February 2026

Political Advertising PRIVACY Privacy Law Reform

Senate resists political campaigning privacy exemption by amending Bill C-4

A controversial legislative proposal (housed in Part 4 of Bill C-4) that threatens voters’ privacy…

TamirFebruary 27, 2026

EQUALITY PRESS RELEASES Socio-Economic Status

CCLA Opposes Expansion of Arrest Powers to Transit Special Constables Under Public Substance Use Law

Toronto — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) has filed submissions to the Ontario Ministry of the…

CCLAFebruary 27, 2026

EQUALITY FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Notwithstanding Clause

Bill 21 @ SCC: Join Us for Two Webinars

CCLA is organizing two webinars in March to discuss its challenge to Quebec’s Bill 21…

Anaïs Bussières McNicollFebruary 26, 2026

Freedom of Expression FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Right to Protest

Bill 13: CCLA, LDL and 220 Groups Sound the Alarm about New Limits on Protests in Quebec

On February 23rd, 2026, La Presse published an op-ed co-authored by CCLA and the Ligue…

Anaïs Bussières McNicollFebruary 23, 2026

FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS

CCLA Co-Leads Call to Withdraw Anti-Democratic Exemption Powers from Bill C-15

Ottawa - February 20, 2026 CCLA, Ecojustice and the Centre québécois du droit de l'environnement,…

Anaïs Bussières McNicollFebruary 20, 2026

EQUALITY PRIVACY Refugees & Immigration

Senate Committee Calls for Removal of Controversial Assault on Immigration Rights from Bill C-12

Today, a Senate committee reviewing Bill C-12, recommended removal of controversial immigration-related elements of the…

TamirFebruary 20, 2026

EQUALITY PRESS RELEASES Youth

CCLA Condemns Ontario’s Growing Takeover of Local School Boards

Harini Sivalingam, Director of Equality at the the Canadian Civil Liberties Association delivered the following…

CCLAFebruary 17, 2026

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Fair Trial Rights Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing PRESS RELEASES Right to Silence

CCLA Before Supreme Court to Protect the Principle Against Self-Incrimination

The CCLA will appear today as an intervener before the Supreme Court of Canada in…

Shakir RahimFebruary 17, 2026

Freedom of Expression FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Right to Protest

CCLA Raises Serious Concerns about Winnipeg’s Proposed Anti-Protest Bylaw

OTTAWA – February 16, 2026 The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is deeply concerned about…

Anaïs Bussières McNicollFebruary 16, 2026

FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Mobility PRESS RELEASES

CCLA Proud to Have Advanced Mobility Rights and Government Accountability at Supreme Court of Canada

OTTAWA — Today, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in the Canadian Civil Liberties…

CCLAFebruary 13, 2026