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Canada is a party to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (OP-CEDAW). This short pamphlet, produced by Status of Women Canada, discusses the CEDAW treaty and its Optional Protocol in general terms, along with the communication and inquiry procedures under OP-CEDAW. Finally, the pamphlet outlines the Canadian domestic human rights instruments that serve to protect gender equality and women's human rights more generally. The document concludes by providing a list of contact details for the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women and, in Canada, Status of Women Canada, the Canadian government's Human Rights Program, and the Canadian Human Rights Commission along with links to the pertinent international conventions and domestic legislation. [Descriptors: CEDAW Convention, Canada]