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The Government of Canada is leading consultations to inform planned accessibility legislation.
In-person sessions are coming soon to your community. Now is the chance to have your say. Read more.
October 30, 2018
Open Letter Regarding the Need to Strengthen Bill C-81 - Accessible Canada Act
We the undersigned commend the Federal Government for committing to enact national accessibility legislation. As provincial and national disability rights organizations, we write to express significant concerns regarding Bill C-81. The following highlights our key concerns and reflects the concerns raised by our communities before the HUMA Committee. Amendments are essential to effectively remedy these concerns. Read more
November 29, 2018
Update on the Charter Challenge to BC's Mental Health Act
In August 2018, the BC government brought an application to have the case dismissed, arguing that CCD did not have the legal status (“standing”) to defend the rights of people with mental disabilities in court. In October 2018, the BC Supreme Court decided that CCD did not have standing and dismissed the case before it got to trial. CCD has appealed the Court’s decision. Read more
December 21, 2018
Open Letter: Recognizing Two Important Human Rights Milestones of 2018
The Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) celebrates Canada’s accession to the Optional Protocol. We recognize that accession reinforces the commitment that the Federal, Provincial and Territorial governments have made to ensuring that people with disabilities have full enjoyment of their human rights, as elaborated in the CRPD, which Canada ratified in 2010. CCD called upon Canada to accede to the Optional Protocol because the mechanism strengthens the human rights protections that are available to people with disabilities in the CRPD, and we congratulate you on this important advance. Read more
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December 21, 2018
Happy Holidays 2018
December 14, 2018
VIA RAIL SELECTS SIEMENS CANADA TO REPLACE ITS QUÉBEC-WINDSOR CORRIDOR FLEET
November 28, 2018
CCD Election Results - 2nd Vice Chair
November 26, 2018
Supporting Recognition of ASL/LSQ by Canada
November 12, 2018
Study on Bill C-81, An Act to Ensure a Barrier-Free Canada
November 12, 2018
Summary Note: Bill C-81 Parliamentary Study - Wednesday November 7, 2018
Welcome CCD Executive Committee 2018-20!
Newly elected CCD Executive Committee at CCD's June 2018 AGM in Winnipeg. (Row 1 L-R : Carmela Hutchison (2nd Vice Chair), Pat Danforth (1st Vice Chair); Row 2: L-R Jewelles Smith (Chairperson), Frank Folino (Member at Large), Roxana Jahani Aval (Secretary), Kathleen Thompson (Treasurer).
November 22, 2011
Celebrating Our Accomplishments
We have produced this booklet both to celebrate our success and to help others understand the contribution of the disability rights movement in Canada.
Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon, far left, observes as U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, second from left, meets members of the Canadian delegation, including CCD's Steve Estey. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
Videos
September 30, 2015
Voting at an Elections Canada Office
After the election is called, you can vote at any EC office across the country.
Weblog
November 12, 2018
Summary Note: Bill C-81 Parliamentary Study - Wednesday November 7, 2018
Please find a summary of the November 7, 2018 meeting of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA). Read more.
Press Release
September 4, 2018
CANADA'S MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN DYING REGULATIONS FALL SHORT
The Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL) and the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) strongly call on the federal government to strengthen the monitoring system for medical assistance in dying (MAiD). Read more.