Indigenous Leaders Warn of “Human Rights Regression” as Crucial Advocacy Funding Ends for Some Organizations
Press Release Ottawa, ON, April 08, 2026 — The federal government’s decision to sunset crucial funding for some Indigenous organizations marks an alarming regression in its response to the Missing…
ONWA Amplifying the Rights of Indigenous Women at the 145th UN Human Rights Committee
ONWA Amplifying the Rights of Indigenous Women at the 145th UN Human Rights Committee Thunder Bay, ON – The Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) is attending the 145th session of the United…
Indigenous Peoples, FPIC, Business & Human Rights Submission to the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights
Press Release December 18, 2025 This is Amnesty International’s submission to the call by the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights, for their report on Indigenous Peoples’ Free,…
ABPA Expands Ring of Fire Study, Calling on Regulators to Uphold Truth and Reconciliation
Press Release 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…
New Expert Report Reveals Harms of Indigenous Consumer Racial Profiling in Canada; Report Submitted as Evidence in Canadian Tire Human Rights Complaint
Press Release VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 14, 2025 – The Heiltsuk Nation is releasing an expert report today on Indigenous Consumer Racial Profiling (CRP), as part of filings for a BC…
Ontario Human Rights Commission supports employers with guidance on Indigenous-specific hiring
Press Release May 29, 2025 TORONTO – Today, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) released its Policy statement on Indigenous-specific hiring (policy statement) to provide guidance primarily to non-Indigenous employers on how to…
Significant barriers remain for racialized people seeking management and executive positions in the federal public service: CHRC audit
Press Release 19 March, 2025 A new employment equity audit report released today by the Commission finds that racialized people, particularly those seeking management and executive positions, still face significant…
OHRC and LCO release new tool to help organizations assess AI technologies to ensure they uphold human rights
Press Release November 6, 2024 TORONTO – Today, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) and the Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) launched the Human Rights Impact Assessment for AI Technologies (“HRIA” or “the tool”),…
