Policy Briefs & Submissions

The Global Impact of COVID-19 on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

COVID-19 has exposed fault lines in the delivery of essential sexual and reproductive health services, global health policies, and respect for women’s and girls’ human rights worldwide.

Action Canada's 2021 Pre-Budget Submission

Key demands: Universal pharmacare program and that includes sexual and reproductive health medicines, commodities and devices; Public Health Agency of Canada to publish on its website accurate, evidence-based information on abortion National strategy on comprehensive sexuality education Increase overseas development aid to meet the internationally agreed target of 0.

Submission to the OHCHR on Police Violence and Racism in Canada

Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights is a national organization committed to advancing and upholding sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in Canada and globally.

Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

Key words: right to education, comprehensive sexuality education, right to health, access to sexual and reproductive health information and services, evolving capacities.

Action Canada's 2021 Pre-Budget Submission

Recommendations Respond comprehensively to COVID-19 Safeguard public health care for all by increasing the Canada Health Transfer escalator by at least 5.2% to match higher delivery costs.

COVID-19 and the Thrive Agenda

In June 2019, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a milestone ten-year commitment to global health and rights by adopting the Thrive Agenda, a sector-wide collective vision for the future of Canadian global health programming, increasing Canadian support for global health and rights by $1.