On April 26, 2013, Canada will be appearing before the UN Human Rights Council to report on its implementation of human rights instruments in the country. The Coalition participated in the NGO consultation on Canada’s performance and had input into the NGO report that went to the UN. Advance questions from the Council ahead of the …
Please join us for Bringing Children in from the Margins: Symposium on Child Rights Impact Assessment. This is the first international gathering for Canadian policy makers, child-focused professionals and researchers to explore the growing use of Child Rights Impact Assessment as a process to advance child well-being. On May 14-15 at the University of Ottawa, …
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Event Date: Thursday, January 24th, 2013, 1 – 4 p.m. Eastern Location: Room 560, Sally Horsfell Eaton Building, Ryerson University, 99 Gerrard Street East, Toronto This panel presentation and discussion organized by the Ryerson University, School of Child and Youth Care, for the Ryerson community and civil society will focus on the recent review by the …
National Child Day is the Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. It is a good day for the Government of Canada to tell Canadians what it plans to do with the recommendations from the Third/Fourth Review, which it received in October. The CCRC proposes that the government commit to developing a …
MPs from all political parties will discuss the recommendations Canada received after the Third/Fourth Review of Children’s Rights in a panel discussion at the CCRC Annual General Meeting on November 23. That will be followed by a general discussion of what the CCRC and others can do to advance children’s rights in Canada. The meeting …
Bill C-420 is a private member’s bill to establish a National Children’s Commissioner. It will be debated again on November 5. A vote could send the bill to committee or kill it. Children’s advocates are encouraging members of parliament from all parties to support referral to a committee so the proposal can be studied in more …
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The Concluding Observations from the third review of children’s rights in Canada include recommendations for action that would greatly improve conditions for children in Canada. The CCRC will be pursuing implementation of these recommendations. Watch for a user-friendly summary and more detailed analysis in the days ahead. One reaction to evidence that some children in Canada …
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