Working Together
CASHRA brings member agencies together to improve and promote human rights in Canada. Our member agencies share a mandate of protecting human rights across Canada. Our work together on public education, addressing systemic discrimination, and promoting best practices benefits each member agency and advances human rights.
Public Education Projects
CASHRA provides opportunities for members to exchange information about human rights laws in Canada. We also undertake public education projects that advocate for human rights in Canada and abroad.
National Conference
CASHRA hosts regular national human rights conferences. The conferences bring human rights professionals from Commissions, government as well as from the private and non-profit sectors to participate in discussions and workshops that focus on human rights protection and promotion.
Upcoming Events
CASHRA Right to Read Learning Event
On October 3, 2019, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) announced a public inquiry into human rights issues that affect students with reading disabilities in Ontario’s public education system. The report of the Right to Read inquiry, which focused on early reading skills, highlights how learning to read is not a privilege but a basic and essential human right. The report and complementary information can be found here.
Human rights commissions are increasingly turning to inquiries to shed light on human rights issues. We welcome you to join us on Monday, September 26, from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm EST for a virtual presentation about the OHRC’s experience with the Right to Read inquiry as well as other jurisdictions’ inquiry experiences thus far. You will get an inside look at leading practices surrounding inquiries and learn about the types of inquiries taking place in other jurisdictions. A question-and-answer period will follow.
Speakers:
- Raj Dhir, Chief Executive Officer of the Ontario Human Rights Commission
- Nika Farahani, Counsel at Ontario Human Rights Commission
- Karen Sharma, A/Executive Director of the Manitoba Human Rights Commission
The presentation will be bilingual and is open to the general public.
Please RSVP by September 18 by writing to Arlette Boghoskhan at cashra.accdp@gmail.com. A link to the Zoom live broadcast will be provided prior to the event.
CASHRA Members
- Alberta Human Rights Commission
- British Columbia Office of the Human Rights Commissioner
- Canadian Human Rights Commission
- Manitoba Human Rights Commission
- New Brunswick Human Rights Commission
- Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission
- Northwest Territories Human Rights Commission
- Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission
- Ontario Human Rights Commission
- Prince Edward Island Human Rights Commission
- Québec – Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse
- Yukon Human Rights Commission
A Shared Responsibility
