Additional Resources
Useful links and sources to learn more about applying a child policy lens.
Justice Canada Child Rights Impact Assessment (CRIA) Tool and E-Learning Course
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
Summary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
General Comments on Convention on the Rights of the Child (UN guidance on specific issues)
Concluding Observations to Canada (2022) (see recommendation 19)
Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Child- and youth-friendly versions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (English, French and indigenous languages)
Child- and youth-friendly version of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Child- and youth-friendly version of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
UNICEF Online Training Course (free): Child Rights and Why They Matter