Mathur et al v His Majesty the King in Right of Ontario
This case was brought by a group of Ontario youth who are arguing that Ontario’s 2030 GHG reduction targets are too weak and are based on inaccurate emission data. They […]
Canada v Power
Joseph Power was convicted of two criminal offences in the 1990s, and completed his sentences for both. In 2010 and 2012, the federal government passed two pieces of legislation that […]
York Region District School Board v Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario
York Region District School Board v. Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario is a case that will answer a number of important questions about how the Charter applies in schools. The […]
R v Edwards
The BCCLA has intervened in R v Edwards et al. to ensure that members of the Canadian military are not denied their section 11(d) Charter rights to be presumed innocent […]
McNeil v Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver
When Nicole McNeil, the appellant, and four other tenants challenged Elizabeth Fry Society’s restrictive building policies at the Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB), their application for dispute resolution was dismissed because […]
Canada v Alford
Canada v Alford is an appeal of a successful constitutional challenge to s. 12 of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act (“NSICPA”), which limits the application of […]
T.L. v. British Columbia (Attorney General)
The BCCLA intervened in this case to protect the privacy of parental medical records and promote oversight in the child protection regime. The case challenged the constitutionality of sections 96(1) […]
Lockdown: BC Civil Liberties Association v. Attorney General of Canada
The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) has filed a lawsuit against the federal government to challenge the use of prolonged and indefinite lockdowns in Canadian prisons. These practices are inhumane […]
Right to Life Association of Toronto v. Canada (Minister of Employment, Workforce and Labour)
The Right to Life Association of Toronto v. Canada (Minister of Employment, Workforce and Labour) case considers whether the federal government can require employers to explicitly support reproductive rights including […]
BCCLA v. RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki et al.
The BCCLA is suing RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki for inexcusable delays preventing the release of a civilian watchdog report into RCMP spying on Indigenous and climate advocates. In February 2014, […]
