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. ccla.org/press-releas...

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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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. ccla.org/criminal-jus...

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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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. ccla.org/criminal-jus...

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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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. ccla.org/press-releas...

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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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:

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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Today, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the Ligue des droits et libertés are joining forces to call for a public inquiry into police racism within the SPVM and an end to street checks.

Aujourd'hui, l'ACLC et la Ligue des droits et libertés s'unissent pour réclamer une commission d'enquête publique sur le racisme policier au sein du SPVM et la fin des interpellations policières.

On Wednesday, the federal government introduced Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, with the stated goal of making the online activities of Canadians safer. However, the bill raises significant civil liberties concerns. ccla.org/press-releas...

CCLA warns against risks to freedom of expression and privacy posed by Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act - CCLA

Open-ended powers and social media ban for children under 16 in Bill C-34, the Social Media Safety Act, threaten civil liberties.

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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 directly address anti-trans legislation in Canada’s history. Read more here. ccla.org/equality/ccl...

CCLA Intervenes at the Supreme Court in Canada's First Anti-Trans Legislation Case - 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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Open-ended obligations, sweeping regulatory powers and a looming social media ban for children under 16 in Bill C-34, the Social Media Safety Act, threaten civil liberties. Read more: ccla.org/press-releas...

CCLA warns against risks to freedom of expression and privacy posed by Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act - CCLA

Open-ended powers and social media ban for children under 16 in Bill C-34, the Social Media Safety Act, threaten civil liberties.

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84% of Albertans want political parties held to the same privacy laws as businesses and public bodies—but parties are fighting to keep their exemption! Sign the petition: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... #cdnpoli @bcfipa.bsky.social @cancivlib.bsky.social

CCLA will be intervening in the case of Irvine et al v University of British Columbia to support that universities remain spaces where critical thinking, respect for diverse perspectives, and robust public debate can continue to flourish. ccla.org/press-releas...

CCLA Intervening in UBC Case to Defend Inclusive and Rights-Respecting University Policies - 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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CCLA joins other members of the NEC in calling on the Government of Canada to strengthen the newly established Advisory Council on Rights, Equality and Inclusion by ensuring meaningful Black representation and explicitly recognizing anti-Black racism within its mandate. ccla.org/press-releas...

CCLA Endorses Calls for Black Representation and Explicit Recognition of Anti-Black Racism on New Advisory Council - 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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Here's the analysis again, this time on @cancivlib.bsky.social's website (cc @digitalprivacy.ca): ccla.org/privacy/ccla... (Full PDF: citizenlab.ca/wp-content/u...) </🧵> #c22 #billC22

CCLA and Citizen Lab researchers release detailed analysis of Bill C-22's many flaws - CCLA

A comprehensive analysis released by CCLA and Citizen Lab outlines deep flaws in the government's surveillance proposal, Bill C-22.

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New joint publication by @citizenlab.ca + @cancivlib.bsky.social! In which @kate-ro.bsky.social & I join forces w/ Tamir @digitalprivacy.ca to explain the federal govt's many... "(Un)forced Errors: Analysis of Proposed Surveillance Law Expansion under Bill C-22, An Act respecting lawful access" 🧵1/x

The Citizen Lab (Un)forced Errors: Analysis of Proposed Surveillance Law Expansion under Bill C-22, An Act respecting lawful access -

This submission analyzes Bill C-22, the Lawful Access Act, which would enact broad surveillance obligations and reforms in Canada. Issues include: the bill’s sweeping scope, significant constitutional...

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June is the start of Pride season across Canada! The CCLA celebrates the 2SLGBTQIA+ communities across Canada whose legacy of activism, courage, and resilience has shaped what equality looks like in this country.

CCLA welcomes the Ontario Superior Court of Justice landmark decision affirming that unhoused people are entitled to full constitutional protection under the Charter and that governments must apply a human rights-based approach in responding to homeless encampments. ccla.org/press-releas...

