(Last updated: June 17, 2025)

The Human Rights and Race Relations (HRRR) Committee is comprised of the four equity groups within CEIU.

The Terms of Reference outlines the mandate of the Committee is to:

     - Explore, develop and review human rights and race relations initiatives;

     - Review policies within CEIU and the departments /agency;

     - To represent and respond to concerns relating to human rights issues;

     - To monitor and evaluate the progress of  the CEIU as a union and as an employer on issues of human rights/race relations

The Committee is comprised of the following:

(a) The National Vice-President for Human Rights and their Alternate

(b) Ten (10) members at large, two (2) from each of the following human rights groups

     (i)   Indigenous Peoples

     (ii)  Members with Disabilities

     (iii) LGBTQ2+

     (iv) Racialized Members

(c) Plus, one (1) additional chair for non-binary members to be added to the LGBTQ2+ chairs for the HRRR Committee

(d) Plus, one (1) Black member representative

Gender parity will be maintained in each of the four groups. Members are elected for a three year term to sit on the national HRRR committee. The elections take place at the tri-annual HRRR conference. Self-Identify here.

Human Rights / Race Relations Committee members:

Liaisons:

• Mofizul Islam, National Vice-President, HRRR: [email protected]
• Rubina Boucher, National President, CEIU (liaison): [email protected]
• Allison Pilon, Employment Equity and Human Rights Officer: [email protected]
• Corrina Gavan Alternate National Vice-President, HRRR: [email protected]
• Natasha Larose, administrative support: [email protected]