CCRC AGM & Panel: Pressing Issues in Children's Rights in Canada Today
September 30, 2022 Special newsletter: TRC Calls to Action on child welfare, corporal punishment and more
September 22, 2022 Senator Kutcher event on Repealing Sec 43: Saturday at 11am EST
September 14, 2022 CCRC Follow up to Concluding Observations and more
August 23, 2022 Special opinion piece: End Canada's Failure to Protect Children
July 21, 2022 CCRC summer newsletter
June 24, 2022 Letter to Joint Parliamentary Committee on MAID; 2 bills on ending corporal punishment and more
June 16, 2022 Disrupted Lives webinar (June 17); and looking for child researchers!
June 9, 2022 CCRC Press release on Concluding Observations by UN Committee for Canada
May 30, 2022 Webinar on mental health & winners of writing competition
May 18, 2022 CCRC Webinars are back! May 31 webinar on children's mental health
May 16, 2022 Press release on the eve of Canada's apperance
May 12, 2022 Watch the UN Review of Canada
May 3, 2022 Canada's appearance at the UN CRC
April 21, 2022 Watch Canada appear before the Committee on the Rights of the Child May 17/18
April 12, 2022 Virtual roundtable invitation for children and youth
April 1, 2022 Child Rights Writing Competition - Deadline Approaching!
March 29, 2022 Special newsletter: Rationale for Repeal of Section 43: Official launch today
March 22, 2022 Survey to young people on their rights & the UN Review process
February 23, 2022 CCRC Letter to Minister Bennett and more
February 14, 2022 CURE Forum on Racialized Children with Disabilities in Education
February 3, 2022 Interview about the CCRC Writing Competition
January 19, 2022 Fact Sheet on TRC Call to Action 3
January 4, 2022 Happy new year from the CCRC
December 16, 2021 Year end letter from the CCRC
December 3, 2021 Young Canadians File Court Challenge to Lower Federal Voting Age
December 1, 2021 CCRC Webinar Dec. 2: Janusz Korczak Association discussion
November 26, 2021 CCRC webinar on Dec. 2; UNICEF Children's Day recording; and Global Forum session on ending violence
November 19, 2021 National Children's Day: Letters to new ministers
November 11, 2021 Special newsletter: Launch of 2nd Annual Children's Rights Writing Competition
November 10, 2021 Panel on climate change; Shaking the Movers 2021 & more
November 2, 2021 Our AGM, Panel on Climate Change, and launch of GlobalChild
October 26, 2021 CCRC Webinar on Climate Change & Children's Rights
October 12, 2021 October CCRC newsletter
September 24, 2021 CCRC Webinar: Hiding & Seeking: Children's Lived Experiences during COVID-19
September 19, 2021 Federal election 2021: Vote for children's rights
September 13, 2021 Federal election 2021: Implement the TRC Calls to Action; and new webinar on children's rights during COVID-19
September 7, 2021 Where are Children's Rights in the 2021 Federal Election?
August 26, 2021 Federal election: child care and early learning
August 19, 2021 Federal election is underway
August 4, 2021 UN Review Process: CCRC's Letter to Minister Guilbeault
July 28, 2021 6 Actions to End Violence Against Children; CCRC Joins #VOTE16 and more
July 5, 2021 Special newsletter - Children Write Competition Winners
June 30, 2021 Watch our webinar on the INSPIRE framework
June 23, 2021 Ending Violence Against Children webinar: INSPIRE framework & learning from abroad
June 15, 2021 June letter from the Chair
June 1, 2021 CCRC feature on children's rights in the re-opening
May 31, 2021 CCRC statement on findings at former Kamloops Residential School
May 19, 2021 CCRC Writing competition for children and youth
May 12, 2021 Ending Corporal Punishment in Canada webinar recording; board recruitment and webinar tomorrow
May 6, 2021 Special newsletter: CCRC Response to the Laurent Commission Report
May 5, 2021 May 2021 Right to Education Commentary, PHAC webinar, & CCRC webinar
April 28, 2021 Right to Education: April 2021 Commentary
April 21, 2021 CCRC Webinar on April 29 on Ending Corporal Punishment
April 20, 2021 Budget 2021: One big piece, many little pieces, but coherence missing for Canada’s children
April 15, 2021 Webinar on Children's Rights & COVID-19: An Ethical Analysis
March 31, 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