00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.839638 CaOODSP 20221107151641 cr ||||||||||| 170825s2017 quc o f000 0 eng d 978-0-660-09040-5 CaOODSP eng n-cn--- Em12-32/2017E-PDF Consultation report [electronic resource] : Canada’s possible accession to the United Nations Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Canada’s possible accession to the United Nations Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities [Gatineau, QC] : Employment and Social Development Canada, c2017. 3 p. Issued also in French under title: Rapport de consultation : possible ratification par le Canada du Protocole facultatif se rapportant à la Convention des Nations Unies relative aux droits des personnes handicapées. Cover title. “Canada is a party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Convention). The Convention entered into force for Canada on April 10, 2010. Its purpose is to ensure that all people with disabilities enjoy the same human rights, freedoms and respect as other people. It requires countries to promote equality and prohibit discrimination against people with disabilities. As a party to the Convention, Canada can accede to (or join) the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Optional Protocol contains two procedures to strengthen the implementation of the Convention: an individual communications procedure and an inquiry procedure"--Overview, p. 1. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Optional Protocol (2007 March 30) gccst Persons with disabilities gccst Human rights gccst Multilateral agreements Canada. Employment and Social Development Canada. Rapport de consultation (CaOODSP)9.839639 PDF 206 KB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/edsc-esdc/Em12-32-2017-eng.pdf SSD-194-07-17E