CRIMINAL JUSTICECriminal Records & Collateral ConsequencesCriminal Records & Police Record ChecksCriminal Records & Police Record ChecksMAJOR CASES & REPORTS Ontario Leads The Way On Police Record Checks Reform On November 1, 2018, the Police Records Checks Reform Act (PRCRA) comes into force.CCLANovember 1, 2018
CRIMINAL JUSTICECriminal Records & Collateral ConsequencesCriminal Records & Police Record ChecksCriminal Records & Police Record ChecksMAJOR CASES & REPORTS What You Need To Know About The New Police Record Checks Reform Act On November 1, 2018, the Police Records Checks Reform Act (PRCRA) comes into force. Police record checks…CCLANovember 1, 2018
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingRight to Reasonable Bail ‘This Time We Really Mean It’ Won’t Cut It for Bail Reform Fixing the broken law of bail cannot happen without some belated action by legislators meeting…Abby DeshmanOctober 29, 2018
Conditions of ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEDisabilityEQUALITYFighting Solitary ConfinementMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPRESS RELEASESPrisons, Jails & Community Supervision Rights groups challenging solitary confinement in court release joint statement on Bill C-83 Today the three organizations fighting the federal government in BC and Ontario courts on solitary…CCLAOctober 16, 2018
CRIMINAL JUSTICEDecriminalization 10 things that will still be a crime after cannabis is legalized The cannabis industry is being legalized – but there are still plenty of laws that…CCLAOctober 16, 2018
PRIVACYPrivacy Law Reform It’s time to modernize the laws that protect our privacy rights The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting…Brenda McPhailSeptember 28, 2018
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingRight to Reasonable Bail Bill C-75: Right Goals, Wrong Tools Over the next few weeks, witnesses will gather on Parliament Hill in Ottawa to share…CCLASeptember 25, 2018
EQUALITYLGBTQ2S+PRESS RELEASES UPDATE: CCLA and ETFO Sex-Ed Legal Challenges to be Heard Together The Divisional Court determined the other week that the applications of the Canadian Civil Liberties…CCLASeptember 24, 2018
MAJOR CASES & REPORTSMass SurveillanceNational SecurityPRESS RELEASESPRIVACYSurveillance & Technology CCLA, INCLO and Others Welcome Historic Win Against Mass Surveillance in UK In a landmark win for seven INCLO members, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)…Brenda McPhailSeptember 14, 2018
Democratic RightsFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Contact Your MPP to Stop the Misuse of the Notwithstanding Clause Urge your MPP to vote against the Ontario government’s proposed usage of the notwithstanding clause.CCLASeptember 12, 2018