Rights by community or group
Learn more about rights related to specific communities and groups including children, women, Indigenous peoples, people with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons.
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Rights of people with disabilities
Learn more about the strong legal and legislative framework that guarantees the equal rights of people with disabilities.
Indigenous Peoples and human rights
See how evolutions in policy and law aim to address some of the issues facing Indigenous peoples.
Rights of LGBTI persons
Learn more about the development of LGBTI rights, and how these rights are protected within Canada and internationally.
Rights of children
Read about Canada's commitment to the UN's Convention on the Rights of the Child and its optional protocols.
Rights of women
Learn how the evolution of women's rights in Canada led to the creation of legal instruments to promote equality for women.