M-523 United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

That, in the opinion of the House, the government should work with provincial and territorial governments, national disability organizations, human rights institutions, academic experts and national Aboriginal organizations and other minority groups to fully implement the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) by: (a) designating an independent monitoring mechanism to promote, protect and monitor implementation of the CRPD; (b) ensuring that said mechanism (i) consults with and involves persons with disabilities and representative organizations, and provides resources for their full and effective participation, (ii) provides for a publicly-available implementation plan with benchmarks and timelines, (iii) establishes accurate and comprehensive data collection on persons living with disabilities in Canada, (iv) makes certain that indigenous persons living with disabilities, minority populations, and their representative organizations are consulted to address their specific needs, (v) supports the capacity building of individuals and organizations with adequate financial resources; (c) removing Canada’s reservation to article 12 of CRPD; (d) signing and ratifying the Optional Protocol to the CRPD; and (e) instructing the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities to undertake a study to examine the progress of the implementation of the CRPD.