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Democratic Rights FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS

CCLA Intervenes at the Quebec Superior Court to Defend the Right to Effective Representation

Citizens’ votes should not be unduly diluted. Today, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association filed its…

Anaïs Bussières McNicollApril 4, 2025

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Fair Trial Rights Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing

CCLA intervening before Supreme Court in McKee to protect fair trial rights

The CCLA has been granted leave to intervene before the Supreme Court of Canada in…

Shakir RahimApril 2, 2025

Freedom of Religion FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Life, Liberty & Security

CCLA Granted Leave to Intervene in BC Case on Medical Assistance in Dying and Freedom of Religion

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) has been granted leave to intervene in Gaye O’Neill…

Anaïs Bussières McNicollApril 1, 2025

Activists Protesting Peacefully in the street

Freedom of Expression FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Right to Protest

Bubble Zone Bylaws: CCLA Writes to Toronto City Council to Raise Charter Concerns

TORONTO - The Canadian Civil Liberties Association just sent a letter to Toronto City Council…

Anaïs Bussières McNicollApril 1, 2025

CRIMINAL JUSTICE PRESS RELEASES

Final Edition of the Prison Pandemic Papers Documenting the Impact of COVID-19 in Jails, Prisons and Penitentiaries Across Canada Launched

TORONTO — Today, the final edition of the Prison Pandemic Papers was launched online, making available…

CCLAMarch 26, 2025

EQUALITY Freedom of Religion PRESS RELEASES Race, Religion & Ethnicity Refugees & Immigration

CCLA Warns Quebec Bill 84 Threatens Social Cohesion, Calls for Meaningful Consultation

MONTREAL — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association made the following submissions to the Committee on…

Harini SivalangamMarch 21, 2025

CRIMINAL JUSTICE EQUALITY Presumption of Innocence Prisons, Jails & Community Supervision Solitary Confinement

CCLA Welcomes Supreme Court of Canada Decision upholding prisoners’ rights

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association welcomes the Supreme Court of Canada decision in John Howard Society…

Harini SivalangamMarch 18, 2025

FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS PRESS RELEASES

CCLA on the Supreme Court of Canada’s Ruling in the Working Families Case: An Important Victory for Democracy

It is profoundly regrettable that the Ontario government chose to use the notwithstanding clause to…

CCLAMarch 7, 2025

Freedom of Association FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS

CCLA Opposes New Limits on Right to Strike

MONTREAL — Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of the Fundamental Freedoms Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties…

CCLAFebruary 21, 2025

EQUALITY LGBTQ2S+Refugees & Immigration

Civil Society Groups Call for Immediate Suspension of Safe Third Country Agreement With United States of America

TORONTO — The Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers, Rainbow Railroad, and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association…

CCLAFebruary 21, 2025

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