Canada’s Commitments and Responsibilities under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

Canada ratified the Convention on 10 December 1981. The Option Protocol, which recognizes the competence of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women to receive and consider complaints from individuals or groups, was ratified by Canada on 18 October 2002. A minor declaration by Canada with respect to Article 11 (1) (d) of the Convention, made at the time of ratification, was withdrawn on 28 May 1992.