Canada's Report to the CEDAW Committee (Fifth Periodic Report of States Parties - Canada)

Canada submitted its Fifth Periodic Report to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee) in April 2002. The report was considered by the CEDAW Committee at its 28th Session, 13-31st January, 2003, at U.N. Headquarters in New York. The report outlines Canada's measures to achieve equality for women in accordance with its obligations under the CEDAW Convention. The report is divided into four sections with Part I of the report providing an overview of the situation of women in Canada generally, and Parts II, III & IV containing a review of the measures adopted by the federal, provincial and territorial governments respectively. [Descriptors: Applying Human Rights Law - Domestic, CEDAW Convention, Canada]