EQUALITYLife, Liberty & SecurityPRESS RELEASESRefugees & Immigration Passing of Bill C-12 is an Attack on Refugee and Migrant Rights in Canada OTTAWA – A broad coalition of human rights, civil liberties, refugee and migrant rights, gender…Aaden PearsonMarch 27, 2026
CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRefugees & ImmigrationSurveillance & Privacy Key UN Body Issues Stark Assessment of Bill C-12 Immigration Reforms and a General Erosion of Human Rights in Canada As Bill C-12 is set to receive its final consideration in Parliament, the United Nations…Tamir IsraelMarch 24, 2026
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & EthnicityRefugees & ImmigrationWomen Supreme Court Affirms Substantive and Intersectional Equality in Kanyinda Decision Toronto – The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) welcomes the decision by the Supreme Court…CCLAMarch 9, 2026
EQUALITYInformation SharingPRIVACYRefugees & Immigration Senate Committee Calls for Removal of Controversial Assault on Immigration Rights from Bill C-12 Today, a Senate committee reviewing Bill C-12, recommended removal of controversial immigration-related elements of the…Tamir IsraelFebruary 20, 2026
EQUALITYRefugees & Immigration CCLA Disappointed in Federal Court Slepcsik v. Canada Decision The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is disappointed in last week’s Federal Court decision in…Aaden PearsonNovember 28, 2025
EQUALITYInformation SharingPRESS RELEASESPRIVACYRefugees & Immigration Rights Groups Issue Urgent Warning Ahead of Critical C-12 Vote OTTAWA – A broad coalition of groups from across Canada is sounding an urgent alarm…Tamir IsraelNovember 24, 2025
EQUALITYPRIVACYRefugees & Immigration CCLA submission warns Bill C-12 will create fundamental unfairness in our immigration system In a brief published by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and…Tamir IsraelNovember 21, 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 SivalingamSeptember 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 SivalingamSeptember 3, 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 SivalingamJuly 11, 2025