canada’s national report 79 th meeting of the directing council, inter-american children’s...
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Canada’s National Report
79th Meeting of the Directing Council,
Inter-American Children’s Institute,Mexico City,
October25-26, 2004
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# 1 - Mechanisms available to ensure enforcement of rights under the CRC
A Canada Fit for Children Package of educational materials available
and disseminated nationally National Child Day, November 20 Youth Court Justice Act ( YCJA )
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# 2 – Intervention, mediation and resilience models available
Criminal Law Power Canadian Criminal Code Canadian Constitution Multi-Pronged Approach
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# 3 – Types of Canadian Families
Diverse Modernization of Benefits and Obligations
Act Same Sex Marriage
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# 4 – Analysis of linkage between legal provisions in force
Best Interest of the Child Principle Family Law is a shared constitutional
jurisdiction Fourteen different statutes Fourteen different statutory provisions
governing custody and access Provinces and Territories have constitutional
authority over child welfare matters
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# 5 – Family Violence in Canada
Annual Incidence Rate of 21.5 investigations per 1000 children in 1998
Parents responsible for majority of family-related physical and sexual assaults of children and youth
National Family Violence Initiative Individual Provincial and Territorial Violence
Initiatives
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# 6 – Regulatory Framework for Media Operation
Youth Criminal Justice Act Canadian Strategy to Promote Safe, Wise
and Responsible Internet Use Federal/Provincial/Territorial Working Group
on Offensive Content on the Internet
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Conclusion
The State guarantees Rights The Family is the basic unit of society The State must work to strengthen families