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
Democratic Emergency in QuebecFreedom 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
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
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial RightsPRESS RELEASES CCLA Strongly Opposes Bill C-16 The Canadian Civil Liberties Association strongly opposes Bill C-16 announced today by the Minister of…CCLADecember 9, 2025
Democratic Emergency in QuebecEQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSNotwithstanding ClausePRESS RELEASES More than 300 organizations call for the withdrawal of Quebec’s Bill 1 Montreal, December 4, 2025 – A broad coalition of Quebec civil society organizations, including the Ligue…Anaïs Bussières McNicollDecember 4, 2025