September 2026 - CCLA

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

CCLA Joins Coalition Calling on Correctional Service Canada to Restore Access to Medications in Federal Prisons

CCLA has joined more than twenty organizations and experts calling on Correctional Service Canada (CSC)…

CCLASeptember 28, 2026

Bill 21 Freedom of Religion FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS PRESS RELEASES

ELECTION CAMPAIGN: A BROAD CIVIL SOCIETY COALITION CONDEMNS THE OUTGOING GOVERNMENT’S INSTRUMENTALISATION OF SECULARISM

MONTREAL — During this election season, the Quebec Observatory on Racial Inequalities (OIRQ), the Observatory for Migrant…

CCLASeptember 28, 2026

Freedom of Association Freedom of Expression National Security PRESS RELEASES PRIVACY

CCLA calls for clarity and targeting in Canada’s foreign influence transparency regime

Canada’s foreign influence transparency registry has recently come into force, yet the regime remains mired…

TamirSeptember 23, 2026

FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS PRESS RELEASES Rule of Law

BILL C-39: CCLA WARNS AGAINST EXPANDING ALREADY PROBLEMATIC EXEMPTION POWERS AND LIMITING WORKERS’ BARGAINING RIGHTS

OTTAWA — The federal government’s latest omnibus legislation, An Act respecting certain measures to strengthen the economy (Bill…

CCLASeptember 23, 2026

Freedom of Expression FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Police Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability PRESS RELEASES Racial Profiling

City of Montreal’s Proposed Anti-Insult Bylaw: Organizations Warn of a Significant Risk of Abuse

Montreal — Yesterday, the League of Rights and Freedoms (LDL), the Canadian Civil Liberties Association…

Anaïs Bussières McNicollSeptember 18, 2026

EQUALITY PRESS RELEASES Socio-Economic Status

CCLA Slams Nova Scotia Government for Excluding People Living in Encampments from Disability Benefits

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is deeply concerned by the Nova Scotia government’s recent…

CCLASeptember 10, 2026

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

Cash Bail, Ontario’s Bill 75, and the Court Injunction

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

Shakir RahimSeptember 3, 2026

Democratic Emergency in Quebec FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS PRESS RELEASES

Élections Québec Documents in French only: CCLA Warns Against an Erosion of the Democratic Process

For the first time in a general election, Élections Québec will mail election information documents…

CCLASeptember 2, 2026

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