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The second largest country in the world in terms of landmass, Canada occupies the northernmost part of North America. The State is a stable and long established democracy which asserted its independence from the British gradually, a process completed in 1982 when the vestigial powers of the British Parliament ceased. Though human rights standards in Canada are generally high, the State has been widely criticised for ongoing discrimination against children from indigenous backgrounds.
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11 Human development index65 Happy planet rankingOrganisations in Canada
- Attorneys for the Rights of the Child
- Beyond Borders - Ensuring Global Justice for Children
- Canadian Accreditation Council of Human Services
- Canadian Child Care Federation
- Canadian Children's Rights Council - Conseil canadien des droits des enfants
- Canadian Council of Natural Mothers
- Canadian Foundation for Children, Youth and the Law
- Canadian Institute of Child Health
- Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Committee - Children and Armed Conflict Working Group
- Canadian Society for International Health
- Child & Youth Friendly Ottawa
- Child and Youth Officer for British Columbia
- Child Find - Canada
- Child Helpline International
- Child Welfare League of Canada
- Children First
- Children's Earth
- Children's Rights Centre: Cape Breton University
- Community Information and Epidemiological Technology (CIET)
- Cot Life Society UK
- DanceArts Vancouver/EARTH Project
- Division of Childhood and Adolescence, Department of Health, Canada
- Dynamo International
- First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition
- Focal Point on Sexual Exploitation of Children
- Focus on Family Canada
- Fondation Marie Vincent
- Foster Care Council of Canada
- Global Campaign for Education
- Global March Against Child Labour
- Grover Children’s Rights and Peace Education Publishers
- Help The World Help The World Foundation
- Human Rights Internet
- Innocence in Danger
- Inter Church Committee for Refugees
- International Centre for Child and Youth Studies
- International Centre of Films for Children and Young People
- International Christian Assistance to the Underpriveleged
- International Coalition for Genital Integrity
- International Federation of Business and Professional Women - UK
- International Federation of Social Workers
- International Institute for Child Rights and Development
- International Planned Parenthood Federation
- International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
- La Leche League International
- Landon Pearson Resource Centre for the Study of Childhood and Children's Rights
- Looking in Ontario
- Media Awareness Network
- National Youth in Care Network
- Never Again International
- Office of Child and Family Service Advocacy of Ontario
- Office of Senator Landon Pearson
- Office of the Child and Youth Advocate - Newfoundland and Labrador
- Office of the Children's Advocate
- Office of the Ombudsman of British Columbia
- Organisation for the Protection of Children's Rights
- PREVNet - Promoting Relationships and Eliminating Violence Network
- REAL Women of Canada
- Repeal 43 Committee
- Saskatchewan Children's Advocate Office
- Save the Children Canada
- Society for Children and Youth of British Columbia
- SOS Children's Villages International
- Street Kids International
- Task Force on Health Promotion for Children and Adolescents in & by Hospitals and Health Services
- Tayam
- The Consultative Group on Early Childhood Care and Development
- The Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI)
- UNESCO
- United Nations Association - Canada
- War Child Canada
- Winrock International
- Women's World Summit Foundation
- World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS)
- World Association of Early Childhood Educators
- World Vision - Canada
- Youth Coalition