DONATEIN THE NEWSPRESS RELEASESTAKE ACTION Canada faces a defining moment: Canada faces a defining moment: Prime Minister Mark Carney warned at Davos on 20 January…CCLAJanuary 21, 2026
Artificial IntelligencePRESS RELEASESPRIVACYSurveillance & Technology Civil Society Innitiative Announces Public Consultation on AI The People’s Consultation on AI launches today, a collaborative civil society initiative created in response…Tamir IsraelJanuary 21, 2026
CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRacial Profiling CCLA Defends Landmark Ruling Striking Down Racially Profiling Roadside Stops OTTAWA — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will appear before the Supreme Court of…CCLAJanuary 19, 2026
Emergencies ActFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES Emergencies Act Case: CCLA Claims Historic Victory at the Federal Court of Appeal TORONTO – The Federal Court of Appeal has delivered a historic victory for the rule…CCLAJanuary 16, 2026
Democratic RightsFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES CCLA at the Supreme Court of Canada to Protect People’s Constitutional Right to Reasonable Administrative Decisions The CCLA is at the Supreme Court of Canada this morning to present its oral…CCLAJanuary 15, 2026
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status CCLA Intervening to Defend Rights of Unhoused People in Landmark Ontario Appeal TORONTO — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has been granted leave to intervene in an…CCLAJanuary 12, 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
Conditions of ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEDeaths in CustodyPRESS RELEASES Canadian Civil Liberties Association Echoes Faqiri Family Plea for Action on Inquest Recommendations The CCLA echoes the plea made today by the Faqiri family at Queen’s Park for…CCLADecember 15, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingIndigenous PeoplePRESS RELEASESSentencing CCLA Intervening in R. v. Cope to Address Overrepresentation of Indigenous People in Prisons The CCLA will appear before the Supreme Court of Canada as an intervener in R.…CCLADecember 11, 2025
Freedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESRight to Protest Quebec’s Bill 13: Yet Another Attack on Quebecers’ Democracy Montreal – December 10, 2025 Quebec’s Bill 13, An Act to promote the population’s safety and…Anaïs Bussières McNicollDecember 10, 2025