Media Advisory: BCCLA at prorogation challenge to argue for parliamentary accountabilityÂ
WHAT: BCCLA at Federal Court to intervene in MacKinnon v Canada WHEN: February 13 and 14, 2025, at 9:30 am EST/ 6:30 am PST  WHERE: In person: Courtroom 1008 on the 10th floor, […]
MEDIA RELEASE:Â Unhoused residents & BCCLA taking the City to court
xĘ·məθkĘ·É™yĚ“É™m (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wĂş7mesh (Squamish) and sÉ™lilwÉ™taɬ (Tsleil Waututh) / Vancouver BC – On January 30, 2025, the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) alongside three individual plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against […]
Standing With Gitxaala and Ehattesaht Nations in Upholding the Process of Legislative Reconciliation under the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
(xĘ·məθkĘ·É™yĚ“É™m (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wĂş7mesh (Squamish) and sÉ™lilwÉ™taɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) and British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) stand together with Gitxaala Nation and Ehattesaht First Nation […]
Upholding Indigenous rights in Gitxaala v British Columbia
Real reconciliation must embed all aspects of society including our work at the BCCLA. This is why we’ve teamed up with the First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) to ensure the […]
PRESS RELEASE: BCCLA reacts to Supreme Court of Canada decision to safeguard the rights of youth in protective careÂ
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, ON (unceded Algonquin Anishinaabeg traditional territory) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) welcomes today’s decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in QuĂ©bec (Commission des […]
PRESS RELEASE: BCCLA reacts to Supreme Court of Canada decision to uphold privacy rights but expand police search power
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, ON (unceded Algonquin Anishinaabeg traditional territory) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) welcomes, in part, today’s decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in R […]
Youth, Privacy, and Surveillance
BCCLA and the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) Net Good program surveyed youth respondents from across Canada to understand their concerns regarding Canada’s privacy laws. 154 youth, aged 16 […]
Press Release: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada today to challenge sex work criminalization laws
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, ON (unceded Anishinabe Algonquin Territory) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is intervening at the Supreme Court of Canada today and tomorrow in Kloubakov v […]
From Decriminalization to Recriminalization in BC Drug Policy
In April 2024, the BC government and federal government altered the pilot project for drug decriminalization by reinstituted a total ban on drug use in BC with three narrow exceptions […]
Human Rights Groups Alarmed that Former Deputy Chief of VPD Selected to Investigate Allegations of Illegal Mass Surveillance and by Deferral of Excessive Use of Force Complaint
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE xĘ·məθkĘ·É™yĚ“É™m (Musqueam), sÉ™lilwÉ™taɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) and Sḵwx̱wĂş7mesh (Squamish) territories / Vancouver, BC – Yesterday, the Vancouver Police Board considered two complaints filed by Pivot Legal Society and the BC […]
