Canadian Civil Liberties Association
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Protecting the rights and freedoms of everyone in Canada since 1964.
CCLA is deeply concerned with yesterday’s court decision lifting the injunction that had prevented Alberta’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender and gender-diverse youth from taking effect.
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The Fight for Gender-Affirming Care Protections Must Continue - CCLA
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is deeply concerned with yesterday's court decision lifting the injunction that had prevented Alberta's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender and...
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December 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
CCLA is deeply concerned with yesterday’s court decision lifting the injunction that had prevented Alberta’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender and gender-diverse youth from taking effect.
Read more about it here.
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Read more about it here.
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Save the Date!
When? Evening of January 22
Where? Women’s College Hospital
When? Evening of January 22
Where? Women’s College Hospital
December 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Save the Date!
When? Evening of January 22
Where? Women’s College Hospital
When? Evening of January 22
Where? Women’s College Hospital
CCLA echoes the plea made today by the Faqiri family at Queen’s Park for the Government of Ontario to implement the Faqiri inquest recommendations, addressing abhorrent conditions and inadequate mental healthcare in Ontario prisons.
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Canadian Civil Liberties Association Echoes Faqiri Family Plea for Action on Inquest Recommendations - CCLA
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December 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
CCLA echoes the plea made today by the Faqiri family at Queen’s Park for the Government of Ontario to implement the Faqiri inquest recommendations, addressing abhorrent conditions and inadequate mental healthcare in Ontario prisons.
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CCLA is intervening in R. v. Cope at the Supreme Court of Canada to address the overrepresentation of indigenous people in prisons.
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CCLA Intervening in R. v. Cope to Address Overrepresentation of Indigenous People in Prisons - CCLA
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December 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
CCLA is intervening in R. v. Cope at the Supreme Court of Canada to address the overrepresentation of indigenous people in prisons.
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"Quebec’s Bill 13 tabled today is a direct attack against freedom of expression and the right to protest peacefully”
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Quebec’s Bill 13: Yet Another Attack on Quebecers’ Democracy - CCLA
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December 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"Quebec’s Bill 13 tabled today is a direct attack against freedom of expression and the right to protest peacefully”
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« Le Projet de loi 13 déposé aujourd'hui est une attaque directe contre la liberté d'expression et le droit de manifester pacifiquement »
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Quebec’s Bill 13: Yet Another Attack on Quebecers’ Democracy - CCLA
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December 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
« Le Projet de loi 13 déposé aujourd'hui est une attaque directe contre la liberté d'expression et le droit de manifester pacifiquement »
Lisez notre communiqué de presse ici: ccla.org/fr/communiqu...
Lisez notre communiqué de presse ici: ccla.org/fr/communiqu...
Read our full press release on Bill C-16 here.
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December 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Read our full press release on Bill C-16 here.
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CCLA condemns the Alberta government’s passage of Bill 9, a sweeping and discriminatory law that directly targets trans and gender-diverse people and denies them fundamental rights guaranteed by the Charter.
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CCLA Sounds the Alarm as Alberta Government Entrenches Discrimination Into Law - CCLA
Bill 9 strips people of fundamental rights guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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December 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
CCLA condemns the Alberta government’s passage of Bill 9, a sweeping and discriminatory law that directly targets trans and gender-diverse people and denies them fundamental rights guaranteed by the Charter.
Read more here.
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December 10th is Human Rights Day, a day that reminds us that the strength of our democracy depends on the protection of everyone’s rights.
December 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
December 10th is Human Rights Day, a day that reminds us that the strength of our democracy depends on the protection of everyone’s rights.
CCLA strongly opposes Bill C-16 announced today by the Minister of Justice.
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CCLA Strongly Opposes Bill C-16 - CCLA
Chaque citoyen a le droit constitutionnel de participer à des élections dans lesquelles son vote n’est pas indûment dilué. L'ACLC est devant la Cour d’appel du Québec ce matin pour défendre ce princip...
