CRIMINAL JUSTICECriminal Records & Collateral ConsequencesCriminal Records & Police Record ChecksIndigenous PeoplePolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPolice Transparency, Oversight & AccountabilityRace, Religion & EthnicityRacial Profiling CCLA intervening in major case on police background checks at Court of Appeal for Ontario The Court of Appeal for Ontario has granted leave to intervene to the CCLA in…Shakir RahimFebruary 15, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICECriminal Records & Collateral ConsequencesCriminal Records & Police Record ChecksPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPolice Transparency, Oversight & AccountabilityRace, Religion & Ethnicity Court agrees with CCLA that police background checks require oversight On February 27, 2023, the Divisional Court in Ontario released its decision in Khorsand v.…CCLAMarch 9, 2023
CRIMINAL JUSTICECriminal Records & Collateral ConsequencesCriminal Records & Police Record ChecksFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingSex Offender Registries A Victory at the Supreme Court for Evidence-Based Criminal Law On October 28 the Supreme Court released its decision in R. v. Ndhlovu. The decision…Abby DeshmanOctober 28, 2022
CRIMINAL JUSTICECriminal Records & Collateral ConsequencesCriminal Records & Police Record ChecksEQUALITYPRESS RELEASES Quebec Organizations Join the Call for Federal Criminal Record Reform The Fresh Start Coalition, which includes the CCLA, announced today that several leading Quebec organisations…Abby DeshmanFebruary 22, 2022
CRIMINAL JUSTICECriminal Records & Collateral ConsequencesCriminal Records & Police Record ChecksRacial Profiling CCLA to Appear Before Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario in Police Background Checks Case Thairu Taban and Josslyn Mounsey were hired by Metrolinx as Transit Safety Communications Operators. They…CCLAJune 29, 2021
CRIMINAL JUSTICECriminal Records & Collateral ConsequencesCriminal Records & Police Record Checks CCLA Criminal Record Survey Do you have a criminal record or police record? Have you tried to get a…CCLAMay 31, 2021
CRIMINAL JUSTICECriminal Records & Collateral ConsequencesCriminal Records & Police Record ChecksEQUALITYSentencingSocio-Economic Status WHAMMY! Supreme Court of Canada Strikes Down Canada’s Ugliest Populist Criminal Law It’s not everyday that civil libertarians hit a home run in the Supreme Court of…Michael BryantDecember 14, 2018
CRIMINAL JUSTICECriminal Records & Collateral ConsequencesCriminal Records & Police Record Checks Blowing the Whistle on Saskatoon’s Proposed Rules for Rideshares and Taxis This morning we wrote to Saskatoon’s Mayor and City Council to share our concerns about…CCLADecember 14, 2018
CRIMINAL JUSTICECriminal Records & Collateral ConsequencesCriminal Records & Police Record ChecksCriminal Records & Police Record ChecksMAJOR CASES & REPORTS New Act Protects Ontarians From Release Of Unproven Allegations Across the country, Canadians who have never been found guilty of a crime are unable to…CCLADecember 13, 2018
CRIMINAL JUSTICECriminal Records & Collateral ConsequencesCriminal Records & Police Record ChecksCriminal Records & Police Record ChecksMAJOR CASES & REPORTS Ontario Leads The Way On Police Record Checks Reform On November 1, 2018, the Police Records Checks Reform Act (PRCRA) comes into force.CCLANovember 1, 2018