Reports & Analysis

Takeaways from Canada's Human Rights Committee Review (2026):

The first week of March 2026, Canada was reviewed under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) by the UN Human Rights Committee.

Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee 145 th Session

Just the Numbers: The Impact of Canada’s International Assistance for Family Planning, 2023–2024

A collaborative report between the Guttmacher Institute and the Futur

Fortifying Canada’s Leadership: Safeguarding and Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Amidst Global Challenges

Future Planning Initiative

Report on the Strategic Convening

October 2nd and 3rd, 2024

Guttmacher Report Finds Canada’s Planned Aid Cuts Would Undermine Life-Saving Care Worldwide

OTTAWA, [February 2nd, 2026] — The Government of Canada is preparing to cut Canada’s international development assistance and is specifically targeting global health.&nbs

National Mechanisms for Implementation Reporting and Following up: Learning series

National Mechanisms for Implementation, Reporting and Follow-up (NMIRFs) are a standing governmentstructure mandated to coordinate the preparation of reports to, and engagement with, international andregional human rights mechanisms, including the UN Treaty Bodies, the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)and Special Procedures.