EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRefugees & Immigration CCLA Reacts to SCC Decision on Safe Third Country Agreement TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Lawyer and Director of the Equality Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties…CCLAJune 16, 2023
CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPolice Transparency, Oversight & AccountabilityPRESS RELEASESRefugees & Immigration CCLA and civil society concerned about flawed RCMP and CBSA oversight legislation While Bill C-20 is a crucial measure to ensure greater accountability of the Canada Border…CCLAJune 13, 2023
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRefugees & Immigration CCLA at Supreme Court in Safe Third Countries Agreement Case OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada is hearing arguments today on the constitutionality of…CCLAOctober 6, 2022
EQUALITYRefugees & Immigration CCLA at Supreme Court over Safe Third Country Agreement Today, the CCLA is intervening in a case before the Supreme Court of Canada concerning…CCLAOctober 6, 2022
EQUALITYRace, Religion & EthnicityRefugees & ImmigrationWomen CCLA and LEAF Urge Repeal of Discriminatory Newmarket By-Law CCLA and the Women’s Legal Education & Action Fund (LEAF) sent a letter to Newmarket’s…Cara ZwibelSeptember 1, 2022
CRIMINAL JUSTICEDNA ForensicsEQUALITYPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRIVACYRace, Religion & EthnicityRacial ProfilingRefugees & ImmigrationSearch & SeizureUnreasonable Search & Seizure Human Rights Tribunal Finds Police DNA Sweep was Discriminatory Earlier this week the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal ruled that the Ontario Provincial Police (“OPP”)…Abby DeshmanAugust 23, 2022
DisabilityEQUALITYRefugees & Immigration CCLA Pleased with Win for Access to Justice in Toussaint v Canada CCLA has been granted leave to intervene before the Supreme Court of Canada in a…Cara ZwibelAugust 18, 2022
EQUALITYRefugees & Immigration CCLA to Appear Before Supreme Court in Safe Third Country Agreement Case CCLA has been granted leave to intervene before the Supreme Court of Canada in a…Abby DeshmanMay 12, 2022
Bill 21EQUALITYFreedom of ReligionRace, Religion & EthnicityRefugees & ImmigrationWomen CCLA & NCCM file factum against Bill 21 in Quebec Court of Appeal CCLA filed legal submissions against Bill 21 in the Quebec Court of Appeal. In this…Noa Mendelsohn AvivDecember 9, 2021
Bill 21Freedom of ReligionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRace, Religion & EthnicityRefugees & ImmigrationWomen CCLA & NCCM Appealing Bill 21 Decision CCLAMay 6, 2021