More than 25 leading rights and privacy organizations and experts call for full withdrawal of the Lawful Access Act, warning it would be “the most expansive invasion of Canadian privacy rights in modern history.” Today, a group of 14 civil liberties, refugee rights, academic, and digital rights organizations — joined by 15 of Canada’s most […]

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The federal government’s latest attempt to grant police and intelligence agencies easier access to the private information of people in Canada, if enacted, will supercharge state surveillance and seriously threaten privacy rights, says the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG). “This legislation presents one of the greatest threats to privacy in Canada of the past […]

April 2nd, 2026 – The International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group, the Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Amnesty International Canadian Section, Independent Jewish Voices, la Ligue des droits et libertés, the Canadian Muslim Lawyers Association, and ​​The Centre for Free Expression, reaffirm our deep concern about Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate […]

OTTAWA, March 27, 2026 – A broad coalition of human rights, civil liberties, refugee and migrant rights, gender justice, and data privacy organizations have denounced the adoption of Bill C-12, which became law yesterday. This egregious bill marks a significant attack on refugee and migrant rights in Canada, and has been criticized by the UN […]

  PCAI website banner On March 23, 2026, the ICLMG made a submission to the People’s Consultation on Artificial Intelligence. The PCAI was launched by a group of 160 civil society organizations, including the ICLMG, in response to the federal government’s woeful track record on public consultations regarding artificial intelligence policy and regulations, specifically its […]

Khaled Al-Qazzaz, CMPAC’s Executive Director, presents ICLMG’s Tim McSorley with their Community Partner Award. During the recent Parliamentary Iftar dinner hosted by the Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council (CMPAC), Tim McSorley, our National Coordinator, was honoured to receive the Community Partner Award for his dedicated partnership and steadfast contributions in service of the Muslim community. […]

The serious flaws and violations of the law uncovered in the first ever rigorous and independent review of Canada’s secretive No Fly List regime require an immediate response and urgent action on the part of the Canadian government. For 20 years, Canada has operated a troubling, secretive regime that prevents individuals, including Canadians, from flying […]

On February 10, 2026, ICLMG’s National Coordinator testified at the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology (SOCI) for their study of the rights-violating and xenophobic Bill C-12, the Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act. Watch his 5-minute intervention above or read the transcript of his remarks below. Read our full briefs […]

On February 2nd, 2026, the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group sent the following comments to the federal government in the context of their 30-day consultation on their proposed Regulations for the Foreign Influence Transparency and Accountability Act (which was part of Bill C-70, the Combatting Foreign Interference Act, which was rushed through Parliament in May […]

  The People’s Consultation on AI, launched on January 21, 2026, is a collaborative civil society initiative created in response to the federal government’s failure to provide a meaningful consultation process during the development of a national AI strategy in October 2025. In 2025, the government hastily assembled a task force to develop its AI […]