For example: women have had to fight for access to the basic healthcare that they (and girls and trans men) need, including birth control and abortion; police have failed to adequately protect Indigenous women and girls; and Muslim women and girls in Canada who choose to wear hijab or niqab to express their spirituality or identity have faced discriminatory laws.
Women’s inequality is so commonplace, some forms are either not recognized as discrimination, or are not treated as a priority.
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Bill 21
Bill 21
Bill 21 is a law which disproportionately impacts people who are already marginalized. New Quebec laws ban Canadians working as teachers, lawyers, police officers, and more from wearing religious symbols such as crosses, hijabs, turbans and yarmulkes. This not only affects people currently working in the public sector, but also the youth who aspire to those careers.
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Reproductive Rights
Protecting Reproductive Rights
A New Brunswick regulation restricts access to abortion unless done in approved hospitals, even though this restriction is not medically necessary or justified. The New Brunswick law has created a serious issue for New Brunswick women, girls and trans people who need access to abortion, a basic form of health care. VIEW CASEOur Recent Work for Women's Rights
Olympic Committee’s New Eligibility Rules Exclude Transgender Athletes and Expands Policing of Women’s Bodies
Olympic Committee’s New Eligibility Rules Exclude Transgender Athletes and Expands Policing of Women’s Bodies
Supreme Court Affirms Substantive and Intersectional Equality in Kanyinda Decision
Supreme Court Affirms Substantive and Intersectional Equality in Kanyinda Decision
Federal Regime Governing Sex Work: A Disappointing Decision from the Supreme Court of Canada
Federal Regime Governing Sex Work: A Disappointing Decision from the Supreme Court of Canada
CCLA Intervenes Before Supreme Court to Defend Migrant Rights
CCLA Intervenes Before Supreme Court to Defend Migrant Rights
CCLA Announces Victory and Discontinues Abortion Access Challenge in New Brunswick
CCLA Announces Victory and Discontinues Abortion Access Challenge in New Brunswick
CCLA Welcomes Amendments to Regulations That Remove Legal Barriers to Abortion Care Access
CCLA Welcomes Amendments to Regulations That Remove Legal Barriers to Abortion Care Access
Read Our Letter to the New Premier of New Brunswick
Read Our Letter to the New Premier of New Brunswick
NCCM AND CCLA LAUNCH JOINT CHALLENGE TO QUEBEC GOVERNMENT’S BAN ON PRAYERS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
NCCM AND CCLA LAUNCH JOINT CHALLENGE TO QUEBEC GOVERNMENT’S BAN ON PRAYERS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CCLA Submission on Anti-Black Racism at the Canadian Human Rights Commission
CCLA Submission on Anti-Black Racism at the Canadian Human Rights Commission
CCLA and LEAF Urge Repeal of Discriminatory Newmarket By-Law
CCLA and LEAF Urge Repeal of Discriminatory Newmarket By-Law
CCLA Demands Immediate Repeal of Regulations Limiting Abortion Access in NB
CCLA Demands Immediate Repeal of Regulations Limiting Abortion Access in NB
CCLA Statement at New Brunswick Rally on Abortion, Reproductive Justice, and 2SGLBTQI+ Rights
CCLA Statement at New Brunswick Rally on Abortion, Reproductive Justice, and 2SGLBTQI+ Rights
CCLA Reacts to Decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization
CCLA Reacts to Decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization
CCLA & NCCM file factum against Bill 21 in Quebec Court of Appeal
CCLA & NCCM file factum against Bill 21 in Quebec Court of Appeal
CCLA opposes Quebec’s Anti-Trans and Anti-Choice Bill 2 on Family Law
CCLA opposes Quebec’s Anti-Trans and Anti-Choice Bill 2 on Family Law
Domestic violence for 27 years AND an 18 year jail term for Helen Naslund
Domestic violence for 27 years AND an 18 year jail term for Helen Naslund
Massage Parlours in Newmarket
Massage Parlours in Newmarket
CCLA Wins First Round of Abortion Challenge In New Brunswick
CCLA Wins First Round of Abortion Challenge In New Brunswick
CCLA’s Submissions on Bill 251
CCLA’s Submissions on Bill 251
CCLA Files For Public Interest Standing In New Brunswick Abortion Lawsuit
CCLA Files For Public Interest Standing In New Brunswick Abortion Lawsuit
CCLA & NCCM Appealing Bill 21 Decision
CCLA & NCCM Appealing Bill 21 Decision
CCLA Remarks on Bill 21 Judgment by the Quebec Superior Court
CCLA Remarks on Bill 21 Judgment by the Quebec Superior Court
CCLA Partners on Report Urging Toronto to Detask Police
CCLA Partners on Report Urging Toronto to Detask Police
Whose Religious Symbols Can Shine???
Whose Religious Symbols Can Shine???
CCLA Will Sue New Brunswick Over Abortion Restrictions
CCLA Will Sue New Brunswick Over Abortion Restrictions
CCLA Statement of Support for Abortion Rights & LGBTQ+ Healthcare Now Protest
CCLA Statement of Support for Abortion Rights & LGBTQ+ Healthcare Now Protest
2020 Quebec Superior Court
2020 Quebec Superior Court
Seeking to Appeal Interim Decision on Bill 21
Seeking to Appeal Interim Decision on Bill 21
Fighting Quebec’s Religious Symbol’s Ban – As it Unfolds
Fighting Quebec’s Religious Symbol’s Ban – As it Unfolds
CCLA and NCCM’s Application Regarding Quebec’s Religious Symbols Ban
CCLA and NCCM’s Application Regarding Quebec’s Religious Symbols Ban
An Even Bigger Victory for Equality, Abortion, and the Rights of Vulnerable Patients
An Even Bigger Victory for Equality, Abortion, and the Rights of Vulnerable Patients
Access to Abortion, Dying with Dignity, and More Upheld by Ontario Court of Appeal
Access to Abortion, Dying with Dignity, and More Upheld by Ontario Court of Appeal
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of the Sex Ed Saga
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of the Sex Ed Saga
We Demand Equal Status for Women in The Indian Act
We Demand Equal Status for Women in The Indian Act
Battles begin over the repeal of Ontario’s 2015 sex-ed curriculum
Battles begin over the repeal of Ontario’s 2015 sex-ed curriculum
Update – Changes To Ontario’s Sex-Ed Curriculum: CCLA Taking It To The Next Level
Update – Changes To Ontario’s Sex-Ed Curriculum: CCLA Taking It To The Next Level
CCLA & NCCM Successfully Obtain Renewed Stay Against Quebec’s Bill 62
CCLA & NCCM Successfully Obtain Renewed Stay Against Quebec’s Bill 62
Bill 62 (Niqab Ban) Guidelines Cannot Save An Unconstitutional…
Bill 62 (Niqab Ban) Guidelines Cannot Save An Unconstitutional…
NGOs Call on Mr. Trudeau to Enact National Action Plan on Gender-Based Violence
NGOs Call on Mr. Trudeau to Enact National Action Plan on Gender-Based Violence
CCLA and NCCM Launch Legal Challenge Against Quebec’s Bill 62
CCLA and NCCM Launch Legal Challenge Against Quebec’s Bill 62
Quebec Bill 62 Infringes on Freedom of Religion and Equality
Quebec Bill 62 Infringes on Freedom of Religion and Equality
International Women’s Day: Highlighting Issues of Indigenous Women in Prison System
