Prostitution and Trafficking in Women and Girls 2001:05 PROSTITUTION AND TRAFFICKING IN WOMEN AND CHILDREN Whereas: adult (over age 18) prostitution is legal in Canada, and child prostitution is not; and Whereas: the Criminal Code of Canada makes s... Trafficking
Support for Victims of Human Trafficking 2006:02EI SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING Whereas: between 700,000 and 4 million people are trafficked annually worldwide; many of these numbers being women and children who have been sexuall... Trafficking
Economic Recognition of Volunteerism 88.8 Economic Recognition of Volunteerism Whereas the participation of the volunteer sector is essential to a healthy, pluralistic society, in initiating new ideas, planning, and providing services, f... Volunteer Recognition
Economic Value of Home and Volunteer Work 74.9 Economic Value of Home and Volunteer Work Whereas the services rendered by housewives are not marketed in the normal sense of the term; and Whereas Statistics Canada is currently studying the fea... Volunteer Recognition
Financial Aid to Local, Provincial & National Women’s Voluntary Organizations 73.12 Financial Aid to Local, Provincial and National Women’s Voluntary Organizations Whereas, In a country the size of Canada, communication and consultation amongst its citizens are essential to per... Volunteer Organizations
Funding in the Non-Profit and Voluntary Sector 2004:02 FUNDING IN THE NON-PROFIT AND VOLUNTARY SECTOR Whereas non-profit organizations play an important role in the well-being of individuals and the community in social, health, cultural, recreatio... Volunteer Organizations
Vagrancy and Victimized Women 72.12 Vagrancy and Victimized Women Whereas, The vagrancy sections of the Criminal Code open the door to arbitrary application of the law by the police and place women under the potential control of t... Vagrancy and Victimized Women
Grants for Social Welfare in Urban Renewal 67.1 Grants for Social Welfare in Urban Renewal Whereas, Urban Renewal is an important program for improving designated areas in all cities of Canada, the financing of which is shared by federal, prov... Urban Renewal
Assistance for Canada’s Universities 84.2 Assistance for Canada’s Universities Whereas, Uncertainty about the roles of the Provincial and Federal Governments in the financing of Canada’s universities; and, Whereas, These institutions are... Universities
On International Trade 2005:03PU International Trade Whereas earlier NCWC resolutions on international trade (02.10, 02.5 PU, 3.2) called for: democratization, transparency, and accountability in institutions governing inte... Trade
Small Arms and Light Weapons Trade 2006:05 SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS TRADE Whereas: there are many wars around the world at any given time, the majority being fought with “small arms and light weapons”; and Whereas: the prevalence o... Trade
World Trade Agreements and the Non-Profit Social Services Sector 2004:01 CRIMINALIZE THE USE OF DATE RAPE DRUGS Whereas the non-medical and surreptitious use of date rape drugs by rapists is a relatively new phenomenon; and Whereas date rape drugs negatively affect... Trade