EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status CCLA Joins Over 250 Organizations Opposing Defunding of Supervised Consumption Sites CCLA joined over 250 civil society organizations denouncing Ontario’s decision to defund the only remaining…CCLAMarch 31, 2026
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & Ethnicity CCLA Questions University Of Alberta Move To Eliminate EDI Commitments In Hiring TORONTO — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) warned the University of Alberta about the dangers of…CCLAMarch 30, 2026
EQUALITYLife, Liberty & SecurityPRESS RELEASESPRIVACYRefugees & Immigration Passing of Bill C-12 is an Attack on Refugee and Migrant Rights in Canada OTTAWA – A broad coalition of human rights, civil liberties, refugee and migrant rights, gender…Aaden PearsonMarch 27, 2026
EQUALITYLGBTQ2S+PRESS RELEASESWomen Olympic Committee’s New Eligibility Rules Exclude Transgender Athletes and Expands Policing of Women’s Bodies TORONTO - Recent changes announced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) mark a significant shift…Aaden PearsonMarch 27, 2026
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status CCLA Condemns Quebec Move To Expand Forced Treatment And Involuntary Hospitalization TORONTO — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is raising serious concerns over Quebec government’s…CCLAMarch 27, 2026
Bill 21Bill 21 Daily RecapDemocratic Emergency in QuebecEQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPRESS RELEASES Bill 21 at the SCC: Day 4 On the fourth and final day of hearings at the Supreme Court of Canada, which…CCLAMarch 26, 2026
Bill 21Democratic Emergency in QuebecEQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPRESS RELEASES Marathon Four-Day Hearing on Quebec’s Bill 21 Concludes at the Supreme Court of Canada OTTAWA — Today marked the conclusion of a four-day hearing—one of the longest in the history…CCLAMarch 26, 2026
Bill 21Bill 21 Daily RecapDemocratic Emergency in QuebecEQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPRESS RELEASES Bill 21 at the SCC: Day 3 On the third day of hearings in the challenge to Quebec’s Bill 21 at the…CCLAMarch 25, 2026
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status CCLA Raises Alarm Over Alberta’s Decision to Close Safe Consumption Sites TORONTO — Echoing the concerns of frontline advocates and health care professionals, the Canadian Civil…CCLAMarch 25, 2026
CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRefugees & ImmigrationSurveillance & Privacy Key UN Body Issues Stark Assessment of Bill C-12 Immigration Reforms and a General Erosion of Human Rights in Canada As Bill C-12 is set to receive its final consideration in Parliament, the United Nations…TamirMarch 24, 2026