Equality. Liberty. Freedom. Justice. Fighting for civil liberties and human rights since 1962 through Litigation, Law Reform & Public Legal Education.
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We’re taking the City to court!⚖️Today, BCCLA alongside three individual plaintiffs are filing a lawsuit against the City of Vancouver in a Charter challenge against the ban on sheltering during the day.
Read more: bccla.org/campaign/shelter-i…
Media Advisory: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to Defend Prisoners’ Right to Court Review
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Media Advisory: BCCLA at Supreme Court to Defend Charter Rights in Freedom of Religion Case
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Join the Islamophobia Legal Assistance Hotline for an informative online workshop on Islamophobia and your legal rights.
September 23, 2026, at 6:30 PM PST
Register to receive a Zoom link: ow.ly/Vl1f50ZPkU2
Press Release: BCCLA Calls for Passage of Bill S-2 to Address Discriminatory Provisions in Indian Act
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Organizations are deploying AI technologies at a serious cost to our civil liberties.
Join BCCLA Policy Staff Counsel Aislin Jackson & panellists for ‘Where do we draw the line? Protecting Civil Liberties' at Translink Tomorrow's New Mobility Forum: eventbrite.ca/e/secure-free-…
BCCLA's new Communications, Outreach & Events Coordinator will produce reel content for social media, carry out BCCLA's Annual Youth Conference, and triage the organization's general contact and supporter-focused inboxes.
Learn more and apply! ow.ly/M2O750ZI0GQ
Portage students protested unfair work-permit denials. They should have received justice. Instead, ten now face removal orders.
Today, BCCLA joined 250+ orgs to defend migrants' right to protest without fear.
Join us: ow.ly/kXmM50ZHXLq
#DefendRightToProtest
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How can we hold security guards accountable when they act like police? What can we learn from Indigenous Law about restoring dignity after harm has been caused? We explore these questions in Scrutinizing Private Security Powers with a Civil Liberties Lens. bccla.org/2026/08/scrutinizi…
Do you have a talent for producing video content for social media and experience in communications, event management, or community engagement? Are you passionate about social justice?
Apply to be BCCLA's Communications, Outreach & Events Coordinator!
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BCCLA is hiring a Campaign's Manager to design, develop, run and manage impactful and engaging awareness, public opinion change, advocacy, and legal campaigns.
Time is running out. Apply by tomorrow, August 19 at 11:59pm!
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BCCLA is hiring for a Campaigns Manager and a Communications, Events & Outreach Coordinator!
Come work with us on impactful and engaging awareness, public opinion change, advocacy, and legal campaigns.
Learn more and apply: bccla.org/work-with-us/
BCCLA is hiring a Communications, Outreach and Events Coordinator to oversee the social media presence of the organization, plan the Association’s public events, and support the Association’s outreach efforts.
Join our team! Apply by September 13!
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BCCLA is hiring a new Campaigns Manager to design, develop, run and manage impactful and engaging awareness, public opinion change, advocacy, and legal campaigns.
Join our team. Apply by August 19! bccla.org/work-with-us/campa…
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BCCLA’s new Campaigns Manager will design, develop, run and manage the organization’s campaigns around the right to daytime sheltering, trans youth and the notwithstanding clause.
Join our team! Apply by August 19. ow.ly/NQfn50ZxOx5
Press Release: Coroner’s Inquest into Jimmie Johannesson’s Death Highlights Concerns Over RCMP Response to Wellness Checks
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BCCLA is hiring a Campaigns Manager!
Application deadline: August 19, 2026 at 11:59pm PST.
Learn More and Apply: ow.ly/yNLl50Zs8iF
PRESS RELEASE: Province Urged to Ensure Eligible Voters in Custody Can Participate in 2026 Local Elections
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ALT Quote written in white on a purple background. Quote reads "“Democracy is weakened when the law recognizes a person as an elector, but government systems make that right practically impossible to exercise. The Province must ensure eligible voters in custody can obtain information, establish their eligibility, and cast a private and valid ballot.” Quote attributed to Meghan McDermott, BCCLA Policy Director BC Civil Liberties Association logo in the bottom left corner.
Media Advisory: Coroner’s Inquest into Death of Jimmie Johannesson
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"The last World Cup match in Vancouver is being held on July 7th. With the tournament wrapping up on July 19th, the full scale of its impact on the unhoused and precariously housed community is yet to be seen."
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ALT "With the influx of people coming in from all over the world, there is a real fear in the community of being swept away and being pushed out of sight. What we are asking for today is reasonable. An opportunity for Vancouver to show the world how it can balance the needs of everyone, housed and unhoused." -Kay, Crab Park resident