Every case,
by the right it defends
Here is every case we’re fighting and every case we’ve won, sorted by the freedom it defends. Filter by right, by status or by court.
Cases we’ve won
Nova Scotia Forest Travel Ban
On August 5, 2025, the Nova Scotia government imposed a province-wide ban on outdoor activities in all forests, including walking, birdwatching, fishing, and picnicking.
Natural gardens case (Wolf Ruck v. Mississauga)
Wolf Ruck is a Mississauga based gardener, and he is fighting the city as a self-represented litigant over his naturalized garden on his private property. Mr. Ruck’s naturalized garden features native plants arranged to mimic a naturally occurring meadow and forest. The garden is an expression of Mr. Ruck’s environmental and ecological beliefs, and his…
Whitehorse’s ‘civility policy’
The Canadian Constitution Foundation filed a petition on November 5, 2024 challenging the City of Whitehorse’s Civility Policy. This policy places unacceptable limits on the freedom of expression of citizens who wish to participate in or observe council meetings, including by regulating their attire.
Free Expression
Canadians have the right to speak, write and protest without fear of the state.
Aylmer Election Speech Restrictions
The CCF secured a victory for freedom of expression after the Town of Aylmer, Ontario, backed down from municipal election guidance that improperly restricted candidates’ free expression.
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Concluded
Free speech: Elections censorship law
Government Overreach
Governments must stay within the limits the Constitution sets.
Journalist Banned from Alberta Hospitals
The CCF is seeking judicial review after Alberta Health Services (AHS) banned independent journalist Mocha Bezirgan from all AHS properties across Alberta for one year.
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Ongoing
Emergencies Act challenge
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Concluded
Quarantine prison hotel challenge
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Concluded
Ontario gym lockdown intervention
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Concluded
Ontario Church Lockdowns Intervention
Healthcare Choice
No government should stop you paying for care it cannot provide.
Teen’s Years-Long Wait for Spinal Surgery
Vienna Pedatella was diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis at age 13. This meant her spine was curved like an S. After waiting more than two years for surgery in Canada’s healthcare system – well beyond the generally recommended six-month timeframe for pediatric spinal surgery – the Pedatellas sought other options.
BC vaccine passport policy challenge
The CCF is proceeding with a legal challenge against the BC vaccine passport regime and its discriminatory impact on people who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons. The BC vaccine passport policy restricts entry to certain public spaces only to people who can prove they have received two doses of a COVID vaccine. The government…
Defending patient rights and healthcare choice: Cambie v. MSCB et al.
76% of Canadians agree that the Charter should allow patients who have been on provincial healthcare wait lists longer than the maximum recommended waiting period for their condition…
Provincial Rights
Each level of government must respect the division of powers.
Alberta’s Impact Assessment Act challenge (Intervention)
In 2023, the Supreme Court of Canada determined most of the IAA was unconstitutional, finding it allowed the federal government to regulate projects outside its jurisdiction. Late last year, Parliament made minor amendments to the act, which Alberta argues do little to render the law constitutional.
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Concluded
Defending federalism (plastics ban case)
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Concluded
R v. Comeau (Interprovincial free trade)
Property Rights
What you own should not be taken without due process.
Financial Assistance for Mandatory Archaeological Costs (Reio case)
The CCF is supporting Christine and Daniel Reio after the Ontario government refused to provide financial assistance following the April 2024 discovery of approximately 1,000-year-old human remains on their Port Colborne property. The discovery triggered a mandatory archaeological investigation and Indigenous consultation process, with costs estimated at hundreds of thousands of dollars – potentially more than $1 million – which…
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Concluded
Police search powers case (R v. Singer)
Supreme Court
The cases that set the rules for every Canadian.
Regulator Searches of Workplace Devices
The CCF is intervening in a Supreme Court of Canada case to defend Canadians’ privacy rights when personal information is stored on employees’ workplace devices and systems.
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Ongoing
Firearms “Variants” Prohibition
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Ongoing
UBC Academic Freedom challenge
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Concluded
Police search powers case (R v. Singer)
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