EQUALITYLife, Liberty & SecurityPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status CCLA intervening in new encampment case in Waterloo TORONTO – The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is intervening in a case challenging a…Harini SivalingamAugust 22, 2025
Freedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS CCLA Doubles Down on its Criticism of Alberta’s Book Ban Alberta’s Minister of Education and Childcare recently issued a ministerial order requiring all school libraries…Anaïs Bussières McNicollAugust 14, 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
Freedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS In Alberta Schools, Books Aren’t the Threat, Censorship Is Alberta has recently issued a ministerial order banning books containing “explicit sexual content” from school…Anaïs Bussières McNicollJuly 30, 2025
EQUALITYWomen Federal Regime Governing Sex Work: A Disappointing Decision from the Supreme Court of Canada On July 24, 2025 the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) dismissed an appeal that challenged…Anaïs Bussières McNicollJuly 24, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingSentencingYouth Supreme Court releases judgment in I.M. on youth criminal sentencing On July 18, 2025, the Supreme Court of Canada released its judgment in R. v.…Shakir RahimJuly 21, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICEEDUCATIONEQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESPRIVACY CCLA Announces New Executive Director TORONTO - The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) and the Canadian Civil Liberties Education Trust…CCLAJuly 15, 2025
EQUALITYRefugees & Immigration CCLA Welcomes Supreme Court of Canada Decision Reinforcing Meaningful Statutory Appeal Rights Counsel for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association appear today at the Supreme Court of Canada…Harini SivalingamJuly 11, 2025
EncryptionInformation SharingPRIVACYSurveillance & Technology CCLA and coalition of coalitions call for withdrawal of Bill C-2 On June 18, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association joined 39 organizations and 122 experts including…Tamir IsraelJuly 11, 2025
Freedom of ExpressionFreedom of the PressFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS CCLA at the Ontario Court of Appeal in a Case about Investigative Journalism and Whistleblowers CCLA is intervening in the Ontario v. Animal Justice case to argue that no place,…CCLAJune 23, 2025