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December 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
CCLA strongly opposes Bill C-16 announced today by the Minister of Justice.
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The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is honored to have participated this morning in Montreal in a press conference giving voice to more than 300 civil society organizations in Quebec that are unanimously calling for the complete withdrawal of Bill 1.
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More than 300 organizations call for the withdrawal of Quebec's Bill 1 - CCLA
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December 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is honored to have participated this morning in Montreal in a press conference giving voice to more than 300 civil society organizations in Quebec that are unanimously calling for the complete withdrawal of Bill 1.
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L'Association canadienne des libertés civiles est honorée d'avoir participé, ce matin à Montréal, à une conférence de presse portant les voix de plus de 300 organismes de la société civile du Québec qui réclament à l'unisson le retrait complet du Projet de loi 1.
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More than 300 organizations call for the withdrawal of Quebec's Bill 1 - CCLA
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December 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
L'Association canadienne des libertés civiles est honorée d'avoir participé, ce matin à Montréal, à une conférence de presse portant les voix de plus de 300 organismes de la société civile du Québec qui réclament à l'unisson le retrait complet du Projet de loi 1.
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Today, on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we honour the leadership and resilience of people with disabilities.
December 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Today, on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we honour the leadership and resilience of people with disabilities.
ACT NOW: Bill C-12 is set to reshape our immigration system in ways will place refugees in danger and invites rampant discriminatory treatment of migrants.
Use this tool to phone your MP and tell them to vote against Bill C-12.
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Use this tool to phone your MP and tell them to vote against Bill C-12.
migrantrights.ca/c12mpcall/
December 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
ACT NOW: Bill C-12 is set to reshape our immigration system in ways will place refugees in danger and invites rampant discriminatory treatment of migrants.
Use this tool to phone your MP and tell them to vote against Bill C-12.
migrantrights.ca/c12mpcall/
Use this tool to phone your MP and tell them to vote against Bill C-12.
migrantrights.ca/c12mpcall/
En invoquant de nouveau les clauses dérogatoires, le Projet de loi 9 du Québec perpétue l'héritage honteux d'exclusion mis en place par la Loi sur la laïcité de l'État. Ce projet de loi va priver des générations de Québécois de professionnels compétents et passionnés.
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Quebec's Bill 9 Masks Discrimination as Secularism - CCLA
Chaque citoyen a le droit constitutionnel de participer à des élections dans lesquelles son vote n’est pas indûment dilué. L'ACLC est devant la Cour d’appel du Québec ce matin pour défendre ce princip...
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November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
En invoquant de nouveau les clauses dérogatoires, le Projet de loi 9 du Québec perpétue l'héritage honteux d'exclusion mis en place par la Loi sur la laïcité de l'État. Ce projet de loi va priver des générations de Québécois de professionnels compétents et passionnés.
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Through another use of the notwithstanding clause, Quebec's Bill 9 perpetuates the shameful legacy of exclusion initiated by Bill 21. It will deprive generations of Quebecers of skilled and passionate professionals.
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Quebec's Bill 9 Masks Discrimination as Secularism - CCLA
Chaque citoyen a le droit constitutionnel de participer à des élections dans lesquelles son vote n’est pas indûment dilué. L'ACLC est devant la Cour d’appel du Québec ce matin pour défendre ce princip...
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November 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Through another use of the notwithstanding clause, Quebec's Bill 9 perpetuates the shameful legacy of exclusion initiated by Bill 21. It will deprive generations of Quebecers of skilled and passionate professionals.
Read more here.
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CCLA is deeply concerned that the government is fast tracking Bill C-12, which will undermine fairness in our immigration system while flaunting charter rights and Canada's international human rights obligations.
Read more about Bill C-12 here.
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Read more about Bill C-12 here.
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CCLA submission warns Bill C-12 will create fundamental unfairness in our immigration system - CCLA
CCLA called on a parliamentary committee to reconsider Bill C-12, which will violate the Charter by creating fundamental unfairness in Canada's immigration system.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:13 PM
CCLA is deeply concerned that the government is fast tracking Bill C-12, which will undermine fairness in our immigration system while flaunting charter rights and Canada's international human rights obligations.
