The purpose of the Accessible Canada Act is to benefit everyone, especially persons with disabilities, by helping to create a barrier-free Canada.
Canadian Human Rights Commission: Accessibility
Key Dates
Creation of the Council of Federal Accessibility Agencies
Royal Assent of the Accessible Canada Act
Coming into Force of the Accessible Canada Act
Launch of the Public Service Accessibility Strategy
Introduction of Bill C-81: An Act to ensure a barrier-free Canada (Accessible Canada Act)
News
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August
Ending violence against people experiencing homelessness starts with upholding their human rights - opens in a new tab
August 3, 2022 – Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Human Rights Commission
Following attacks on people e ...
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June
National Indigenous Peoples Day: A day of celebration and recognition - opens in a new tab
June 21, 2022 - Ottawa, Ontario - Canadian Human Rights Commission
In celebration of National Ind ...
01
June
Change in Canada's military is long overdue - opens in a new tab
June 1, 2022 – Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Human Rights Commission
Following the release this week ...
30
May
Inclusive from the start - opens in a new tab
May 30, 2022 - Ottawa, Ontario - Canadian Human Rights Commission
To mark National Accessibility ...
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April
Canadian Human Rights Commission welcomes Canada's first Accessibility Commissioner - opens in a new tab
April 27, 2022 – Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Human Rights Commission
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13
April
Urgent action needed to stop sexual coercion and violence in federal prisons - opens in a new tab
April 13, 2022 – Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Human Rights Commission
Following news reports that a ...
13
April
Another key step towards barrier-free federal workplaces - opens in a new tab
April 13, 2022 – Ottawa, Ontario – the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Employment and Social D ...
04
April
Stronger together: A call for collective action, CHRC 2021 Annual Report - opens in a new tab
April 4, 2022 – Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Human Rights Commission
Upon the tabling of “Stronger ...
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March
Reimagining housing policy in Canada: First Nations leadership, vision and voices - opens in a new tab
Speaking Notes
Marie-Josée Houle
Federal Housing Advocate
Office of the Federal Housing Advocate
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