Canadian Civil Liberties Association
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Protecting the rights and freedoms of everyone in Canada since 1964.
On September 11, 2026, the Supreme Court released its decision in R. v. R.B.-C., 2026 SCC 30. The CCLA was an intervenor in the case, which concerned how the right to be tried within a reasonable time under s. 11(b) of the Charter applies to sentencing proceedings.
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Supreme Court Decision in R. v. R.B.-C. on Sentencing Delay - CCLA
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October 5, 2026 at 5:39 PM
On September 11, 2026, the Supreme Court released its decision in R. v. R.B.-C., 2026 SCC 30. The CCLA was an intervenor in the case, which concerned how the right to be tried within a reasonable time under s. 11(b) of the Charter applies to sentencing proceedings.
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Today, on the National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, we honour the lives, memories and spirits of those who have been taken from their families and communities.
Remembering is not enough. Justice requires action.
Remembering is not enough. Justice requires action.
October 4, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Today, on the National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, we honour the lives, memories and spirits of those who have been taken from their families and communities.
Remembering is not enough. Justice requires action.
Remembering is not enough. Justice requires action.
L'ACLC a corédigé une déclaration dénonçant l'instrumentalisation de la laïcité par le gouvernement sortant. Les signataires demandent aux chef·fes de tous les partis politiques d'abroger les lois 21, 94 et 9.
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September 28, 2026 at 5:37 PM
L'ACLC a corédigé une déclaration dénonçant l'instrumentalisation de la laïcité par le gouvernement sortant. Les signataires demandent aux chef·fes de tous les partis politiques d'abroger les lois 21, 94 et 9.
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CCLA has co-authored a statement denouncing the outgoing government's instrumentalisation of secularism. The signatories are calling on the leaders of all political parties to repeal Bills 21, 94 and 9.
It is not too late to sign the statement.
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It is not too late to sign the statement.
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September 28, 2026 at 5:36 PM
CCLA has co-authored a statement denouncing the outgoing government's instrumentalisation of secularism. The signatories are calling on the leaders of all political parties to repeal Bills 21, 94 and 9.
It is not too late to sign the statement.
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It is not too late to sign the statement.
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"Open-ended executive powers are antithetical to a functioning democracy," says CCLA's Executive Director, Howard Sapers, on Bill C-39.
Read our full statement here:
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Read our full statement here:
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September 23, 2026 at 5:28 PM
"Open-ended executive powers are antithetical to a functioning democracy," says CCLA's Executive Director, Howard Sapers, on Bill C-39.
Read our full statement here:
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Read our full statement here:
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Correctional Services Canada has restricted access to key medications for people in federal prisons who have mental health conditions. Read the joint civil society letter the CCLA has co-signed, calling for these restrictions to be reversed.
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September 18, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Correctional Services Canada has restricted access to key medications for people in federal prisons who have mental health conditions. Read the joint civil society letter the CCLA has co-signed, calling for these restrictions to be reversed.
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Today is International Equal Pay Day — but "equal pay" isn't equal for everyone.
At CCLA, we believe closing these gaps requires more than good intentions — it requires enforceable pay transparency laws, stronger human rights protections, and accountability for employers.
At CCLA, we believe closing these gaps requires more than good intentions — it requires enforceable pay transparency laws, stronger human rights protections, and accountability for employers.
September 18, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Today is International Equal Pay Day — but "equal pay" isn't equal for everyone.
At CCLA, we believe closing these gaps requires more than good intentions — it requires enforceable pay transparency laws, stronger human rights protections, and accountability for employers.
At CCLA, we believe closing these gaps requires more than good intentions — it requires enforceable pay transparency laws, stronger human rights protections, and accountability for employers.
The CCLA is deeply concerned by the Nova Scotia government’s recent changes to social assistance regulations that exclude people living in encampments from receiving enhanced social assistance and disability supplement benefits.
Read our press release here:
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Read our press release here:
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CCLA Slams Nova Scotia Government for Excluding People Living in Encampments from Disability Benefits - CCLA
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September 10, 2026 at 7:35 PM
The CCLA is deeply concerned by the Nova Scotia government’s recent changes to social assistance regulations that exclude people living in encampments from receiving enhanced social assistance and disability supplement benefits.
Read our press release here:
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Read our press release here:
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CCLA and fellow INCLO members urged the EU and Hague Group to act on new US sanctions against ICC judges—pushing back on Rome Statute withdrawals, activating blocking laws, protecting banking access, and condemning sanctions on civil society groups working with the Court.
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September 3, 2026 at 9:09 PM
CCLA and fellow INCLO members urged the EU and Hague Group to act on new US sanctions against ICC judges—pushing back on Rome Statute withdrawals, activating blocking laws, protecting banking access, and condemning sanctions on civil society groups working with the Court.
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Documents d’Élections Québec en français seulement : l’ACLC met en garde contre une érosion du processus démocratique.
