Rights groups react to Federal Court decision on citizenship revocation moratorium
For immediate release VANCOUVER/TORONTO – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL) are disappointed that the Federal Court has denied their application for a […]
The international human rights challenge of arbitrary revocation of citizenship
Josh Paterson, Executive Director of the BCCLA, will speak at an event in London, England, on the Canada’s citizenship revocation legislation and the fight to challenge it. His talk […]
Fairness of citizenship stripping to be tested in court
October 20, 2016 For Immediate Release TOMORROW, October 21, 2016, the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL) will be in Federal Court as part […]
Seminar: The International Human Rights Challenge of Arbitrary Revocation of Citizenship
Josh Paterson, BCCLA Executive Director, will be participating remotely in this discussion. He will talk about Canada’s citizenship revocation situation. The conference takes place in London UK. “This one-day seminar […]
Citizenship misrepresentation: Rights groups sue government over citizenship stripping
September 26, 2016 For Immediate Release OTTAWA – Today, the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL) launched a legal challenge to protect the rights […]
Media advisory: Citizenship misrepresentation legal challenge
Provisions of C-24 that allow citizenship stripping for misrepresentation without a fair hearing are unconstitutional, argue legal groups (Le français suit) Attention News Editors: TOMORROW: Media are invited to a […]
BCCLA applauds proposed changes to the Citizenship Act
VANCOUVER (February 25, 2016) – Laura Track, Staff Lawyer at the BC Civil Liberties Association, reacted today to the proposed changes to the Citizenship Act, introduced this morning as Bill […]
Bill C-24 Tells Millions of Canadians they are Somehow Less Canadian than Others
Bill C-24 came into effect earlier this year, turning millions of Canadians born abroad (or whose parents or grandparents were born abroad) into second-class citizens. The way this law has […]
Bill C-24 Two-Tier Citizenship Regime Unconstitutional, Says Lawsuit
Toronto August 20, 2015—The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL) have launched a constitutional challenge to the new Citizenship Act, a federal law […]
Updated: Ten Things You Need to Know About the Changes to Canadian Citizenship
At the beginning of June, the very nature of Canadian citizenship was altered as a major portion of Bill C-24 went into effect, officially creating a two-tier citizenship system. […]