Canadian Civil Liberties Association
@cancivlib
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Defending Canadian rights and freedoms since 1964. [email protected]
Toronto, Ontario
Joined July 2010
“We are putting this and future governments on notice: even in times of crisis, no government is above the law.” CCLA is before the Federal Court of Appeal today to defend its historic victory for the rule of law in the Emergencies Act case. While the police did have to dismantle the “Freedom Convoy” blockades in February of 2022, existing laws should have been used to address the situation. The legal thresholds necessary for invoking the Emergencies Act’s extraordinary powers simply were not met. Read more here.
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John Howard Society of Ontario has just launched its brand new Fair Chances Job Developer Toolkit. Take a look at the link below to learn more about it!
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CCLA is claiming victory and discontinuing our Policy 713 lawsuit in New Brunswick. Read more here.
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The Toronto Police Service Board has adopted CCLA’s proposed amendment to their oversight policy. Read more here.
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CCLA’s challenge to Bill 21 is headed to the Supreme Court of Canada. Read our press release here.
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We are pleased that we have been granted leave to intervene in the challenge of Bill 21 before the Supreme Court of Canada. We look forward to arguing our case that Bill 21 is an unconstitutional law that harms people who are already marginalized and has no place in Canadian society. See the decision here.
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CCLA is appearing before the Supreme Court today to prevent cruel and unusual punishment. Read more here.
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CCLA is intervening in the Ontario v. Animal Justice case to argue that no place, public or private, is categorically excluded from the protective scope of the Charter. Read more below.
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CCLA is intervening at the Supreme Court in R. v. Wilson to protect substance users seeking emergency care from unjust arrests. Read more here.
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CCLA is pleased to announce victory and discontinue our abortion access challenge in New Brunswick. Read more below.
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RT @TheAgenda: "We're hearing about bail, as a core right... being removed altogether." — @szrahim (@cancivlib) on bail reform, tonight at…
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CCLA welcomes the Government of New Brunswick’s changes to the province’s sexual orientation and gender policy in schools – Policy 713. Read more here.
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CCLA is intervening at the Supreme Court of Canada to protect people’s privacy rights from police overreach. Read more here.
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On December 9, 2024, Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of the Fundamental Freedoms Program, testified before the Standing Committee of Justice and Human Rights in their pre-study of Bill C-63. Read more and watch the video here.
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CCLA is intervening before the Supreme Court of Canada to ensure protection for solicitor-client privilege. Read more here.
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CCLA is profoundly concerned that the Ontario government is introducing measures that will criminalize unhoused people living in encampments. Read more here.
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Governments are increasingly using the notwithstanding clause to override important Charter rights—threatening collective bargaining rights, freedom of religion, trans youth, and more. This should concern everyone. Governments could one day decide to use this clause to ban speech critical of people in power or to imprison people without giving them a fair trial. It’s time to act. Click the link to learn more about our campaign to #SaveOurCharter #NWC Click here.
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Today, we launch a campaign to #SaveOurCharter. Watch our press conference about the concerning rise in the use of the notwithstanding clause in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Watch here.
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