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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.

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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

Democratic RightsFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES
March 12, 2026

CCLA at the Senate Committee to Sound the Alarm about Bill C-15’s Anti-Democratic Exemption Powers

Watch the testimony of Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of our Fundamental Freedoms Program, at the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance below. CCLA is deeply concerned about the new exemption…
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Criminal Prohibitions on SpeechFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESRegulation of Online Expression
March 12, 2026

Bill C-9 Was Supposed to Fight Hate. Instead, It’s Being Rushed Through Parliament and Threatens the Rights of Every Canadian

MONTREAL — Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of the Fundamental Freedoms Program, made the following statement after the federal government forced the House of Commons’ Justice Committee to finish the study of…
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EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESYouth
March 11, 2026

CCLA and Other Civil Society Groups Call on Ontario Government to Return to Democratic Governance of School Boards

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) released the following letter to the Ontario Attorney General raising concerns about democratic accountability in light of the growing number of locally elected school…
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CRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASESRight to Reasonable Bail
March 9, 2026

CCLA Calls on Senate to Scrutinize Bill C-14 on Bail Reform

The Senate of Canada will consider Bill C-14, sweeping criminal justice legislation on bail and sentencing, this week. Shakir Rahim, Director of the Criminal Justice Program, said: “The CCLA, along…
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