Government of Canada – Canadian Human Rights Commission

Canada’s national human rights institution.

• Established by Parliament through the Canadian Human Rights Act (CHRA) in 1977.
• Protects the core principle of equal opportunity and promotes a vision of an inclusive society free from discrimination
• Promotes and protects human rights, including screening and, where possible, mediating discrimination complaints, representing the public interest in the litigation of complaints, and conducting research in consultation with rights holders and stakeholders, issuing public statements, and tabling special reports in Parliament.
• Has an additional mandate under the Employment Equity Act and supports the Accessibility Commissioner and the Pay Equity Commissioner in carrying out their mandates under the Accessible Canada Act and the Pay Equity Act.
• Provides support to the Federal Housing Advocate as legislated by the National Housing Strategy Act.
• Also the designated body responsible for monitoring the Government of Canada’s implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), in accordance with article 33.2 of the Convention.