BCCLA and Cameron Côté v. University of Victoria
The BCCLA and a member of a University of Victoria pro-life club (Youth Protecting Youth) filed a constitutional lawsuit naming the University of Victoria and its Student Society, seeking relief […]
R. v. Appulonappa
This case concerns the constitutionality of s. 117 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA). Section 117 criminalizes what is colloquially known as “human smuggling.” On January 11, 2013, Justice Silverman […]
B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy Association v. Attorney General of British Columbia
This case is a challenge to BC’s third-party election advertising registration scheme. Under the current law, ordinary citizens and organizations are required to register before they do any “election advertising” […]
Henry v. HMTQ
This case considers whether an individual who was wrongfully convicted following the Crown’s unconstitutional failure to disclose relevant information can seek money damages under the Canadian Charter of Rights and […]
Frank & Duong v. Canada (Attorney General)
This case concerns the disenfranchisement of non-resident Canadian citizens. Subject to certain specific exceptions, under the Canada Elections Act, non-resident Canadian citizens who have lived outside Canada for five consecutive […]
R. v. Nur; R. v. Charles
These cases concern the constitutionality of mandatory minimum sentencing for certain firearms offences under the Criminal Code. In November 2013, the Ontario Court of Appeal released judgments for six appeals […]
Zhang et al. v. City of Vancouver
Zhang et al. v. City of Vancouver is a freedom of expression case which arises from the Falun Gong’s protests in front of the Chinese consulate. The BCCLA is an […]
Carter v. Canada: The Death with Dignity Case
Synopsis The BCCLA filed a lawsuit in April 2011 to seek to allow seriously and incurably ill, mentally competent adults the right to receive medical assistance to hasten death under […]
R. v. NLH
The case concerns the admissibility of a confession obtained during a Mr. Big sting operation. In a Mr. Big operation, a suspect is “recruited” by undercover police officers to join […]
R. v. Nuttall and Korody
This was a series of applications by the BCCLA to vary a sealing order and publication ban issued in this criminal case. The case involves a Surrey couple, John Stuart […]
