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CCLA actively stands up to power by fighting against rights violations, abuse of police powers, inequality, and discrimination. We stand for freedom, equality, and a better future for all people in Canada.

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Our Work Centres Around Our Five Core Areas

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EQUALITY

Equality – which includes equity, diversity, and inclusion – recognizes that every person is equal in value and worth, and each is deserving of fairness, dignity and rights.

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FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS

Fundamental Freedoms allow individuals and groups to express themselves, to believe and practice what they choose, and to exercise their right to vote.

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE

We work to ensure that constitutional rights are respected at every step of the criminal justice system, and that the extraordinary powers conferred to police and criminal courts are used proportionately, fairly, humanely, and only when absolutely necessary.

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PRIVACY

We bring a principled and rights-focused approach to assessing the impact of new technologies and surveillance, in areas ranging from policing methods to people’s public and private lives.

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EDUCATION

CCLA & CCLET provide free workshops, seminars, and in-class sessions in schools, educational institutions, and faculties of education, educating citizens about their rights and freedoms.

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What's Happening Right Now

CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPresumption of InnocenceRight to Reasonable BailSentencingCCLA Urges MPs to Adopt Senate Amendments to Bill C-14 on Bail Reform
June 2, 2026

CCLA Urges MPs to Adopt Senate Amendments to Bill C-14 on Bail Reform

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association urges the House of Commons to adopt the amendments passed by the Senate to Bill C-14. Shakir Rahim, Director of the Criminal Justice Program, said:…
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic StatusCCLA Welcomes Historic Waterloo Court Decision Vindicating Rights of Unhoused People
May 25, 2026

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 landmark decision affirming that unhoused people are entitled to full constitutional protection under the Charter…
EQUALITYOp-Ed: Expanding Arrest Powers Won’t Make Transit Safer
May 8, 2026

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 Ontario’s plan to expand the powers of transit special constables under the Restricting Public Consumption…
Democratic Emergency in QuebecDemocratic RightsFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSNotwithstanding ClausePRESS RELEASESCCLA responds to the introduction of Bill 596, which would limit the use of the notwithstanding clause in Quebec
May 7, 2026

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 Freedoms for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA), issued the following statement: “The CCLA welcomes…

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