OHRC releases new web tool to help Ontarians meet their human rights obligations
Press Release October 30, 2023 Today, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) released its Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA) Framework, a new web-based educational tool to support the public, governments, service…
Access to Justice Week – The 10th Anniversary of the Justice Development Goals – free programming open to legal professionals and the public
Press Release October 23, 2023 TORONTO, ON — This morning, the eighth annual Access to Justice Week (A2J) in Ontario (October 23 to 27), opened with a sunrise ceremony led…
FNLC outraged by early parole granted to man who stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from Indigenous youth in care
Press Release (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) is shocked, appalled and deeply outraged by the decision of the National Parole Board…
New measures announced to make federal judicial appointments process more efficient
Press Release From: Department of Justice Canada September 5, 2023 The Government of Canada is committed to ensuring that the process for appointing judges to superior courts is transparent and…
Indigenous organizations and legal aid clinic rebuke Canada for mass incarceration of Indigenous people, call for redirection of funding to Indigenous governments and organizations as part of Canada’s human rights review by the United Nations
Press Release GENEVA, Aug. 28, 2023 – Today, Dene lawyer Jennifer Duncan is in Geneva leading up to Canada’s 4th Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Pre-Session to draw international attention to…
Media Advisory: Attorney General Downey to Make an Announcement
Press Release February 03, 2023 Doug Downey, Attorney General, will be joined by Greg Rickford, Minister of Indigenous Affairs, Francis Kavanaugh, Grand Chief of Grand Council Treaty #3, Derek Fox,…
Nunavut Coroner’s Office seeks community coroners
Press Release 02 February 2023 The Nunavut Coroner’s Office is recruiting for community coroners throughout Nunavut. Community coroners provide service on an as-needed basis and are paid a fee for…
2022 CBSA Year in Review: More travellers, more trade, illegal guns and drugs off our streets
Press Release From: Canada Border Services Agency December 13, 2022 The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) 2022 highlights demonstrate commitment and hard work to facilitate the free flow of people…
Public Safety Canada Quarterly Financial Report for the quarter ended September 30, 2022
Press Release 1.0 Introduction This quarterly financial report for the period ending September 30, 2022 has been prepared by management as required by section 65.1 of the Financial Administration Act,…
TELUS to provide free smartphones and wireless services in Ontario to Indigenous women at risk or surviving violence
Press Release November 2, 2022 Expanding TELUS Mobility for Good program with new partners Native Child and Family Services of Toronto (NCFST) and Native Women’s Resource Centre of Toronto (NWRCT)…
