Persons with disabilities 23. Canada accepts recommendations 170, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225 and 226. Canada is advancing the social and economic inclusion of persons with disabilities and will continue promoting the coherence and complementarity of its legislation and policies. Immigrants, refugees, asylum-seekers, and migrant workers 24. Canada accepts recommendations 81, 136, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 268, 269, 270 and 271. 25. Canada notes recommendations: 265: Provincial and territorial governments have primary responsibility for the provision of health care and social services; as such Canada cannot commit to revising national legislation on these issues. 266 and 267: Canada’s robust statutory scheme ensures regular, meaningful detention reviews by an independent coupled with the availability of judicial review of detention decisions and the constitutional safeguards contained in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. 272: Canada’s Pre-Removal Risk Assessment process assesses an individual’s risk of return to persecution under the Refugee Convention, or torture or cruel and unusual treatment under the Convention against Torture. 273 and 274: A minor may be detained or housed only in extremely limited circumstances after appropriate alternatives to detention are considered and determined to be unsuitable or unavailable. 275: While Canada is not presently in a position to establish a statelessness determination procedure, protections for stateless persons do exist in Canada. Any stateless person in Canada requiring refugee protection can access protection through the asylum system. Canada’s includes provisions which Citizenship Act enable Canadian citizenship to be granted to stateless persons. Racism and non-discrimination 26. Canada accepts recommendations 39, 40, 42, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 64, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 73, 121, 152, 168, 229, 227, 239 and 241. Canada is addressing racial and religious discrimination and crimes motivated by hate, and recognizes the challenges that remain in these areas. 27. Canada notes the following two recommendations: 53: While a national action plan to combat racial discrimination is not presently in development, significant investments have been announced to support community engagement on a new national anti-racism approach. 55: Anti-discrimination legislation in Canada prohibits racial discrimination and applies to private businesses, in regard to employment matters, the provision of services and facilities customarily available to the public, and accommodation. Older persons 28. Canada accepts recommendation 84.
Persons with disabilities 23. Canada accepts recommendations 170, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225 and 226. Canada is advancing the social and economic inclusion of persons with disabilities and will continue promoting the coherence and complementarity of its legislation and policies. Immigrants, refugees, asylum-seekers, and migrant workers 24. Canada accepts recommendations 81, 136, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 268, 269, 270 and 271. 25. Canada notes recommendations: 265: Provincial and territorial governments have primary responsibility for the provision of health care and social services; as such Canada cannot commit to revising national legislation on these issues. 266 and 267: Canada’s robust statutory scheme ensures regular, meaningful detention reviews by an independent coupled with the availability of judicial review of detention decisions and the constitutional safeguards contained in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. 272: Canada’s Pre-Removal Risk Assessment process assesses an individual’s risk of return to persecution under the Refugee Convention, or torture or cruel and unusual treatment under the Convention against Torture. 273 and 274: A minor may be detained or housed only in extremely limited circumstances after appropriate alternatives to detention are considered and determined to be unsuitable or unavailable. 275: While Canada is not presently in a position to establish a statelessness determination procedure, protections for stateless persons do exist in Canada. Any stateless person in Canada requiring refugee protection can access protection through the asylum system. Canada’s Citizenship Act includes provisions which enable Canadian citizenship to be granted to stateless persons. Racism and non-discrimination 26. Canada accepts recommendations 39, 40, 42, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 64, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 73, 121, 152, 168, 229, 227, 239 and 241. Canada is addressing racial and religious discrimination and crimes motivated by hate, and recognizes the challenges that remain in these areas. 27. Canada notes the following two recommendations: 53: While a national action plan to combat racial discrimination is not presently in development, significant investments have been announced to support community engagement on a new national anti-racism approach. 55: Anti-discrimination legislation in Canada prohibits racial discrimination and applies to private businesses, in regard to employment matters, the provision of services and facilities customarily available to the public, and accommodation. Older persons 28. Canada accepts recommendation 84.