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Cases and Law Reform

The BCCLA leads reform work by issuing policy submissions to all levels of government and taking a firm stance on issues that lead to policy change within our communities. With many ongoing cases, the BCCLA centres on protecting our community members’ fundamental rights and freedoms with every submission. 

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R v Kloubakov (Supreme Court of Canada)      
This case is a constitutional challenge to sections 286.3 and 286.4 of the Criminal Code...
Sex Work Decriminalization
Active Cases
Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform v. Canada (Ontario Superior Court of Justice) 
This is a constitutional challenge in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice brought by an...
Sex Work Decriminalization
Active Cases
Gitxaala v British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner)
In 2023, Gitxaala Nation and Ehattesaht First Nation successfully challenged British Columbia’s archaic, colonial, free-entry...
Indigenous Title and Rights
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Wirring v Law Society of Alberta
Prospective lawyers in Alberta must swear or affirm an Oath of Allegiance to the sovereign...
Religious Freedom
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R v IM and R v SB
R v IM and R v SB focus on when underage youth should be sentenced...
Due Process
FEATURED ACTIVE CASES

Cases in which the BCCLA has been involved and their legal documents

Active Cases
Mathur et al v His Majesty the King in Right of Ontario
Positive Rights
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Democracy Watch v Ontario Integrity Commissioner
Transparency
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BCCLA v CSIS
Indigenous Land Defense
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Attorney General of Ontario v Working Families Coalition (Canada) Inc., et al.
Democratic Participation
featured policy submissions

Test – Where we address how laws or policies may infringe on civil liberties, and provide recommendations to protect fundamental rights and freedoms. 

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Open Letter: Palestine solidarity protest actions and encampments on campus
Free Expression
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Submissions to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security regarding Bill S-210, An Act to restrict young persons’ online access to sexually explicit material
Privacy and Technology
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Bill 45 Alternative Shelter Open Letter
Policy Submission
Joint Letter: Reconsider prosecuting the RCMP officers who killed Dale Culver and Jared Lowndes
Police Oversight
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Complaint Submission to Systemic Investigation of the RCMP “E” Community-Industry Response Group (C-IRG)
Free Expression
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BCCLA encourages immediate financial assistance to PWD while CDB in limbo
Healthcare Rights
WHAT WE’RE FIGHTING FOR RIGHT NOW

No Justice in Isolation

Challenging “Lockdowns” in Canadian Prisons   On October 12, 2021, the BCCLA filed a lawsuit...

Immigration Detention Coalition

Canada’s immigration detention regime is inhumane, ineffective, and violates international human rights law. This contract...

Secret Spy Hearings

In 2014 the BCCLA fought back against illegal spying by filing complaints against the Canadian...

Ban Police Street Checks

For years the BCCLA has been advocating to ban police street checks. Street checks are...

Digital Privacy Rights for Youth

More and more of our lives involve electronic devices. When you slip your phone into...

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