Wakeling, et al. v. Attorney General of Canada on behalf of the United States of America, et al.
This appeal before the Supreme Court of Canada considered the constitutionality of s. 193(2)(e) of the Criminal Code, a provision which permits disclosure of intercepted communications to an investigator or […]
R v. Fearon
This appeal concerns a core area of the BCCLA’s concern: an individual’s right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure. In this case, the Supreme Court of Canada will […]
Director of Civil Forfeiture v. Lloydsmith
This case concerns a claim the Director of Civil Forfeiture (Director) made under British Columbia’s Civil Forfeiture Act based on alleged evidence of a marijuana grow operation. In October 2007, […]
Worm v. Canada: Working to End Solitary Confinement
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association announced on May 22, 2013 that it has settled a lawsuit against the Government of Canada that the BCCLA filed on behalf of BobbyLee Worm, […]
Rose Henry et al. v. The Attorney General of Canada et al.
This case concerns the constitutional validity of amendments to the Canada Elections Act, S.C. 2000, c. 9 (“the Act”) that require voters to prove their identity and residence by prescribed […]
Mounted Police Association of Ontario, et al. v. Attorney General (Canada)
This case concerns the ability of RCMP members to unionize. The RCMP is the only major police force in Canada that does not have a union. Two professional organizations formed […]
R. v. Carvery and R. v. Summers
These two cases consider the ability of a trial judge to grant an offender enhanced credit for the time he or she spends in custody between conviction and sentencing. Until […]
The Estate of Zahra Kazemi et al. v. Iran, et al.
This case considers whether a Canadian court has jurisdiction over a civil suit for damages arising from the torture of a Canadian citizen by a foreign state, in a foreign […]
Diane Knopf, Warden of Mission Institution, et al. v. Gurkirpal Singh Khela
The BCCLA is an intervener in the case. This case concerns the critical role that the provincial superior courts play in ensuring that prisoners have access to meaningful judicial review […]
Attorney General of Canada (on behalf of the Republic of France) v. Hassan Naim Diab
Hassan Diab is a Canadian citizen who is challenging an order to extradite him to face trial in France in connection with a bombing that took place in Paris in […]