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
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status 67 Organizations Across Ontario Stand Against Punishing Encampments 67 organizations working across communities in Ontario stand united as the newly formed Encampment Justice…Harini SivalangamMay 2, 2025
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASES CCLA Condemns Rights Violations and Urges Withdrawal of Quebec’s Bill 94 Harini Sivalingam, Director of Equality Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association made the following…CCLAMay 1, 2025
EQUALITYLGBTQ2S+ CCLA welcomes decision on gender affirming healthcare funding in Ontario CCLA welcomes the decision of the Court of Appeal for Ontario in OHIP v KS confirming that…Harini SivalangamApril 23, 2025
DisabilityEQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSLife, Liberty & SecurityPRESS RELEASES CCLA strongly opposes Alberta’s proposed forced treatment law TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA),…Harini SivalangamApril 15, 2025
EQUALITYFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRace, Religion & Ethnicity CCLA on The Advocates’ Society’s Recent Decision TORONTO - Read here CCLA's letter to The Advocates' Society on their decision to rescind…CCLAApril 4, 2025
EQUALITYFreedom of ReligionPRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & EthnicityRefugees & Immigration CCLA Warns Quebec Bill 84 Threatens Social Cohesion, Calls for Meaningful Consultation MONTREAL — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association made the following submissions to the Committee on…Harini SivalangamMarch 21, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYPresumption of InnocencePrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionSolitary Confinement CCLA Welcomes Supreme Court of Canada Decision upholding prisoners’ rights The Canadian Civil Liberties Association welcomes the Supreme Court of Canada decision in John Howard Society…Harini SivalangamMarch 18, 2025
EQUALITYLGBTQ2S+Refugees & Immigration Civil Society Groups Call for Immediate Suspension of Safe Third Country Agreement With United States of America TORONTO — The Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers, Rainbow Railroad, and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association…CCLAFebruary 21, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRIVACY CCLA Sends letter to Ontario Political Parties Ahead of Election With the Ontario election coming up on February 27th, we have sent a letter to…CCLAFebruary 12, 2025