Did you know that one-third of Canadian adults report experiencing some form of child abuse before the age of 15? Every child deserves to be protected from all forms of violence and to grow up in a safe and nurturing home.
Child advocates welcome historic investments in childcare, but call out the gaps in funding needed to address urgent and systemic threats to children’s health.
Children First Canada is urging government leaders to make kids a high priority in Budget 2021. The health and well-being of children must be included in Canada’s COVID-19 response and economic recovery plans.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the closure of childcare facilities across the country. Mothers are now facing increased pressure to juggle work and childcare, and kids are lacking the support and attention they need to thrive. Children First Canada is joining the Prosperity Project in calling for a Canada-wide...
Canada is facing a third wave of COVID-19 and more lockdown measures are taking effect – including school closures. The education, health and well-being of kids are at risk. Children First Canada is urging governments to contain the spread of the virus and re-open schools as soon as possible.
Over the past year, children and youth have been participating in virtual school and spending more time on the internet than ever before. Do you know how to keep your kids safe from cyberbullying? Read these great tips to learn more.
Andrea Chrysanthou, APR Director, Communications Global Public Affairs
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Every child has the right to a life free from discrimination of any form. While this right is enshrined in The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, we know that this is far from being a reality for black children and their families.
The team at Children First Canada stands in solidarity with you. We see you. We acknowledge your lived experience. We are committed to confronting systemic racism that prevents black children from achieving their full potential.
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Children First Canada is a national organization with staff located in Ottawa, Calgary, Toronto and Halifax. In the spirit of reconciliation, we acknowledge that we live, work and play on: the traditional, unceded territories of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg; the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Kainai, Piikani), the Tsuut’ina, the Îyâxe Nakoda Nations, the Métis Nation (Region 3), and all people who make their homes in the Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta; the traditional territory of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnaabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat, and home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis – covered by Treaty 13 signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit, and the Williams Treaties signed with multiple Mississaugas and Chippewa bands; and the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq, Mi’kma’ki.
