CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial RightsFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPRESS RELEASESRight to Silence CCLA Before Supreme Court to Protect the Principle Against Self-Incrimination The CCLA will appear today as an intervener before the Supreme Court of Canada in…Shakir RahimFebruary 17, 2026
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRight to ProtestSex Offender Registries CCLA Files Submission on Quebec’s Bill 13 On February 3rd, 2026, CCLA sent its submission to Quebec's Land Use Planning Commission about…Anaïs Bussières McNicollFebruary 3, 2026
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRESS RELEASES CCLA Calls for Independent Investigation into Reported Police Use of Force Against Lawyer Sudine Riley The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is alarmed by the reported use of serious force by…CCLAJanuary 29, 2026
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
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingSentencing CCLA Appearing Before Supreme Court to Protect Right to be Sentenced Within A Reasonable Time The CCLA will appear before the Supreme Court of Canada as an intervenor in R.…Shakir RahimJanuary 15, 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 JUSTICEHabeas CorpusPrisons, Jails & Community Supervision CCLA Welcomes Supreme Court Decision in Dorsey Protecting Habeas Corpus and Individual Liberty The Supreme Court of Canada rendered its judgment in Dorsey v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025…Shakir RahimNovember 21, 2025