CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRacial Profiling CCLA Defends Landmark Ruling Striking Down Racially Profiling Roadside Stops OTTAWA — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will appear before the Supreme Court of…CCLAJanuary 19, 2026
Emergencies ActFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES Emergencies Act Case: CCLA Claims Historic Victory at the Federal Court of Appeal TORONTO – The Federal Court of Appeal has delivered a historic victory for the rule…CCLAJanuary 16, 2026
Democratic RightsFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES CCLA at the Supreme Court of Canada to Protect People’s Constitutional Right to Reasonable Administrative Decisions The CCLA is at the Supreme Court of Canada this morning to present its oral…CCLAJanuary 15, 2026
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status CCLA Intervening to Defend Rights of Unhoused People in Landmark Ontario Appeal TORONTO — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has been granted leave to intervene in an…CCLAJanuary 12, 2026
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