CRIMINAL JUSTICECriminal Records & Collateral Consequences CCLA joins over 60 civil society organizations to call for criminal record reform On November 17, the CCLA joined with dozens of other organizations to urge the federal…CCLANovember 17, 2021
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing CCLA Pushes for a Strong, Independent Check Against Wrongful Convictions David Milgaard and Thomas Sophonow are just two of the dozens of people who our…Abby DeshmanAugust 22, 2021
CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityRace, Religion & EthnicityRacial Profiling CCLA Intervenes in Court Challenge Against Racial Profiling The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is intervening in a constitutional challenge before the Superior Court…CCLAJuly 20, 2021
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionSolitary Confinement Coalition Pens Open Letter to CSC, Renews Calls to End Prolonged Solitary Confinement In June 2021, the Correctional Service of Canada (“CSC”) invited dozens of community organizations to…CCLAJuly 6, 2021
CRIMINAL JUSTICECriminal Records & Collateral ConsequencesCriminal Records & Police Record ChecksRacial Profiling CCLA to Appear Before Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario in Police Background Checks Case Thairu Taban and Josslyn Mounsey were hired by Metrolinx as Transit Safety Communications Operators. They…CCLAJune 29, 2021
Police Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRIVACYReasonable Expectations of PrivacySearch & SeizureUnreasonable Search & Seizure CCLA to Appear Before the Supreme Court in Police Search and Seizure Case The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) has been granted leave to intervene in the upcoming…CCLAJune 11, 2021
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionSolitary Confinement CCLA on Ontario’s Proposed Changes to Regulations Governing Solitary Confinement On June 4, 2021, the CCLA made submissions to the Ontario Ministry of the Solicitor…CCLAJune 9, 2021
CRIMINAL JUSTICECriminal Records & Collateral ConsequencesCriminal Records & Police Record Checks CCLA Criminal Record Survey Do you have a criminal record or police record? Have you tried to get a…CCLAMay 31, 2021
CRIMINAL JUSTICEDecriminalizationEQUALITYInformation SharingPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRIVACYUnreasonable Search & SeizureWomen CCLA’s Submissions on Bill 251 On May 13, 2021, the CCLA provided written submissions on Ontario’s Bill 251, the Combating…Abby DeshmanMay 20, 2021
COVID-19CRIMINAL JUSTICEDetasking PolicePolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityUncategorized CCLA and PPMP Release New Report Examining Covid-19 Policing in the Second Wave Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the Policing the Pandemic Mapping Project released a new report…Abby DeshmanMay 11, 2021