Canada’s National Report 79 th Meeting of the Directing Council, Inter-American Children’s Institute, Mexico City, October25-26, 2004

# 1 - Mechanisms available to ensure enforcement of rights under the CRC k A Canada Fit for Children k Package of educational materials available and disseminated nationally k National Child Day, November 20 k Youth Court Justice Act ( YCJA )

# 2 – Intervention, mediation and resilience models available k Criminal Law Power k Canadian Criminal Code k Canadian Constitution k Multi-Pronged Approach

# 3 – Types of Canadian Families k Diverse k Modernization of Benefits and Obligations Act k Same Sex Marriage

# 4 – Analysis of linkage between legal provisions in force k Best Interest of the Child Principle k Family Law is a shared constitutional jurisdiction k Fourteen different statutes k Fourteen different statutory provisions governing custody and access k Provinces and Territories have constitutional authority over child welfare matters

# 5 – Family Violence in Canada k Annual Incidence Rate of 21.5 investigations per 1000 children in 1998 k Parents responsible for majority of family- related physical and sexual assaults of children and youth k National Family Violence Initiative k Individual Provincial and Territorial Violence Initiatives

# 6 – Regulatory Framework for Media Operation k Youth Criminal Justice Act k Canadian Strategy to Promote Safe, Wise and Responsible Internet Use k Federal/Provincial/Territorial Working Group on Offensive Content on the Internet

Conclusion k The State guarantees Rights k The Family is the basic unit of society k The State must work to strengthen families