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
EQUALITYLGBTQ2S+PRESS RELEASESWomen Olympic Committee’s New Eligibility Rules Exclude Transgender Athletes and Expands Policing of Women’s Bodies TORONTO - Recent changes announced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) mark a significant shift…Aaden PearsonMarch 27, 2026
EQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSLGBTQ2S+PRESS RELEASESYouth The Fight for Gender-Affirming Care Protections Must Continue Toronto, ON — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is deeply concerned with yesterday's court decision…Aaden PearsonDecember 19, 2025
EQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSLGBTQ2S+Life, Liberty & SecurityNotwithstanding ClausePRESS RELEASESYouth CCLA Sounds the Alarm as Alberta Government Entrenches Discrimination Into Law TORONTO — Bill 9 strips people of fundamental rights guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of…Aaden PearsonDecember 10, 2025
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
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
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
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condemns Quebec’s discriminatory detention policy targeting trans inmates Thunder Bay’s Medical Officer of Health has rescinded her February 8th Class Order targeting individuals…Aaden PearsonJune 20, 2025
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 SivalingamApril 23, 2025