CCLA Welcomes Historic Waterloo Court Decision Vindicating Rights of Unhoused People - 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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Yesterday, Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of our Fundamental Freedoms program, testified on Bill C-9 before the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights. Watch the video here. youtu.be/4T_-wDdsgbM

CCLA Testifies on Bill C-9 Before the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights

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CCLA will appear before the Supreme Court of Canada today in R. v. Walker. This appeal is about the powers that police can use under the Criminal Code when enforcing a provincial or municipal law.

Canada’s C-22 bill is a surveillance overreach that paves the way to backdoor encrypted communications of users around the world. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Canada’s Bill C-22 Is a Repackaged Version of Last Year’s

Last year, the Canadian government pushed Bill C-2, which would erode Canadian digital rights in the name of “border security.” The bill was so bad it didn’t even make it to committee because of the

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On April 22, 2026, Shakir Rahim, Director of the Criminal Justice Program, testified on Bill C-14 restricting bail before the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs. Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6y5... The CCLA’s brief can be read here: tinyurl.com/3439atmc.

CCLA Remarks before Senate LCJC on Bill C 14

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The Canadian Civil Liberties Association congratulates Justice Louise Arbour on her appointment as Canada’s next Governor-General! Read the full story here. ccla.org/criminal-jus...

CCLA Congratulates Justice Louise Arbour on Her Appointment as Canada’s Next Governor-General - 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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CCLA expressed profound disappointment and alarm following the Ontario government’s decision to proceed with regulations granting transit enforcement agents sweeping police-equivalent powers. ccla.org/press-releas...

CCLA Condemns Ontario's Expansion of Arrest Powers to Transit Special Constables - 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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Today, on the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirt, trans and gender diverse people (MMIWG2S), CCLA joins in remembrance of those who have been lost, and in solidarity with the families, survivors, and communities who continue to seek justice.

CCLA has been granted leave to intervene in Saskatchewan (Minister of Education) v. UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity, a landmark case before the Supreme Court of Canada. ccla.org/press-releas...

CCLA Granted Leave to Intervene in Saskatchewan's Pronoun Law and the Notwithstanding Clause at the Supreme Court - CCLA

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) has been granted leave to intervene in Saskatchewan (Minister of Education) v. UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity, a landmark case befor...

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The Ontario government has pushed Bill 97 into law, avoiding legislative scrutiny of an initiative that will undermine government transparency while also shielding the government’s privacy practices from public and regulatory scrutiny. ccla.org/fundamental-...

Ontario pushes Bill 97 into law, dodging legislative scrutiny - CCLA

CCLA is deeply concerned that Ontario has pushed Bill 97, which undermines public transparency and privacy, into law by bypassing legislative scrutiny.

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Today marks one month since the historic Bill 21 case began at the Supreme Court. Though the case has concluded, our advocacy has not. Chair of CCLA’s Board of Directors, Dr. Simron Singh (he/him), speaks to why organizations like CCLA are needed now more than ever. youtube.com/shorts/5k0tr...

One Month Since Bill 21 at the Supreme Court / Un Mois Depuis la Loi 21 à la Cour Suprême

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CCLA and a broad coalition of groups call on all members of Parliament to scrap Bill C-22’s unprecedented and unjustified expansion of surveillance. ccla.org/privacy/coal...

CCLA and Coalition to MPs: Scrap Unprecedented Surveillance Measures in Bill C-22 - CCLA

CCLA joins coalition in calling on all MPs to scrap Bill C-22's unprecedented and unjustified expansion of surveillance.

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CCLA is sounding the alarm over the politicization of Alberta’s electoral map. Read more here. ccla.org/press-releas...

CCLA Sounds the Alarm Over the Politicization of Alberta’s Electoral Map - CCLA

With Bill C-25, the government once again fails to protect privacy in federal political campaigning, leaving voters in Canada unprotected.

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CCLA is appearing in court today as an intervenor to defend the rights of unhoused people living in encampments in Waterloo, Ontario. Read more here. ccla.org/press-releas...

CCLA Intervenes in Waterloo Encampment Case to Defend Rights of Unhoused Residents - CCLA

With Bill C-25, the government once again fails to protect privacy in federal political campaigning, leaving voters in Canada unprotected.

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