EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESYouth CCLA Condemns Ontario’s Growing Takeover of Local School Boards Harini Sivalingam, Director of Equality at the the Canadian Civil Liberties Association delivered the following…CCLAFebruary 17, 2026
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial RightsFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPRESS RELEASESRight to Silence CCLA Before Supreme Court to Protect the Principle Against Self-Incrimination The CCLA will appear today as an intervener before the Supreme Court of Canada in…Shakir RahimFebruary 17, 2026
FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMobilityPRESS RELEASES CCLA Proud to Have Advanced Mobility Rights and Government Accountability at Supreme Court of Canada OTTAWA — Today, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in the Canadian Civil Liberties…CCLAFebruary 13, 2026
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASES Civil Liberties Organizations Raise Concerns Over Alberta Funding Decision The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA), the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA), and the Ligue…CCLAFebruary 5, 2026
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & Ethnicity Ending Special Envoy Roles Risks Abandoning Communities Facing Rising Hate Howard Sapers, Executive Director of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association made the following statement in…CCLAFebruary 4, 2026
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRESS RELEASES CCLA Calls for Independent Investigation into Reported Police Use of Force Against Lawyer Sudine Riley The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is alarmed by the reported use of serious force by…CCLAJanuary 29, 2026
FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES CCLA Joins a Broad Coalition of Civil Society Groups Objecting to Anti-Democratic Provisions in Bill C-15 The law should apply equally to everyone, regardless of their wealth, power and status. On…CCLAJanuary 28, 2026
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 Initiative Launches 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