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Event: Office of the Child and Youth Advocate (OCYA) (CBA (Child & Youth), Edmonton)

Ken Proudman Executive
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  BARR LLP
   Edmonton, Alberta


Hosted by CBA (Child & Youth) in Edmonton from 12:00 pm to 1:15 pm on February 28, 2019

Link: https://www.cbapd.org/details_en.aspx?id=ab_ncyl219

Topic:

"The Office of the Child and Youth Advocate (OCYA): Ensuring the Child's Voice is Heard in Matters that Affect Them."


Speakers:

Kirsten Wiebe

LRCY Manager

Erin Jamieson

Engagement and Education Consultant


This session will provide lawyers with an understanding of the role of the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate and how the office provides advocacy for young people, ensuring their rights, interests and entitlements are heard and acted upon. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) impacts young people in Alberta and can assist in representing and/or advocating for children and youth. In addition, to providing an overview of the OCYA, there will be an opportunity to discuss the UNCRC and the UNDRIP.



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