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May 4, 2019
Senate Committee Corrects Some Weaknesses in Bill C-81
CCD calls on the Government to accept the SOCI Committee’s amendments and to incorporate them into Bill C-81. Read more
April 25, 2019
Canadian Human Rights Commission 2018 Annual Report Shows Little Improvement for Disabled Canadians
“Speak Out, as the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) has titled its 2018 Annual Report, reads to us like a call to action to speak our truth on the discrimination that people with disabilities encounter in Canada,” states Jewelles Smith, Chairperson of the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD). “Far too many of us face oppression and discrimination, while going to school, at work and doing the activities that many Canadians take for granted but for people with disabilities often mean navigating barriers, which are often systemic in nature,” states Pat Danforth, CCD 1st Vice Chair. Read more
April 2, 2019
During Official Visit UN Special Rapporteur on Disability Rights Looking at Canada's Record on Disability
I think it is very helpful to have an external expert come and look at things on the ground. I think it will be very instructive for us and she has the ability as an independent UN expert, who is not beholding to anyone here in Canada, to say exactly what she thinks. So, I think she will shine a light on what she considers to be areas of concern. I will be very honest about this and say the fact that the government has invited her to do this, I think, is a sign of good faith on the part of the government, as well. It is a sign of commitment on the part of the government to try and move things forward on the disability agenda. Read more
More on Our Issues
April 11, 2019
CCD Calls on Senate to Address Significant Silences in Bill C-81, An Act to ensure a barrier-free Canada
April 9, 2019
Support for Disability Organizations Demonstrates Federal Progress on CRPD Implementation
March 20, 2019
"Budget 2019 - Canadians with disabilities not left out," says Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD)
January 25, 2019
COUNCIL OF CANADIANS WITH DISABILITIES APPLAUDS DECISION OF THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA
December 21, 2018
Open Letter: Recognizing Two Important Human Rights Milestones of 2018
December 21, 2018
Happy Holidays 2018
Welcome CCD Executive Committee 2018-20!
Newly elected CCD Executive Committee at CCD's June 2018 AGM in Winnipeg. (Row 1 L-R : Carmela Hutchison (2nd Vice Chair), Pat Danforth (1st Vice Chair); Row 2: L-R Jewelles Smith (Chairperson), Frank Folino (Member at Large), Roxana Jahani Aval (Secretary), Kathleen Thompson (Treasurer).
November 22, 2011
Celebrating Our Accomplishments
We have produced this booklet both to celebrate our success and to help others understand the contribution of the disability rights movement in Canada.
Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon, far left, observes as U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, second from left, meets members of the Canadian delegation, including CCD's Steve Estey. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
Videos
September 30, 2015
Voting at an Elections Canada Office
After the election is called, you can vote at any EC office across the country.
Weblog
May 6, 2019
CCD Part of Coalition Seeking to Intervene in Case Focused on Supports to Live in the Community
The Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) will be applying to intervene in a case at the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal which raises issues of national importance affecting the fundamental human rights of persons with disabilities. CCD is collaborating in its proposed intervention with the Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL) and People First of Canada (PFC) (together, “the Coalition”). The Coalition is seeking to intervene on the issue of the interpretation and application of the test for systemic discrimination. The approach adopted by the Board of Inquiry would exacerbate the existing barriers to human rights protections and access to justice for persons with disabilities who are uniquely vulnerable to systemic discrimination. Read more.
Press Release
May 4, 2019
Senate Committee Corrects Some Weaknesses in Bill C-81
CCD calls on the Government to accept the SOCI Committee’s amendments and to incorporate them into Bill C-81. Read more.