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BCCLA’s Current Work

In most years the BCCLA participates in more than 40 public events and workshops, is involved in more than 30 active court cases, provides direct assistance to hundreds of individuals, and creates and distributes educational resources for thousands. We are always working on a broad range of civil liberties issues, from police accountability to fighting indefinite solitary confinement in prisons.

Here are just a few of the highest profile issues we are currently working on.

WHAT WE’RE FIGHTING FOR RIGHT NOW

Shelter is Survival

We’re Taking the City to Court! On January 30, 2025, BCCLA alongside, Zee, Jason, and...

We’re not(with)standing for this

Sign the People’s Pledge Canada is at a crossroads. And we have a choice to...

Secret Spy Hearings

In 2014 the BCCLA fought back against illegal spying by filing complaints against the Canadian...

Palestine Solidarity

Protecting fundamental freedoms is crucial to ensuring all people in Canada can engage in public...

Ban Police Street Checks

For years the BCCLA has been advocating to ban police street checks. Street checks are...
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WHAT WE’RE FIGHTING FOR RIGHT NOW
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Supreme Court of Canada Releases Historic Decision on Mobility Rights

Ottawa, ON (unceded Algonquin Anishinaabeg traditional territory) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) welcomes...

Pivot & BC Civil Liberties Association File Review with BC’s Police Complaint Commissioner for Police Board Inaction on VPD’s Excessive Use of Force at Palestine Protests

For Immediate Release xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) territories / Vancouver, BC –...

BCCLA calls for independent investigation into use of force and detainment of Ontario lawyer  

by Meghan McDermott & Jerome Igbokwe  BC Civil Liberties Association strongly condemns the reported use of force by...

Civil Society Launches People’s Consultation on AI Today; Government Regulation of AI Needed

(Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, BC) – The People’s Consultation on AI launches...

BCCLA Intervenes to Challenge Racial Profiling in Traffic Stops at Supreme Court of Canada  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Ottawa, ON / unceded Anishinabe Algonquin Territory – The BC Civil Liberties...

CIVIL LIBERTIES CAN’T PROTECT THEMSELVES