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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

Freedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS
July 30, 2025

In Alberta Schools, Books Aren’t the Threat, Censorship Is

Alberta has recently issued a ministerial order banning books containing “explicit sexual content” from school libraries and broadly limiting students’ access to “non-explicit sexual content”. Howard Sapers, CCLA's executive director,…
Anaïs Bussières McNicoll
Love26
EQUALITYWomen
July 24, 2025

Federal Regime Governing Sex Work: A Disappointing Decision from the Supreme Court of Canada

On July 24, 2025 the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) dismissed an appeal that challenged the constitutionality of two offences related to sex work in the Criminal Code. The appellants…
Anaïs Bussières McNicoll
Love26
CRIMINAL JUSTICEEDUCATIONEQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESPRIVACY
July 15, 2025

CCLA Announces New Executive Director

TORONTO - The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) and the Canadian Civil Liberties Education Trust (CCLET) today announced the appointment of Howard Sapers as their new Executive Director. Sapers, former Correctional…
CCLA
Love0
EQUALITYRefugees & Immigration
July 11, 2025

CCLA Welcomes Supreme Court of Canada Decision Reinforcing Meaningful Statutory Appeal Rights

Counsel for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association appear today at the Supreme Court of Canada as intervenors in the case of Pepa v Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration).
Harini Sivalangam
Love26

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