Rightsofchildren.ca

Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children

WEBCanada has two bills tabled to repeal section 43. Bill S-251, An Act to repeal section 43 of the Criminal Code (Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s call …

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Justice and Safety for Urban Indigenous Children and Youth in …

WEBth-6. th. Review | 4 . Indigenous-specific programming that is often focused on-reserve (for First Nations children) , on Métis settlements, or in the northern territories (for Inuit …

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Truth and Reconciliation Commission Call to Action #3 Fact sheet

WEBCall to Action #3: We call upon all levels of government to fully implement Jordan’s Principle. Jordan’s Principle is a legal rule named after Jordan River Anderson, …

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CCRC Press Release on UN CRC’s Concluding Observations

WEBPRESS RELEASE . Children’s Organizations urge Canada to act on the recommendations received from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.

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Children’s Rights: Fact Sheets

WEBThe Factsheet, released for National AccessAbility Week, May 31-June 6, 2020, also names actions required in relation to the response to Covid-19. Children’s right to …

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Raising the Bar for Children’s Rights

WEBResearch shows that children in Canada are doing less well than children in countries where the Convention is consistently implemented.It’s time for Canada to take serious …

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Children Miss Out on Basic Needs in Canada

WEBIs it acceptable that a higher percentage of Canadian children live in poverty than in other countries similar to Canada? On September 26 the UN Committee on the …

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Federal Budget 2023: Small Gains for Children, but More Work to …

WEBCCRC Federal 2023 Budget Analysis. Prepared by Kate Butler and Kevin Z. Children will benefit from some of the new initiatives included in the 2023 Federal …

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The Rights of Children with Disabilities in Canada: Call to Action

WEBThe Rights of Children with Disabilities in Canada: Call to Action What is the state of affairs in Canada? Canada has ratified two United Nations treaties with specific provisions for …

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Housing and Children’s Rights

WEBHousing and Children’s Rights. There are two signs of substantive progress in the National Housing Strategy, released on November 22, 2017. First is the strong …

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Katelynn’s Principle: The child must be at the centre

WEBOn Friday, April 29, the jury in the Inquest into the Death of Katelynn Sampson, delivered a number of significant recommendations which are founded on the …

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Violence Against Children in Canada: It’s Time to Act

WEBmember, or from someone with whom they have an intimate relationship (Department of Justice, Government of Canada, 2017). Statistics Canada, the Canadian Red Cross, …

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Children with disabilities in Canada

WEB4 I. INTRODUCTION “States Parties recognize that a mentally or physically disabled child should enjoy a full and decent life, in conditions which ensure dignity, promote self …

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Fact Sheet: Children’s Right to Privacy (March 2021)

WEBThe UN Committee on the Rights of the Child adopted a new General Comment 25 to provide guidance to states and other actors. It provides a …

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Ending Corporal Punishment webinar

WEBCheck out this webinar by Canada’s Dr. Joan Durrant and others, put on by the World Health Organization and Global Partnership to End Violence Against …

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Children’s Rights and Child Welfare in Ontario

WEBBill 89 in Ontario, if adopted, will give the rights of children priority in child welfare and children’s services in the province. It will provide a good example of taking …

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Board of Directors

WEBBoard of Directors. The coalition operates as a charitable organization under federal legislation. The board, elected at each AGM, includes representatives of child rights …

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National Child Day

WEBOur partner UNICEF Canada, and youth advocates from across Canada, invite you to celebrate National Child Day by joining the Youth Advocacy Summit: The …

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