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
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingSentencingYouth Supreme Court releases judgment in I.M. on youth criminal sentencing On July 18, 2025, the Supreme Court of Canada released its judgment in R. v.…Shakir RahimJuly 21, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICEEDUCATIONEQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESPRIVACY CCLA Announces New Executive Director TORONTO - The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) and the Canadian Civil Liberties Education Trust…CCLAJuly 15, 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 SivalangamJuly 11, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYLGBTQ2S+PRESS RELEASES CCLA condemns Quebec’s discriminatory detention policy targeting trans inmates Thunder Bay’s Medical Officer of Health has rescinded her February 8th Class Order targeting individuals…Aaden PearsonJune 20, 2025