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.
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