Call for Canadian Support for UN Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2008:08 CALL FOR CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR UN DECLARATION ON RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES Whereas 1 Canada has been a vocal supporter of Human Rights Declarations and Conventions at the UN; and Whereas 2 T... United Nations
Canada’s Obligations Under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocol, Including Reference to Omar Kadar 2012:04EI CANADA’S OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE UN CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD AND ITS OPTIONAL PROTOCOL, INCLUDING REFERENCE TO OMAR KHADR Whereas 1 The Government of Canada has failed to live up ... United Nations
Implementation of All United Nations Human Rights Conventions Ratified by Canada 2004:04 IMPLEMENTATION OF ALL UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS CONVENTIONS RATIFIED BY CANADA Whereas Canada has long supported the original 1948 United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights; and W... United Nations
Participation and Representation of Women in the UN 87.16IC Participation and Representation of Women in the Work of the United Nations Noting that Paragraph 358 of the Nairobi Forward-Looking Strategies Document for the Advancement of Women clearly st... United Nations
United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization Program (FAO) 84.7 United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization Program (FAO) Whereas, Human survival is dependent on the preservation of a diverse genetic base on which seed breeding rests and the crucial gen... United Nations
United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) 2001:07 UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSION FOR REFUGEES (UNHCR) Whereas: the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) was established as a temporary agency of the UN and is therefore dependent ... United Nations
United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners 87.17IC United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (Amendment to 1985 Resolution presented to ICW) Recognizing the long-standing concern of the International Council of Women... United Nations
Amendments to U.I. Act – Re: Maternity Benefits 83.6 Women and Video Display Terminals Whereas: The use of microprocessors is increasing at a rapid rate in all service organizations and administrative units, including medium and some small business... Unemployment/Unemployment Insurance
Job Sharing and Unemployment 86.6 Job Sharing and Unemployment Whereas: There has been reluctance on the part of some employers to accept job sharing as an employment option; Job sharing is an employment option which would be att... Unemployment/Unemployment Insurance
Need for Reform of the Employment Insurance Program in Canada 2008:06 NEED FOR REFORM OF THE EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM Whereas 1 restrictive changes to Employment Insurance (EI) Program entitlements in the mid-1990s resulted in a decrease in the percentage of... Unemployment/Unemployment Insurance
Reducing Unemployment 93.7EM Emergency Resolution: Reducing Unemployment [Whereas,] Rationale: Changes in technologies, coupled with high minimum wage legislation, have resulted in the elimination of many jobs. All current... Unemployment/Unemployment Insurance
Temporary Foreign Worker’s (TFW) Access to Permanent Status (Caregiver Program) 8. TEMPORARY FOREIGN WORKERS’ ACCESS TO PERMANENT STATUS (CAREGIVER PROGRAM) Whereas #1 The entry of foreign caregiver workers, the majority of whom are women, is prompted by the unmet labour market d... Unemployment/Unemployment Insurance