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STAND UP FOR YOUR RIGHTS

CCLA actively stands up to power by fighting against rights violations, abuse of police powers, inequality, and discrimination. We stand for freedom, equality, and a better future for all people in Canada.

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Our Work Centres Around Our Five Core Areas

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EQUALITY

Equality – which includes equity, diversity, and inclusion – recognizes that every person is equal in value and worth, and each is deserving of fairness, dignity and rights.

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FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS

Fundamental Freedoms allow individuals and groups to express themselves, to believe and practice what they choose, and to exercise their right to vote.

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE

We work to ensure that constitutional rights are respected at every step of the criminal justice system, and that the extraordinary powers conferred to police and criminal courts are used proportionately, fairly, humanely, and only when absolutely necessary.

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PRIVACY

We bring a principled and rights-focused approach to assessing the impact of new technologies and surveillance, in areas ranging from policing methods to people’s public and private lives.

We Believe In

EDUCATION

CCLA & CCLET provide free workshops, seminars, and in-class sessions in schools, educational institutions, and faculties of education, educating citizens about their rights and freedoms.

What's Happening Right Now

Freedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESRight to Protest
December 10, 2025

Quebec’s Bill 13: Yet Another Attack on Quebecers’ Democracy

Montreal – December 10, 2025 Quebec’s Bill 13, An Act to promote the population’s safety and sense of security and to amend various provisions, “is a direct attack against freedom of…
Anaïs Bussières McNicoll
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EQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSLGBTQ2S+Life, Liberty & SecurityNotwithstanding ClausePRESS RELEASESYouth
December 10, 2025

CCLA Sounds the Alarm as Alberta Government Entrenches Discrimination Into Law

TORONTO — Bill 9 strips people of fundamental rights guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) condemns the Alberta government’s passage of…
Aaden Pearson
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CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial RightsPRESS RELEASES
December 9, 2025

CCLA Strongly Opposes Bill C-16

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association strongly opposes Bill C-16 announced today by the Minister of Justice. The legislation would overturn nearly 40 years of Supreme Court precedent holding that a…
CCLA
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PIPEDAPRIVACY
December 5, 2025

CCLA Intervening at SCC to Protect Privacy on Social Media Platforms

CCLA was granted leave to intervene before the Supreme Court of Canada in Facebook v Privacy Commissioner of Canada, SCC File No  41538, which will determine key questions regarding the…
Tamir Israel
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