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Canada and the CRPD
Canada has ratified the CRPD. Ratification means that a country agrees to abide by the standards set in a Convention.
Recent Work
May 8, 2013
Vangelis Nikias Discusses Disability Rights and The Conversation Between International Law and Domestic Law
March 27, 2013
How Can a Civil Society Shadow Report Improve Accountability?
On Thursday 14 February 2013, at the Munk School of Global Affairs, Steve Estey, Chair of CCD’s International Committee, participated in a panel presentation along with David Shannon (Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission) and Penny Hartin (World Blind Union). Steve reviewed CCD’s recommendations to the Government of Canada regarding the CRPD. Read more.
March 22, 2013
CCD Panel Presentation at University of Ottawa Human Rights Centre
Without self-representative groups of persons with disabilities, our experience and our needs cannot be adequately and legitimately described, appropriate solutions cannot be developed, and difficult challenges cannot be taken up. Read more.
More on Canada and the CRPD
January 10, 2013
Radio Interview about the CRPD
November 27, 2012
CRPD - 10 Facts Canadians Should Know
November 5, 2012
Renewed Political Commitment and Leadership: An Imperative for the Realization of the Human Rights of Canadians with Disabilities
June 6, 2012
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Overview and Next Steps for an Accessible and Inclusive Society
July 4, 2011
Community Expectations: Compliance and Progressive Realization
June 9, 2011
Monitoring of the CRPD
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 Steven Estey, center, with the Council of Canadians with Disabilities; Traci Walters, second from right, with Independent Living Canada; and the Canadian Association for Community Living President Bendina Miller, far right, at the United Nations in New York, Thursday March 11, 2010. Canada ratified the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, a historic first international treaty that comprehensively recognizes the rights of persons with disabilities. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)