National SecurityPRIVACYSurveillance & Privacy ETHI Report on Facial Recognition Technology Released Canada lacks an appropriate legal framework to regulate facial recognition technology, and without it, there…Brenda McPhailOctober 5, 2022
National SecurityPRIVACYSurveillance & Privacy Joint Letter of Concern regarding Bill C-26 September 28, 2022 To: The Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, P.C., M.P., Minister of Public…Brenda McPhailSeptember 28, 2022
PRIVACYSurveillance & Privacy Privacy and virtual healthcare: report launch September 13, 2022--CCLA is delighted to launch the report Virtual Healthcare Services in Canada: Digital…Brenda McPhailSeptember 13, 2022
CRIMINAL JUSTICEDNA ForensicsEQUALITYPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRIVACYRace, Religion & EthnicityRacial ProfilingRefugees & ImmigrationSearch & SeizureUnreasonable Search & Seizure Human Rights Tribunal Finds Police DNA Sweep was Discriminatory Earlier this week the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal ruled that the Ontario Provincial Police (“OPP”)…Abby DeshmanAugust 23, 2022
Device SearchesIntelligence & CybersecurityPRESS RELEASESPRIVACYSurveillance & PrivacySurveillance & Technology CCLA Calls for Moratorium on RCMP Surveillance ‘Tools’ Brenda McPhail, Director of Privacy Technology and Surveillance Program for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association,…CCLAAugust 9, 2022
The Guardian: ‘Asleep at the wheel’: Canada police’s spyware admission raises alarm https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/07/canada-police-spyware-admission-surveillance-experts
Device SearchesPRESS RELEASESPRIVACY Statement on the RCMP’s Use of Spyware The RCMP uses spyware against Canadians in targeted investigations. The revelation was buried in a…CCLAJune 30, 2022
Conditions of ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASESPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionPRIVACYSearch & SeizureSearch & SeizureSurveillance & PrivacyUnreasonable Search & Seizure Canadian Civil Liberties Association launches constitutional challenge to Ontario’s strip search law The Canadian Civil Liberties Association and a woman with personal experience have launched a major…Abby DeshmanJune 20, 2022
CCPA (Bill C-11)PRIVACYPrivacy Law Reform New Privacy Law to be Tabled Today: What CCLA Hopes to See CCLA looks forward to a deep dive into the legislation tabled today, a Bill lengthily…Brenda McPhailJune 16, 2022
Border TechnologyDevice SearchesPRIVACY Oral Submissions on Bill S-7 Regarding Privacy and Device Searches at the Border Oral Submission to the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence (SECD) regarding Bill…Brenda McPhailJune 1, 2022