Today on International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Canadian Human Rights Commission is calling for urgent and concrete action to combat all forms of systemic racism in Canada. Decades after this day’s inception, racism continues to be at the root of human rights violations in countries around the world, including Canada. Whether
Today, on International Women’s Day, we celebrate the powerful contributions of women change-makers in our society and recommit to centering the diverse contributions of all women in the fight for gender justice and equality. We must not only celebrate the voices of feminist pioneers whose names and stories we know, but also amplify the voices
The Canadian Human Rights Commission (Commission) and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) are pleased to announce a settlement in which CSIS affirms its ongoing commitment to address systemic discrimination and racism, and increase diversity and inclusion in its workplace. This settlement is the result of a complaint filed by a Black woman who worked
The Canadian Human Rights Commission is reviewing the final report released today by the Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights. The Commission is studying the Committee’s recommendations and supports any changes that will advance human rights justice and address systemic anti-Black racism in Canada. The Commission supports the modernization of both the Canadian Human Rights
The Canadian Human Rights Commission is deeply concerned by the data released earlier this week by Statistics Canada from the Survey on Sexual Misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). The results confirm that the proportion of military members who reported being sexually assaulted by another member of the military more than doubled between 2018
