Human Rights

Download the minutes of the Okanagan Human Rights Committee here.

Thanks to Jennifer Chieh Ho, BC Regional Council, for this report and photos from the February 14th Women's Memorial March in Vancouver. Jennifer, along with other members of the PSAC BC Human Rights Committee attended the march.

I attended a very special event on February 14, 2012, I reflected, paused and appreciated some things in my life as a result of my participation of this event and would like to take this opportunity to share my thoughts with you in the hopes it will do the same for you as well.

Ottawa - What impact will the Conservative government's plans for across-the-board cuts have on the employment of workers with disabilities, Aboriginal and racialized workers?

That's the question PSAC will put to the Senate human rights committee which is examining employment equity and hiring practices in the federal public service.

Here are the Regional Council Members reports presented at the October 2011 RC meeting and the minutes of the April 2011 meeting.

Since 1992, December 3rd is marked as the International Day for Persons with Disabilities by the United Nations. This is a day to promote awareness on the issues faced by people living with disabilities.

Each year this international day of observance has a theme that addresses a priority for those living with a disability. This year’s theme is: "Together for a better world for all: Including persons with disabilities in development". In 2006, Statistics Canada reported that more than 2.6 million Canadians are living with a disability, which is 13% of Canada’s overall population.