CCRC report on rights of children in Canada - Canadian Coalition ...

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Introduction 1
A Children’s Rights: Right in Principle, Right in Practice 1
b Developing the Report: Preface and Acknowledgements 2
2 Implementing All Children’s Rights in Canada 5
A Guiding Principles: Progress in Implementation 5
b Governing for Children: General Measures of Implementation 10
c Action on Previous Recommendations for Canada 16
d Awareness of Children’s Rights in Canada 22
3 Protecting Children 29
A Children’s Right to be Free from Violence 29
b Children’s Right to be Free from Poverty 32
c Children’s Right to be Free from Exploitation in the Workplace 34
d Children’s Right to be Free from Sexual Exploitation 36
4 Enabling Children’s Full Development 41
A Children’s Right to Healthy Living Conditions and Health Care 41
b Children’s Right to be Educated 45
c Children’s Right to Access Information 47
d Children’s Right to Age-Appropriate Forms of Criminal Justice 49
e Children’s Right to Early Childhood Care and Development 52
f Children’s Right to Play 56
g Children’s Right to Family, Identity, and Culture 57
5 Paying Attention to Vulnerable Children 61
A Fulfilling the Rights of Aboriginal Children 61
b Protecting the Rights of Children in Government and Alternative Care 65
c Protecting the Rights of Immigrant and Refugee Children 71
d Realizing the Rights of Children with Disabilities 75
e Protecting the Rights of Young Soldiers: Recruitment and Rehabilitation 79
6 Children’s Rights and International Development 83