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
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EQUALITYFreedom of ExpressionFreedom of ReligionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSNotwithstanding ClauseRace, Religion & EthnicityRight to Protest
CCLA Files Submission on Quebec’s Bill 9
On February 9th, 2026, the CCLA sent its written submission on Quebec's Bill 9 to…
Anaïs Bussières McNicollFebruary 10, 2026
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 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
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
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
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
EQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL 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