Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women

The Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women (CACSW)/Conseil consultatif canadien sur la situation de la femme (CCCSF) was created by the Canadian government in 1973 based on the recommendation of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women. As an autonomous agency, its role was to advise the federal government on the impacts of public policy on women, and to inform the public about women’s issues. The CACSW/CCCSF was dismantled in 1995.

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The Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women (CACSW)/Conseil consultatif canadien sur la situation de la femme (CCCSF) was created by the Canadian government in 1973 based on the recommendation of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women. The CACSW was made up of a full-time president and 2 vice-presidents, as well as 15 part-time regional representatives appointed for 3-year terms. As an autonomous agency, its role was to advise the federal government on the impacts of public policy on women, and to inform the public about women’s issues. Over the years, CACSW publications and recommendations looked at a wide range of concerns including constitutional reform, pension, parental benefits, taxation, health care, employment practices, sexual assault, violence against women, and human rights. The CACSW was dismantled in 1995.

Archival Materials

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A Date with Equality – April 17, 1985

  • Year created:

    1985

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English
This French language button was created for the Ad Hoc Women and the Constitution Conference held in Ottawa on February 14, 1981, during the debate over the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. About 1,300 women from across the country attended. The event was organized by feminist groups following the federal government’s cancellation of a constitutional conference planned by the Advisory Council on the Status of Women. The ad hoc conference called for a stronger equality-rights clause and a specific guarantee of equal rights between men and women. Both reforms were included in the final Charter.
Conférence Constitution. Ottawa – Feb 14 1981

  • Year created:

    1981

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    French
On February 14, 1981, during the debate over the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, about 1,300 women from across the country held their own Ad Hoc Women and the Constitution Conference in Ottawa. This event was organized by feminist groups following the federal government’s cancellation of a constitutional conference planned by the Advisory Council on the Status of Women. The ad hoc conference called for a stronger equality-rights clause and a specific guarantee of equal rights between men and women. Both reforms were included in the final Charter.
Women and the Constitution – February 14 1981

  • Year created:

    1981

  • Region:

    Ontario

  • Language:

    English

Documents
Background Paper (Executive Summary): Women’s Reproductive Health, The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the Canada Health Act

  • Year created:

    1989

  • Author(s):

    Sheilah Martin

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English
Background Paper – Women in Politics: Becoming Full Partners in the Political Process

  • Year created:

    1987

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English
Background Paper: Bill C-31, Equality or Disparity? The Effects of the New Indian Act on Native Women

  • Year created:

    1987

  • Author(s):

    Joan Holme

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English
Background Paper: Women’s Reproductive Health, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the Canadian Health Act: Executive Summary

  • Year created:

    1989

  • Author(s):

    Sheliah L. Martin

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English
Bill C-43: Abortion Act Opinion

  • Year created:

    1990

  • Author(s):

    Suzanne P. Boivin

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English
Bill C-43: Abortion Act Opinion

  • Year created:

    1990

  • Author(s):

    Suzanne P. Boivin

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English
CACSW – Working Together: Women and Unions/CCCSF – Travailler ensemble: les femmes et le syndicalisme

  • Year created:

    --

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English and French
CACSW Fact Sheet – Sexual Harassment/Feuillet Documentaire du CCCSF – Le Harcèlement Sexuel

  • Year created:

    1993

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English and French
CACSW Finds Federal Abortion Legislation Unconstitutional and Urges Government To Withdraw It Immediately

  • Year created:

    1990

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English
Communiqué: CACSW Finds Federal Abortion Legislation Unconstitutional (Press Release)

  • Year created:

    1989

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English
Highlights from Canadian Charter Equality Rights for Women: One Step Forward or Two Steps Back?

  • Year created:

    1989

  • Author(s):

    Gwen Brodsky, Shelagh Day

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English
Issues & Campaigns (1980): NAC Election Kit – Questions for Candidates

  • Year created:

    1980

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English
Juggling a Family and a Job

  • Year created:

    1985

  • Author(s):

    Beth Symes, Colleen Sheppard

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English
Letter – Pension Advisory Committee (1992)

  • Year created:

    1992

  • Author(s):

    Mai Dang

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English
Media Alert: CACSW Published Women’s Reproductive Health, The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the Canada Health Act

  • Year created:

    1989

  • Author(s):

    Sheilah Martin

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English and French
New Areas of Inequality Against Indian Women Arise From Bill C-31: CACSW Background Paper

  • Year created:

    1987

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English and French
Pension Reform With Women in Mind (1981)

  • Year created:

    1981

  • Author(s):

    Louise Dulude

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English
President’s Statement on Abortion

  • Year created:

    1983

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English
President’s Statement on Abortion

  • Year created:

    1983

  • Author(s):

    Lucie Pépin

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English
Reproductive Health Recommendations/Recommandations sur l’hygiène de la reproduction

  • Year created:

    1988

  • Region:

    Ontario

  • Language:

    English and French
Shocking Pink Paper – Promises are not enough (1993)

  • Year created:

    1993

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English and French
Shocking Pink Paper – Women want more than promises (1988)

  • Year created:

    1988

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English and French
Shocking Pink Paper: Women Want More Than Promises

  • Year created:

    --

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English and French
The Infertility Dilemma: Reproductive Technologies and Prevention

  • Year created:

    1990

  • Author(s):

    Heather Bryant

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English
Women & Aging: A Report on the Rest of Our Lives (1978)

  • Year created:

    1978

  • Author(s):

    Louise Dulude

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English