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CCLA actively stands up to power by fighting against rights violations, abuse of police powers, inequality, and discrimination. We stand for freedom, equality, and a better future for all people in Canada.

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Our Work Centres Around Our Five Core Areas

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EQUALITY

Equality – which includes equity, diversity, and inclusion – recognizes that every person is equal in value and worth, and each is deserving of fairness, dignity and rights.

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FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS

Fundamental Freedoms allow individuals and groups to express themselves, to believe and practice what they choose, and to exercise their right to vote.

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE

We work to ensure that constitutional rights are respected at every step of the criminal justice system, and that the extraordinary powers conferred to police and criminal courts are used proportionately, fairly, humanely, and only when absolutely necessary.

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PRIVACY

We bring a principled and rights-focused approach to assessing the impact of new technologies and surveillance, in areas ranging from policing methods to people’s public and private lives.

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EDUCATION

CCLA & CCLET provide free workshops, seminars, and in-class sessions in schools, educational institutions, and faculties of education, educating citizens about their rights and freedoms.

What's Happening Right Now

EQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSNotwithstanding ClausePRESS RELEASES
December 4, 2025

More than 300 organizations call for the withdrawal of Quebec’s Bill 1

Montreal, December 4, 2025 – A broad coalition of Quebec civil society organizations, including the Ligue des droits et libertés (LDL), the Réseau québécois de l’action communautaire autonome (RQ-ACA), the Centre…
Anaïs Bussières McNicoll
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EQUALITYFreedom of ExpressionFreedom of ReligionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSNotwithstanding ClausePRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & EthnicityRight to Protest
November 28, 2025

Quebec’s Bill 9 Is a Direct Attack on the Fundamental Freedoms of All Quebecers

In collaboration with the Ligue des droits et libertés, our Fundamental Freedoms program director Anaïs Bussières McNicoll wrote an open letter criticizing Quebec's Bill 9. This letter was published in…
Anaïs Bussières McNicoll
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EQUALITYRefugees & Immigration
November 28, 2025

CCLA Disappointed in Federal Court Slepcsik v. Canada Decision

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is disappointed in last week’s Federal Court decision in Slepcsik v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 1840. The Court held that a refugee’s…
Aaden Pearson
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EQUALITYFreedom of ExpressionFreedom of ReligionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSNotwithstanding ClausePRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & EthnicityRight to Protest
November 27, 2025

Quebec’s Bill 9 Masks Discrimination as Secularism

MONTREAL — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) denounces Quebec’s Bill 9, tabled today, as yet another assault on religious freedoms, equality, and basic human dignity. In a clear and alarming infringement…
Anaïs Bussières McNicoll
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