Conditions of ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEDeaths in CustodyPRESS RELEASES Canadian Civil Liberties Association Echoes Faqiri Family Plea for Action on Inquest Recommendations The CCLA echoes the plea made today by the Faqiri family at Queen’s Park for…CCLADecember 15, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingIndigenous PeoplePRESS RELEASESSentencing CCLA Intervening in R. v. Cope to Address Overrepresentation of Indigenous People in Prisons The CCLA will appear before the Supreme Court of Canada as an intervener in R.…CCLADecember 11, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial RightsPRESS RELEASES CCLA Strongly Opposes Bill C-16 The Canadian Civil Liberties Association strongly opposes Bill C-16 announced today by the Minister of…CCLADecember 9, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASESPresumption of InnocenceRight to Reasonable Bail CCLA Statement on Ontario Cash Bail Proposal Shakir Rahim, Director of the Criminal Justice Program, said, “The Ontario Government’s proposal to require…CCLANovember 24, 2025
Conditions of ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEPrisons, Jails & Community Supervision CCLA Welcomes the 2024-2025 Report of the Office of the Correctional Investigator The Canadian Civil Liberties Association welcomes the 2024-2025 annual report of the Office of Correctional…CCLANovember 12, 2025
EQUALITYFreedom of ReligionPRESS RELEASES CCLA Denounces Quebec’s Bill 94 as a Threat to Civil Liberties Harini Sivalingam, Director of Equality Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) made the…CCLAOctober 31, 2025
PRESS RELEASES Canadian Civil Liberties Association to Hold Annual ‘Walk for Civil Liberties’ — Honouring Legacy, Inspiring Action TORONTO — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will host its annual Walk for Civil…CCLAOctober 24, 2025
Bill 21EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & Ethnicity Quebec Government’s Announced Daycare Ban Deepens Bill 21’s Legacy of Exclusion MONTREAL – The Quebec government’s latest plan to ban religious symbols in daycare centres is…CCLAOctober 24, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASESRight to Reasonable Bail Statement on Bill C-14 TORONTO - The Canadian Civil Liberties Association strongly opposes the bail and sentencing restrictions contained…CCLAOctober 23, 2025