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Cases and Law Reform

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

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R v Fox
Sharon Fox is a criminal defence lawyer in Saskatchewan who was charged with obstruction of...
Access to Justice
Active Cases
Attorney General of Quebec v Kanyinda
In 2018, Ms. Kanyinda arrived in Canada claiming refugee status. While awaiting a decision on...
Access to Justice
Active Cases
Chief of Edmonton Police Service v McKee and Canada
This case relates to a dispute over when and how police misconduct records must be...
Access to Justice
Active Cases
Dorsey v Canada
Mr. Dorsey and Mr. Salah were both individuals in federal custody who were denied security...
Due Process in Criminal Legal System
Active Cases
R v Singer
This case arises from a police response to a witness report about an impaired driver....
Police Powers
FEATURED ACTIVE CASES

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

Closed Cases
Democracy Watch v Ontario Integrity Commissioner
Transparency
Active Cases
BCCLA v CSIS
Indigenous Land Defense
Closed Cases
Attorney General of Ontario v Working Families Coalition (Canada) Inc., et al.
Democratic Participation
Active Cases
Gitxaala v British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner)
Indigenous Title and Rights
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
Policy Submission
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
Policy Submission
Joint Letter: Reconsider prosecuting the RCMP officers who killed Dale Culver and Jared Lowndes
Police Oversight
Policy Submission
Complaint Submission to Systemic Investigation of the RCMP “E” Community-Industry Response Group (C-IRG)
Free Expression
Policy Submission
BCCLA encourages immediate financial assistance to PWD while CDB in limbo
Healthcare Rights
WHAT WE’RE FIGHTING FOR RIGHT NOW

Shelter is Survival

We’re Taking the City to Court! On January 30, 2025, BCCLA alongside, Zee, Jason, and...

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...

Palestine Solidarity

Protecting fundamental freedoms is crucial to ensuring all people in Canada can engage in public...

CIVIL LIBERTIES CAN’T PROTECT THEMSELVES

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