Joint submission to the UN on child care and CEDAW

In October 2016, West Coast LEAF partnered with the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC on a submission to the United Nations about the essential role of child care for fulfilling Canada’s obligations under CEDAW (the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women). Our Director of Law Reform traveled to Geneva, Switzerland alongside representatives of 13 other Canadian NGOs to report to the UN during the review of Canada’s CEDAW performance.

Read our joint submission. (PDF, 199 KB)