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Caring Society’s November 2025 CHRT Update
November 2025 Consultation Workplan 1. Collaboration with AFN and NCCC: The parties are combining their expertise and resources to fulfill the 2025 CHRT 80 workplan requirements. The Caring Society warmly welcomes the recent appointment of Assembly of First Nations of Québec and Labrador Regional Chief Verreault-Paul as the AFN portfolio holder and looks forward to […]
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November 13, 2025: In memory of the Honourable David Blair Mason, K.C.
It is with deep sadness that the Alberta Human Rights Commission marks the passing of the Honourable D. Blair Mason, K.C., former Chief of the Commission and Tribunals. To the Commission’s great fortune, Mr. Mason served as Chief from 2009 to 2014, following his 23-year tenure as a Justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench […]
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Independent Board of Inquiry Decision
November 07, 2025 The chair of the independent human rights board of inquiry in the matter of Charla Dorrington vs. A.J. Acheson Sales Ltd., operating as Canadian Tire, Dartmouth Crossing, found the complainant was the target of racial profiling. In a decision issued this week, board chair Eric Slone found that an employee exhibited racial […]
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National Family and Survivors Circle Calls Immediate Action to Uphold Human Security and Rights of Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People Following Federal Budget 2025
OTTAWA, ON — The National Family and Survivors Circle Inc. (NFSC Inc.) is deeply concerned that the 2025 federal budget fails to deliver the urgent, targeted action needed to protect the human security and inherent rights of Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people. Every day, a sister, a daughter, a mother, or a friend is […]
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Canadian Human Rights Champions: The Arduous Journey Now Available Online
THUNDER BAY, ON, Oct. 21, 2025 – There has never been a book that details dozens of Canadian champions of human rights, until now. At a time of increased political polarization and unprecedented challenges to democratic principles, the release of Canadian Human Rights Champions: The Arduous Journey highlights the hard-won progress achieved by 38 courageous […]
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2025 Human Rights Awards presented
October 9, 2025 FREDERICTON – The recipients of the 2025 New Brunswick Human Rights Awards were honoured during a ceremony hosted at Government House in Fredericton today. Anita Joseph of Elsipogtog First Nation received the Human Rights Award and Chinazam Igwe of Moncton received the Youth Human Rights Award. “Anita Joseph and Chinazam Igwe are […]
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ABPA Expands Ring of Fire Study, Calling on Regulators to Uphold Truth and Reconciliation
October 7, 2025 – Robinson-Superior Treaty, Fort William First Nation Territory, Thunder Bay, Ontario: The Anishnawbe Business Professional Association (ABPA) today announced a significant expansion of its research partnership with the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. The project, which initially focused on the human rights impacts of mining, will now broaden its scope to […]
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More than a third of Canadians say country belongs to Indigenous people: poll – Global News
September 30, 2025 As people across the country gather for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a new poll suggests Canadians are divided about whether the country belongs primarily to Indigenous Peoples. The Leger poll of 1,627 people conducted between Aug. 29 and 31 for the Association for Canadian Studies suggests 38 per cent […]
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Call for Nominations for 2025 Human Rights Awards
September 26, 2025 People can now submit nominations for this year’s Nova Scotia Human Rights Awards. The Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission presents awards annually to Nova Scotians whose work advances human rights in the province. “Nova Scotia’s history of social justice includes champions from throughout the province and we continue to see advocates advancing […]
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With equal pay, everyone benefits
Sep 18, 2025 In honour of International Equal Pay Day, Lori Straznicky, Federal Pay Equity Commissioner, issues the following statement: Today, on International Equal Pay Day, we reaffirm a simple but powerful truth: equal pay for work of equal value is a fundamental human right. In Canada and around the world, women continue to earn […]
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