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 […]
BCCLA v. CSEC: Stop Illegal Spying
Return to Stop Illegal Spying mainpage BCCLA Sues Canadian Government to Stop Illegal Spying On October 22, 2013, the BCCLA filed a lawsuit against the Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC) […]
R. v. Lloyd
This case is on appeal from a decision of Judge Galati of the BC Provincial Court. Mr. Lloyd was convicted of three counts of possession for the purposes of trafficking […]
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration et al. v. Harkat et al.
This case focuses on the security certificate process which is used by the government to detain or remove non-citizens believed to be a threat to national security. At issue is […]
Saskatchewan Federation of Labour, et al. v. Saskatchewan
This case concerns the right to strike under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In 2008, the Province of Saskatchewan created two pieces of labour law: the Public Service […]