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Fact Sheet – What is the United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the Optional Protocol?

November 14, 2025

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CPRD) is an international agreement that promotes and protects human rights for persons with disabilities. The CPRD says that persons with disabilities have the right to be treated equally, make their own decisions, have their rights respected, and participate in society. Canada agreed to follow the…Read More

Factsheet – CRPD, Optional Protocol and Inquiries

July 08, 2020

What is the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)? This Convention is an international agreement that promotes and protects human rights for persons with disabilities. It is often called the CRPD. The CRPD says that persons with disabilities have the right to be treated equally, make their own decisions, have their rights…Read More

Press Release – ARCH launches OP Lab: Learning, Sharing, Actioning!

December 03, 2019

Launch of the OP Lab, a project that offers the opportunity to learn more about the Optional Protocol and form a Canada-wide network engaged in advancing the CRPD!…Read More



Last Modified: November 16, 2025