CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESPRIVACY CCLA Congratulates Justice Louise Arbour on Her Appointment as Canada’s Next Governor-General The Canadian Civil Liberties Association congratulates Justice Louise Arbour on her appointment as Canada’s next…CCLAMay 6, 2026
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASES CCLA Condemns Ontario’s Expansion of Arrest Powers to Transit Special Constables TORONTO — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association expressed profound disappointment and alarm following the Ontario…CCLAMay 5, 2026
EQUALITYLGBTQ2S+Notwithstanding ClausePRESS RELEASES CCLA Granted Leave to Intervene in Saskatchewan’s Pronoun Law and the Notwithstanding Clause at the Supreme Court The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) has been granted leave to intervene in Saskatchewan (Minister…CCLAApril 29, 2026
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status CCLA Intervenes in Waterloo Encampment Case to Defend Rights of Unhoused Residents TORONTO — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is appearing in court today as an…CCLAApril 20, 2026
Democratic RightsEQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESVoting Rights CCLA Sounds the Alarm Over the Politicization of Alberta’s Electoral Map OTTAWA — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is troubled by the tabling of Alberta’s…CCLAApril 20, 2026
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESYouth Op-Ed: Bill 25 Isn’t About Neutrality; It’s About Narrowing Young Minds In a new op-ed in the Calgary Herald, CCLA Executive Director Howard Sapers argues that…CCLAApril 9, 2026
Bill 21Democratic Emergency in QuebecEQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & Ethnicity CCLA Strongly Condemns Passage of Quebec’s Bill 9 MONTREAL — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) strongly condemns the passage of Quebec’s Bill 9.…CCLAApril 2, 2026
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESYouth Alberta Education Bill Entrenches Censorship in Schools TORONTO — Alberta’s new education bill entrenches censorship under the guise of neutrality, by restricting expression and…CCLAApril 1, 2026
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status CCLA Joins Over 250 Organizations Opposing Defunding of Supervised Consumption Sites CCLA joined over 250 civil society organizations denouncing Ontario’s decision to defund the only remaining…CCLAMarch 31, 2026
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & Ethnicity CCLA Questions University Of Alberta Move To Eliminate EDI Commitments In Hiring TORONTO — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) warned the University of Alberta about the dangers of…CCLAMarch 30, 2026