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Élections Québec Documents in French only: CCLA Warns Against an Erosion of the Democratic Process
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Élections Québec Documents in French only: CCLA Warns Against an Erosion of the Democratic Process
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Documents d’Élections Québec en français seulement : l’ACLC met en garde contre une érosion du processus démocratique - CCLA
Pour la première fois à l’occasion d’élections générales, Élections Québec enverra aux électeurs des documents d’information électorale uniquement en français. Ce changement est imposé à Élections Qué...
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September 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Documents d’Élections Québec en français seulement : l’ACLC met en garde contre une érosion du processus démocratique.
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Élections Québec Documents in French only: CCLA Warns Against an Erosion of the Democratic Process
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Élections Québec Documents in French only: CCLA Warns Against an Erosion of the Democratic Process
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The CLA and CCLA welcome the injunction to the mandatory cash bail provisions ordered today by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Until a final judgment is rendered in this case, the cash bail provisions will not be in effect.
The injunction can be read here.
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The injunction can be read here.
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August 31, 2026 at 6:31 PM
The CLA and CCLA welcome the injunction to the mandatory cash bail provisions ordered today by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Until a final judgment is rendered in this case, the cash bail provisions will not be in effect.
The injunction can be read here.
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The injunction can be read here.
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L’ACLC vient d’identifier cinq priorité urgentes en matière de droits de la personne au sujet desquelles le prochain gouvernement québécois doit se prononcer.
Lisez notre lettre aux chef.fes de partis politiques ici.
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Lisez notre lettre aux chef.fes de partis politiques ici.
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August 27, 2026 at 5:33 PM
L’ACLC vient d’identifier cinq priorité urgentes en matière de droits de la personne au sujet desquelles le prochain gouvernement québécois doit se prononcer.
Lisez notre lettre aux chef.fes de partis politiques ici.
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Lisez notre lettre aux chef.fes de partis politiques ici.
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CCLA just identified five urgent human rights priorities on which the next Quebec government must take a stand.
Read our letter to Quebec’s party leaders here: ccla.org/wp-content/u...
Read our letter to Quebec’s party leaders here: ccla.org/wp-content/u...
August 27, 2026 at 3:33 PM
CCLA just identified five urgent human rights priorities on which the next Quebec government must take a stand.
Read our letter to Quebec’s party leaders here: ccla.org/wp-content/u...
Read our letter to Quebec’s party leaders here: ccla.org/wp-content/u...
The CCLA and CLA's factum in our joint constitutional challenge to the cash bail provisions in Ontario's Bill 75 can be read here: ccla.org/wp-content/u...
The challenge will be argued before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice at 361 University Ave. in Toronto on Thursday, August 27 at 10 AM.
The challenge will be argued before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice at 361 University Ave. in Toronto on Thursday, August 27 at 10 AM.
August 25, 2026 at 3:32 PM
The CCLA and CLA's factum in our joint constitutional challenge to the cash bail provisions in Ontario's Bill 75 can be read here: ccla.org/wp-content/u...
The challenge will be argued before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice at 361 University Ave. in Toronto on Thursday, August 27 at 10 AM.
The challenge will be argued before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice at 361 University Ave. in Toronto on Thursday, August 27 at 10 AM.
CCLA is calling on York Region to establish an independent external review of the July 30, 2026, use-of-force incident involving a young Black man with a cognitive disability at the Newmarket Bus Terminal.
You can read the letter we sent here.
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You can read the letter we sent here.
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Call for Independent Review and Civilian Oversight of York Region Transit Special Constables - CCLA
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August 21, 2026 at 6:20 PM
CCLA is calling on York Region to establish an independent external review of the July 30, 2026, use-of-force incident involving a young Black man with a cognitive disability at the Newmarket Bus Terminal.
You can read the letter we sent here.
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You can read the letter we sent here.
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CCLA has filed a Notice of Application today with the Manitoba Court of King’s Bench alleging that the underfunding of criminal legal aid by the Governments of Manitoba and Canada violates the Charter. This is the first challenge of its kind in Canada.
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CCLA Launches Charter Challenge to Underfunding of Criminal Legal Aid in Manitoba - CCLA
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August 20, 2026 at 5:11 PM
CCLA has filed a Notice of Application today with the Manitoba Court of King’s Bench alleging that the underfunding of criminal legal aid by the Governments of Manitoba and Canada violates the Charter. This is the first challenge of its kind in Canada.
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CCLA has sent a letter to Ontario’s Big City Mayors in response to their “Reaction to Recovery” campaign, calling for urgent provincial action on mental health, drug toxicity and homelessness.
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CCLA Sends Letter to Ontario’s Big City Mayors Urging a Rights-Based Response to Mental Health, Substance Use and Homelessness - CCLA
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August 19, 2026 at 6:31 PM
CCLA has sent a letter to Ontario’s Big City Mayors in response to their “Reaction to Recovery” campaign, calling for urgent provincial action on mental health, drug toxicity and homelessness.
