EQUALITYPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilitySocio-Economic Status CCLA Reacts to Ontario Passing the Safer Municipalities Act The CCLA, as a member of the Encampment Justice Coalition, strongly opposes the punitive and…CCLAJune 6, 2025
EQUALITYPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability CCLA Sends Letter to Ontario Government: Do Not Pass Bill 6 On May 16th, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association sent a letter to the Ontario Premier…CCLAMay 21, 2025
Arbitrary DetentionCRIMINAL JUSTICEPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability CCLA before Supreme Court in Carignan to Ensure Unlawful Arrests Can be Challenged Under the Charter The CCLA appeared before the Supreme Court today in R. v. Carignan. The CCLA submitted that…Shakir RahimMay 21, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRacial Profiling Leave to Appeal to SCC Granted MONTREAL – Aaden Pearson, Staff Lawyer at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association released the following…CCLAMay 2, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityUnreasonable Search & Seizure CCLA Intervening Before Supreme Court in R. v. Singer to Protect Privacy in the Home from Police The CCLA will appear today as an intervenor before the Supreme Court of Canada in…Shakir RahimFebruary 18, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPolice Transparency, Oversight & Accountability CCLA Proposed Amendment to Toronto Police Service Board Oversight Policy Adopted On January 14, 2025, Shakir Rahim, Director of the Criminal Justice Program, presented a deputation…Shakir RahimJanuary 23, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPRIVACYSearch & SeizureUnreasonable Search & Seizure CCLA Intervening at SCC to Protect People’s Privacy Rights from Police Overreach The “implied licence to knock” doctrine enables police to approach a private property to communicate…Anaïs Bussières McNicollDecember 19, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPolice Transparency, Oversight & Accountability CCLA Urges Montreal to End Street Checks CCLA wrote to the City of Montreal to urge them to end street checks in…CCLADecember 13, 2024
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & EthnicityRacial Profiling CCLA Ready to Defend Landmark Racial Profiling Decision MONTREAL — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association…CCLADecember 5, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICENational SecurityPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPolice Transparency, Oversight & AccountabilityRefugees & Immigration Long Overdue Review and Complaints Body for Canadian Border Services and Mounties Welcomed by Rights Advocates OTTAWA – Civil society groups are welcoming the adoption of Bill C-20 and the long-overdue…CCLANovember 12, 2024