Funding to increase access to justice for racialized inmates in Nova Scotia
Press Release From: Department of Justice Canada March 6, 2024 Access to justice is a fundamental value in the Canadian justice system and an integral part of a fair society…
Co-chairs issue statement on progress made towards shared priorities at roundtable on missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit, and gender-diverse people in Canada
Press Release OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 8, 2024 – Today the Chair of the National Families and Survivors Circle Inc., Hilda Anderson-Pyrz, the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Gary Anandasangaree, and the Minister…
MMF, Government of the Red River Métis Nation applauds unanimous decision of the Supreme Court
Press Release WINNIPEG, MB, IN THE NATIONAL HOMELAND OF THE RED RIVER MÉTIS, Feb. 9, 2024- Today, the Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF), the National Government of the Red River Métis, applauds the…
Minimum wage compliance for Nunavummiut
Press Release February 1, 2024 The Department of Justice reminds Nunavut employers and employees that the territory’s minimum wage rate is now $19.00 per hour, following an increase from $16.00…
Mining Threats to BC’s Emerging Salmon Habitats – New Study
Press Release December 4, 2023 As glaciers in British Columbia continue to retreat due to climate change, new salmon habitats are emerging. Yet, as a recent scientific study highlights, these…
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…
