Freedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRight to Protest Know Your Rights: Universities Should Continue to Acknowledge the Rights of Students to Express Themselves and to Protest Peacefully Now more than ever, it is important for individuals to understand their rights when they…Anaïs Bussières McNicollMay 8, 2024
Bill 21EQUALITYMAJOR CASES & REPORTS Join Us As We Stand Against Bill 21 and for Human Rights This is a critical moment.CCLAFebruary 24, 2022
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status CCLA Welcomes Historic Waterloo Court Decision Vindicating Rights of Unhoused People TORONTO — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) welcomes the Ontario Superior Court of Justice…CCLAMay 25, 2026
EQUALITY Op-Ed: Expanding Arrest Powers Won’t Make Transit Safer Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, writes about…Harini SivalingamMay 8, 2026
Democratic Emergency in QuebecDemocratic RightsFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSNotwithstanding ClausePRESS RELEASES CCLA responds to the introduction of Bill 596, which would limit the use of the notwithstanding clause in Quebec Montreal – On 7 May 2026, Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Quebec spokesperson and director of Fundamental…CCLAMay 7, 2026
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPresumption of InnocenceRight to Reasonable BailSentencing CCLA Remarks On Bill C-14 Restricting Bail On April 22, 2026, Shakir Rahim, Director of the Criminal Justice Program, testified on Bill…Shakir RahimMay 7, 2026
CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESPRIVACY CCLA Congratulates Justice Louise Arbour on Her Appointment as Canada’s Next Governor-General The Canadian Civil Liberties Association congratulates Justice Louise Arbour on her appointment as Canada’s next…CCLAMay 6, 2026
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASES CCLA Condemns Ontario’s Expansion of Arrest Powers to Transit Special Constables TORONTO — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association expressed profound disappointment and alarm following the Ontario…CCLAMay 5, 2026
Access to InformationFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSInformation SharingPRIVACY Op-Ed: Ontario’s Government Wants to Keep You in the Dark – What Are They Hiding? Roughly every four years, voters elect a government and grant it significant powers and responsibilities.…Anaïs Bussières McNicollMay 4, 2026
FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESPRIVACYVoting Rights CCLA Slams the Rush to Erode Privacy and Evade Democratic Debate The motion adopted by the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs to rush Bill…CCLAMay 1, 2026
EQUALITYLGBTQ2S+Notwithstanding ClausePRESS RELEASES CCLA Granted Leave to Intervene in Saskatchewan’s Pronoun Law and the Notwithstanding Clause at the Supreme Court The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) has been granted leave to intervene in Saskatchewan (Minister…CCLAApril 29, 2026
Access to InformationCybersecurityFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRIVACY Ontario pushes Bill 97 into law, dodging legislative scrutiny The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is deeply concerned by the passing of Ontario Bill…TamirApril 24, 2026