EQUALITYPRESS RELEASES CCLA Sends Letter to University of Alberta Regarding EDI Policy Earlier this week, CCLA sent the following letter to the Board of Governors at the…Harini SivalingamMarch 19, 2026
EQUALITYLife, Liberty & SecurityPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status CCLA Denounces Defunding of Safe Consumption Sites in Ontario On March 13, 2026, Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program at the Canadian Civil…Harini SivalingamMarch 13, 2026
DisabilityEQUALITYLife, Liberty & SecurityPRESS RELEASESSafe SheltersSocio-Economic Status CCLA Warns Lives Are at Risk Under Quebec’s Bill 103 Restricting Harm Reduction Services TORONTO — The passage of Bill 103 in the Quebec National Assembly imposes restrictions that will…Harini SivalingamNovember 19, 2025
Digital IDEQUALITYInformation SharingLife, Liberty & SecurityPRESS RELEASESPRIVACYRefugees & Immigration Alberta’s Plan to Add Citizenship on Driver’s Licenses Raises Privacy and Rights Concerns Toronto — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is warning that the Alberta government’s plan to…Harini SivalingamSeptember 16, 2025
EQUALITYLife, Liberty & SecurityPRESS RELEASESRefugees & ImmigrationSocio-Economic StatusYouth CCLA Welcomes Court of Appeal Decision Upholding Protections for Convention Refugee Children TORONTO – Harini Sivalingam, Director of Equality Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association made…Harini SivalingamSeptember 3, 2025
EQUALITYLife, Liberty & SecurityPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status CCLA intervening in new encampment case in Waterloo TORONTO – The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is intervening in a case challenging a…Harini SivalingamAugust 22, 2025
EQUALITYRefugees & Immigration CCLA Welcomes Supreme Court of Canada Decision Reinforcing Meaningful Statutory Appeal Rights Counsel for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association appear today at the Supreme Court of Canada…Harini SivalingamJuly 11, 2025
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status 85 Organizations Across Ontario Stand Against Punishing Encampments 85 organizations working across communities in Ontario stand united as the newly formed Encampment Justice…Harini SivalingamMay 2, 2025
EQUALITYLGBTQ2S+ CCLA welcomes decision on gender affirming healthcare funding in Ontario CCLA welcomes the decision of the Court of Appeal for Ontario in OHIP v KS confirming that…Harini SivalingamApril 23, 2025
DisabilityEQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSLife, Liberty & SecurityPRESS RELEASES CCLA strongly opposes Alberta’s proposed forced treatment law TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA),…Harini SivalingamApril 15, 2025