Democracy Watch v Ontario Integrity Commissioner
The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA), Animal Justice (AJ) and Centre for Freedom of Expression (CFE) jointly intervened in this case to argue that members of the public and social […]
Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse v Directrice de la protection de la jeunesse du CISSS A
This case involves a young person under the care of the Director of Youth Protection in Québec. The young person brought an application to the Youth Division of the Court […]
R v Bykovets
R v Bykovets is a case that will determine whether Canadians have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. Essentially, the question is whether police need […]
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 […]
Alford v Canada
Alford v Canada is a constitutional challenge to s. 12 of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act (“NSICPA”), which limits the application of parliamentary privilege related to offences under the […]
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) […]