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Dignity Freedoms Rights Equality Protection

The Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse is an independent body whose mission is to promote and uphold the principles set out in the Québec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms.

The Commission is also responsible :
- to ensure that the interests of children are protected and that their rights as recognized by the Youth Protection Act and the Youth Criminal Justice Act are respected;
- for applying the Act respecting equal access to employment in public bodies.

Latest News

Québec must revise its immigration law and programs to put an end to the systemic discrimination of migrant workers, says the Commission

In an opinion released today, the Commission concludes that live-in caregivers, seasonal agricultural workers and other foreign temporary low-skilled workers are victims of systemic discrimination on the basis of their ethnic or national origin, race, social condition, language and in the case of live-in caregivers, their sex.

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Date published: 2/20/2012

NATIONAL ADVOCATES TAKE MESSAGE TO THE UN THAT CANADA MUST DO BETTER TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF ABORIGINAL CHILDREN

TORONTO, February 2, 2012 - A national plan is urgently needed to address the single most important systemic human rights issue in the country – the health, education and safety of Aboriginal children and youth. The Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates (CCCYA) is taking that message to Geneva. On Monday, February 6, 2012, the Council will table a special report on Aboriginal Children – Canada Must Do Better: Today and Tomorrow – at the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child.

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Date published: 2/2/2012

Payment of the solidarity tax credit
THE COMMISSION DES DROITS DE LA PERSONNE ET DES DROITS DE LA JEUNESSE CONCLUDES THAT THE OBLIGATION TO REGISTER FOR DIRECT DEPOSIT CONTRAVENES THE QUÉBEC CHARTER OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS

In an opinion entitled: “Compliance with the Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms of the obligation to register for direct deposit as a condition to obtain the solidarity tax credit” released today, the Commission finds that the obligation to register for direct deposit as a condition for obtaining the solidarity tax credit compromises the right to full exercise of economic and social rights, as well of the right to dignity of persons, who do not want, or cannot, open a bank account because of their social condition, disability, national or ethnic origin.

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Date published: 11/16/2011

Racial profiling
THE COMMISSION DES DROITS DE LA PERSONNE ET DES DROITS DE LA JEUNESSE INTERVENES IN THE CASE OF JOËL DEBELLEFEUILLE IN
QUÉBEC SUPERIOR COURT

Montréal, October 20, 2011 –The Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse is appearing today before the Québec Superior Court, Longueuil District, in a bid to reverse a municipal court ruling which failed to consider the defense of racial profiling in convicting a Black driver of obstructing the work of a peace officer.

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Date published: 10/20/2011