The Society for Children and Youth of BC has created this poster to inform youth of their rights and responsibilities in terms of safety, health, identity, and to be heard. 

The Society for Children and Youth of BC has created this poster on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Child. The poster is written in youth friendly language and in an overview of Article 1 to 42 of the convention. 

The paper Aboriginal Children: Human Rights as a Lens to Break the Intergenerational Legacy of Residential Schools discusses the historical context influencing Aboriginal children's wellbeing today and the ways a rights perspective can assist in creating equality for Aboriginal children and families. 

The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has created this guide to help those who have launched or received a human rights complaint  at the federal level  to navigate the Tribunal process. 

This document was created by the Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre to assist educators in teaching human rights to junior and senior high school students.  It provides handouts, overheads, and websites for teaching human rights and getting students involved in critically examining the media's portrayal of issues. 

The Social Action Project: Canadian Aboriginal Children's Rights has published this series of lesson  plans designed for grade six students. The aim of these lessons is for the students to gain a better understanding of the challenges faced by Aboriginal Children  and to learn of ways to promote social justice for others. 

The article from the Canadian Human Rights Commission "Now a Matter of Rights: Extending Full Human Rights Protection to First Nations" serves as overview of changes in legislation to defend the rights of First Nation Peoples and  to prevent of discrimination  within First Nations communities. The article stresses the importance of developing community-based dispute resolution processes. 

The Healthy Children, Healthy Communities: Action Toolkit for Positive Change provides insight into how to engage youth, explains the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, frames health issues within a community as a rights issue,  builds upon community assets, and suggests activities to explore social and structural barriers in creating improved and holistic health outcomes for youth.  This resource by the United Nations Association in Canada essentially serves as a toolkit for social activism and community development.