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The Criminal Lawyers’ Association (CLA) and Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) have launched a Constitutional challenge before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against the introduction of mandatory cash bail by the province.
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CCLA and CLA File Constitutional Challenge Against Cash Bail in Ontario - CCLA
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August 17, 2026 at 8:34 PM
The Criminal Lawyers’ Association (CLA) and Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) have launched a Constitutional challenge before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against the introduction of mandatory cash bail by the province.
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CCLA is questioning the Ontario government’s motives for introducing regulations that would exclude people—including people with disabilities—from eligibility for essential social assistance benefits.
Read more here.
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Read more here.
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CCLA Questions Exclusion of Social Benefits Based on Immigration Status - CCLA
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August 14, 2026 at 8:10 PM
CCLA is questioning the Ontario government’s motives for introducing regulations that would exclude people—including people with disabilities—from eligibility for essential social assistance benefits.
Read more here.
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Read more here.
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The Canadian Civil Liberties Association and Criminal Lawyers’ Association will launch an urgent constitutional challenge next week against the introduction of mandatory cash bail by the province on August 17.
Read the press release here.
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Read the press release here.
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CLA and CCLA to Challenge Unconstitutional Cash Bail in Ontario - CCLA
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August 14, 2026 at 7:18 PM
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association and Criminal Lawyers’ Association will launch an urgent constitutional challenge next week against the introduction of mandatory cash bail by the province on August 17.
Read the press release here.
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Read the press release here.
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No government should be able to grant itself immunity for intentional wrongdoing. Government accountability and respect for the rule of law are essential to a functioning democracy.
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CCLA Files Factum Urging the Supreme Court of Canada to Preserve Government Accountability and the Rule of Law - CCLA
No government should be able to grant itself immunity for intentional wrongdoing. Government accountability and respect for the rule of law are essential to a functioning democracy.
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July 21, 2026 at 3:56 PM
No government should be able to grant itself immunity for intentional wrongdoing. Government accountability and respect for the rule of law are essential to a functioning democracy.
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On June 26, 2026, the Supreme Court released its judgment in EPS v. McKee, 2026 SCC 24. The CCLA was an intervener in the case. McKee concerned what information about police misconduct by officers involved in a case must be shared with an accused person before their trial.
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Supreme Court Affirms Robust Duty to Disclose Police Misconduct Information in McKee - CCLA
While federal political parties resist any form of privacy protection, a new poll finds Canadians do not trust them to protect their data.
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July 14, 2026 at 2:34 PM
On June 26, 2026, the Supreme Court released its judgment in EPS v. McKee, 2026 SCC 24. The CCLA was an intervener in the case. McKee concerned what information about police misconduct by officers involved in a case must be shared with an accused person before their trial.
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Parliament crossed a constitutional red line with Bill C-16, seeking to overrule the Supreme Court on the remedy for a violation of the Charter right to be tried within a reasonable time.
Read more here.
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Read more here.
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CCLA Testifies before Senate on Bill C-16 - CCLA
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) has filed its intervention factum in Saskatchewan v. UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity – the first Supreme Court of Canada case to dire...
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June 19, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Parliament crossed a constitutional red line with Bill C-16, seeking to overrule the Supreme Court on the remedy for a violation of the Charter right to be tried within a reasonable time.
Read more here.
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Read more here.
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More than 60 civil liberties, human rights, faith based and community organizations just released a statement denouncing the adoption of Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act.
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CCLA Joins Civil Society’s Statement Denouncing the Adoption of Bill C-9 - CCLA
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) has filed its intervention factum in Saskatchewan v. UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity – the first Supreme Court of Canada case to dire...
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June 19, 2026 at 2:22 PM
More than 60 civil liberties, human rights, faith based and community organizations just released a statement denouncing the adoption of Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act.
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CCLA joined over 35 leading groups and experts today in calling the government out for failing to apply privacy rules to federal political parties.
The risks are real - just last month, a political party-enabled data breach exposed personal information of 2.9 million Albertans.
Read the letter:
The risks are real - just last month, a political party-enabled data breach exposed personal information of 2.9 million Albertans.
Read the letter:
Civil Society calls on Federal Political Leaders to Bring their Parties Under Privacy Law - CCLA
More than thirty-five organizations, experts, and civil society groups are calling on Canada’s federal leaders to close a major gap in privacy protection by bringing federal political parties under Ca...
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June 17, 2026 at 10:57 PM
CCLA joined over 35 leading groups and experts today in calling the government out for failing to apply privacy rules to federal political parties.
The risks are real - just last month, a political party-enabled data breach exposed personal information of 2.9 million Albertans.
Read the letter:
The risks are real - just last month, a political party-enabled data breach exposed personal information of 2.9 million Albertans.
Read the letter: