EQUALITYLGBTQ2S+Notwithstanding ClausePRESS RELEASESYouth Joint Statement from Canada’s Civil Liberties Organizations on Alberta’s Proposed Use of the Notwithstanding Clause OTTAWA — The BC Civil Liberties Association, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, and the Ligue…CCLAOctober 9, 2025
EQUALITYLGBTQ2S+Notwithstanding Clause CCLA Urges Premier to Reconsider Plan Undermining Charter Freedoms Today, CCLA’s Executive Director wrote to Alberta’s Premier expressing deep concern over the plan to…CCLASeptember 24, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRacial Profiling CCLA Defends Landmark Court Decisions on Racial Profiling at the SCC OTTAWA – The Canadian Civil Liberties Association filed arguments at the Supreme Court of Canada…CCLASeptember 23, 2025
EQUALITYLGBTQ2S+PRESS RELEASES CCLA Condemn Alberta’s Proposed Use of the Notwithstanding Clause to Target Trans Communities TORONTO — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association strongly condemns Alberta’s plan to invoke the notwithstanding…CCLASeptember 22, 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 SivalangamSeptember 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 SivalangamSeptember 3, 2025
EQUALITYFreedom of ReligionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES CCLA Condemns Quebec’s Ban on Prayer in Public The Canadian Civil Liberties Association strongly condemns the Quebec government’s announcement that it will introduce…CCLAAugust 28, 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 SivalangamAugust 22, 2025
EQUALITYLGBTQ2S+Notwithstanding ClausePRESS RELEASES CCLA Welcomes UR Pride Decision Affirming Key Role of Courts in Protecting Charter Rights TORONTO — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association welcomes today’s decision of the Saskatchewan Court of…Aaden PearsonAugust 12, 2025
EQUALITYWomen Federal Regime Governing Sex Work: A Disappointing Decision from the Supreme Court of Canada On July 24, 2025 the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) dismissed an appeal that challenged…Anaïs Bussières McNicollJuly 24, 2025