Read more about Bill C-12 here.
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Read more about Bill C-12 here.
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L’ACLC vient tout juste de soumettre son mémoire relatif au Projet de loi 1 – la Loi constitutionnelle de 2025 sur le Québec– à la Commission des institutions de l’Assemblée nationale du Québec.
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Quebec’s Bill 1: An Illegitimate Bill with Authoritarian Overtones - CCLA
Chaque citoyen a le droit constitutionnel de participer à des élections dans lesquelles son vote n’est pas indûment dilué. L'ACLC est devant la Cour d’appel du Québec ce matin pour défendre ce princip...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
L’ACLC vient tout juste de soumettre son mémoire relatif au Projet de loi 1 – la Loi constitutionnelle de 2025 sur le Québec– à la Commission des institutions de l’Assemblée nationale du Québec.
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Read our full statement on Ontario's cash bail proposal by clicking the link below.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Read our full statement on Ontario's cash bail proposal by clicking the link below.
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CCLA welcomes today's Supreme Court decision in Dorsey, which protects habeas corpus and individual liberty.
You can read more about it here.
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You can read more about it here.
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CCLA Welcomes Supreme Court Decision in Dorsey Protecting Habeas Corpus and Individual Liberty - CCLA
Chaque citoyen a le droit constitutionnel de participer à des élections dans lesquelles son vote n’est pas indûment dilué. L'ACLC est devant la Cour d’appel du Québec ce matin pour défendre ce princip...
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November 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
CCLA welcomes today's Supreme Court decision in Dorsey, which protects habeas corpus and individual liberty.
You can read more about it here.
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You can read more about it here.
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Today is Trans Day of Remembrance. Today, we honour the trans and gender-diverse people whose joy, futures, and lives were stolen by violence, hatred, and discrimination.
November 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Today is Trans Day of Remembrance. Today, we honour the trans and gender-diverse people whose joy, futures, and lives were stolen by violence, hatred, and discrimination.
CCLA strongly condemns the Alberta government’s introduction of legislation invoking the notwithstanding clause to shield three laws that directly threaten the rights of trans and gender-diverse people in the province.
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CCLA Condemns Alberta’s Use of the Notwithstanding Clause to Undermine Rights of Trans and Gender Diverse Youth - CCLA
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) strongly condemns the Alberta government’s introduction of legislation invoking the notwithstanding clause to shield three laws that directly threaten t...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
CCLA strongly condemns the Alberta government’s introduction of legislation invoking the notwithstanding clause to shield three laws that directly threaten the rights of trans and gender-diverse people in the province.
Read more here.
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Read more here.
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The Canadian Civil Liberties Association welcomes the 2024-2025 annual report of the Office of Correctional Investigator (OCI). The report’s findings highlight alarming trends in the federal correctional system related to the delivery of mental health care.
November 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association welcomes the 2024-2025 annual report of the Office of Correctional Investigator (OCI). The report’s findings highlight alarming trends in the federal correctional system related to the delivery of mental health care.
CCLA is at the Supreme Court of Canada this week in the Alford v Canada case to defend freedom of speech and debate in Parliament.
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CCLA at the Supreme Court of Canada to Defend Freedom of Speech and Debate in Parliament - CCLA
People in Canada need their representatives to remain free and unfettered in their ability to hold the executive to account.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
CCLA is at the Supreme Court of Canada this week in the Alford v Canada case to defend freedom of speech and debate in Parliament.
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CCLA unequivocally condemns the adoption of Quebec’s Bill 94, a law that undermines the fundamental freedoms of students and school staff across the province.
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CCLA Denounces Quebec’s Bill 94 as a Threat to Civil Liberties - CCLA
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October 31, 2025 at 5:42 PM
CCLA unequivocally condemns the adoption of Quebec’s Bill 94, a law that undermines the fundamental freedoms of students and school staff across the province.
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