Ktunaxa Nation v. Minister of Forests
On December 1, 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear oral arguments in Ktunaxa Nation v. Minister of Forests, a case concerning a proposed ski resort development on lands […]
R. v. Anthony-Cook
This case concerns when a sentencing judge may deviate from a joint sentencing submission agreed to by both the Crown and the defence. The case arose out of a tragic […]
BCCLA and CARL v. Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
On September 26, 2016, the BCCLA and Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL) launched a legal challenge to protect the rights of Canadians facing revocation of their Canadian citizenship due […]
Lamb v. Canada Case Documents
On June 27, 2016, the BCCLA filed a constitutional challenge to the new assisted dying law (Bill C-14), a restrictive federal law that violates the rights of suffering Canadians. The […]
Lamb v. Canada- The Death with Dignity case continues
Jessica Ernst v. Alberta Energy Regulator
This case concerns whether a provincial government can pass legislation making itself immune from claims for damages under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The BCCLA is intervening at […]
KRJ v. Her Majesty the Queen
The BC Civil Liberties Association was an intervener at the Supreme Court of Canada in KRJ v. Her Majesty the Queen. At issue in this case is whether an absolute […]
World Bank Group v. Kevin Wallace et al
The issue in World Bank Group v. Kevin Wallace et al is whether an international organization such as the World Bank — having conducted an investigation that resulted in domestic […]
R. v. Safarzadeh-Markhali
The issue in this case is whether individuals who have been denied bail as a result of prior convictions should be able to receive credit for time they served in […]
R. v. Jordan and R. v. Williamson
R. v. Jordan and R. v. Williamson, These cases concern the right to be tried within a reasonable time. The accused individuals in these cases endured 45 and 35 months […]