CANADA: STATUS OF INSTRUMENTS FOR CHILD PROTECTION

C O N F I D E N T I A L OTTAWA 001464 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/22/2013 TAGS: PHUM CA SUBJECT: CANADA: STATUS OF INSTRUMENTS FOR CHILD PROTECTION REF: STATE 126276 Classified By: Pol MC Brian Flora for reasons 1.5(b) and (d) (C) Post has confirmed that Canada has taken the following action with respect to the three instruments discussed reftel: -the protocol on children in armed conflict was ratified by Canada on July 7, 2000; -ILO Convention No. 182 on the worst forms of child labor was ratified by Canada on June 6, 2000; -the protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography has not yet been ratified by Canada. Gillian Blackell, Legal Counsel in the Family, Children and Youth Section of Canada's Justice Ministry, told us that the government of Canada does intend to ratify this protocol and hopes to complete the ratification process by fall 2003. The federal government must complete consultations with Canada's provincial governments, and with representatives of Canada's First Nations, concerning the implications of the protocol. CELLUCCI