These pages list the legal documents for the cases.
On June 27, 2016, the BCCLA filed a constitutional challenge to the new assisted dying law (Bill C-14), a restrictive federal law that violates the rights of suffering Canadians. The BCCLA has launched this challenge with Julia Lamb, a 25-year … Read More
On December 6, 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear oral arguments in Google Inc. v. Equustek Solutions Inc., a case questioning the authority of Canadian courts to impose worldwide restrictions on Internet search results. The British Columbia Civil … Read More
On December 1, 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear oral arguments in Ktunaxa Nation v. Minister of Forests, a case concerning a proposed ski resort development on lands the Ktunaxa Nation considers sacred.The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association … Read More
This case concerns when a sentencing judge may deviate from a joint sentencing submission agreed to by both the Crown and the defence. The case arose out of a tragic death on February 9, 2013. Mr. Anthony-Cook had been at … Read More
On September 26, 2016, the BCCLA and Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL) launched a legal challenge to protect the rights of Canadians facing revocation of their Canadian citizenship due to allegations of misrepresentation. The organizations argue that any Canadian … Read More
This case concerns whether a provincial government can pass legislation making itself immune from claims for damages under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The BCCLA is intervening at the Supreme Court of Canada to argue that governments cannot … Read More
The BC Civil Liberties Association was an intervener at the Supreme Court of Canada in KRJ v. Her Majesty the Queen. At issue in this case is whether an absolute ban on using the Internet, imposed as a consequence of … Read More
The issue in World Bank Group v. Kevin Wallace et al is whether an international organization such as the World Bank — having conducted an investigation that resulted in domestic criminal charges in Canada— can place its investigative files beyond … Read More
The issue in this case is whether individuals who have been denied bail as a result of prior convictions should be able to receive credit for time they served in jail prior to sentencing. In the normal course, a person … Read More
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