August 2026

CRIMINAL JUSTICE PRESS RELEASES Presumption of Innocence Right to Reasonable Bail

CCLA and CLA Welcome Injunction Halting Mandatory Cash Bail

The CLA and CCLA welcome the injunction to the mandatory cash bail provisions ordered today…

CCLAAugust 31, 2026

Artificial Intelligence Body-Worn Cameras Freedom of Expression PRESS RELEASES PRIVACY Racial Profiling

Montréal announces new police powers, ongoing inactivity on racial profiling, and more surveillance

Montréal – The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is concerned by Montréal’s announcement of a…

Anaïs Bussières McNicollAugust 21, 2026

EQUALITY Race, Religion & Ethnicity

Call for Independent Review and Civilian Oversight of York Region Transit Special Constables

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is calling on York Region to establish an independent external…

Harini SivalingamAugust 21, 2026

CRIMINAL JUSTICE PRESS RELEASES Right to Counsel Socio-Economic Status

CCLA Launches Charter Challenge to Underfunding of Criminal Legal Aid in Manitoba

WINNIPEG — The CCLA has filed a Notice of Application today with the Manitoba Court of…

CCLAAugust 20, 2026

EQUALITY Socio-Economic Status

CCLA Sends Letter to Ontario’s Big City Mayors Urging a Rights-Based Response to Mental Health, Substance Use and Homelessness

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has sent a letter to Ontario’s Big City Mayors in…

Harini SivalingamAugust 19, 2026

CRIMINAL JUSTICE PRESS RELEASES Presumption of Innocence Right to Reasonable Bail

CCLA and CLA File Constitutional Challenge Against Cash Bail in Ontario

The Criminal Lawyers’ Association (“CLA”) and Canadian Civil Liberties Association (“CCLA”) have launched a Constitutional…

CCLAAugust 17, 2026

CRIMINAL JUSTICE PRESS RELEASES Presumption of Innocence Right to Reasonable Bail

CLA and CCLA to Challenge Unconstitutional Cash Bail in Ontario

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association and Criminal Lawyers’ Association will launch an urgent constitutional challenge…

CCLAAugust 14, 2026

EQUALITY Refugees & Immigration

CCLA Questions Exclusion of Social Benefits Based on Immigration Status

TORONTO, ON — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) questions the Ontario government’s motives for…

CCLAAugust 14, 2026

Civil Liberties Alerts Conditions of Confinement CRIMINAL JUSTICE Presumption of Innocence Right to Reasonable Bail

Bail and Bill C-14

No government should be able to grant itself immunity for intentional wrongdoing. Government accountability and…

Shakir RahimAugust 12, 2026

August 2026

CCLA and CLA Welcome Injunction Halting Mandatory Cash Bail

Montréal announces new police powers, ongoing inactivity on racial profiling, and more surveillance

Call for Independent Review and Civilian Oversight of York Region Transit Special Constables

CCLA Launches Charter Challenge to Underfunding of Criminal Legal Aid in Manitoba

CCLA Sends Letter to Ontario’s Big City Mayors Urging a Rights-Based Response to Mental Health, Substance Use and Homelessness

CCLA and CLA File Constitutional Challenge Against Cash Bail in Ontario

CLA and CCLA to Challenge Unconstitutional Cash Bail in Ontario

CCLA Questions Exclusion of Social Benefits Based on Immigration Status

Bail and Bill C-14

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