A/HRC/43/41/Add.5 Page 7, Paragraph 32 Recommended language 15. In 2007, the Parliament adopted a unanimous House of Commons resolution on Jordan's Principle which has led to the development of a Child-First Initiative to ensure that all First Nations children living on and off reserve have equal access to the products, services and supports they need when they need them. In September 2018, the federal government announced that Inuit children are eligible as well. Jordan's Principle can cover requests for health, social and education products, services and supports, including respite care, assisted living services, speech therapy, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, teacher’s aides, educational assistants, communication devices, ceiling lifts, adaptive seats, and wheelchair ramps. Page 8, Paragraph 35 Recommended language 16. No recommended change to paragraph. comments section. Added context on the Act provided in Comment/Rationale 17. The Act applies to First Nation Bands and Band Councils, not Indigenous persons. Page 8, Paragraph 36 Recommended language 18. The Government has taken various steps towards creating a more accessible Canada, including through the recent adoption of the Accessible Canada Act. The act helps identify, remove and prevent barriers in different areas of federal competence, including employment; the built environment; information and communication technologies; communication, other than information and communication technologies; the procurement of goods, services and facilities; the design and delivery of programs and services; and transportation. In addition, in 2019, the Canadian Transportation Agency published the “Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations”, applicable to air, rail, ferry, and bus carriers and terminals falling within federal jurisdiction. These regulations will become effective in June 2020. Comment/Rationale 19. Missing priority area: “communication, other than information and communication technologies”. Page 8, Paragraph 38 Recommended language 20. Other provinces have or are expected to follow the federal leadership and adopt their own accessibility initiatives. However, progress in removing barriers remains slow. In all the places visited, the Special Rapporteur faced problems with accessibility. Public and private infrastructures, as well as public transport systems, were still not fully accessible to persons 5