We are Canada's national association of Christian lawyers and law students.

As Christian legal professionals, we are heirs to a tradition of legal thought that bears on many of the most pressing questions facing our culture and profession. We also understand that the practice of law is a vocation: a calling from God. We believe it is our responsibility to work with others to pursue what justice requires in a free and democratic society.

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Commemorating 50 Years of Canada's Ratification of the International Human Rights Covenants
Commemorating 50 Years of Canada's Ratification of the International Human Rights Covenants

Today, May 19, 2026, marks the 50th anniversary of Canada’s ratification of the International Human Rights Covenants, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). These two instruments give specific protection to the principles entrenched in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, transforming them from aspirational ideals to binding commitments.

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Celebrating a Year of Campus Engagement
Celebrating a Year of Campus Engagement

Learn more about CLF’s 2025-2026 law student chapter events.

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Le Québec adopte le projet de loi n° 9
Le Québec adopte le projet de loi n° 9

Le 2 avril 2026, le Québec a adopté le projet de loi n° 9, Loi sur le renforcement de la laïcité au Québec, en invoquant la clause de dérogation de la Charte québécoise (article 53) et de la Charte canadienne (article 33). Depuis le dépôt du projet de loi n° 9 en novembre 2025, l’Alliance des chrétiens en droit (ACD) a exprimé des préoccupations, aux côtés d’un certain nombre d’autres groupes, quant aux restrictions qu’il impose à l’expression religieuse au nom de la laïcité.

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CANADA’S RATIFICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COVENANTS

 
 
 

Christian Legal Fellowship (CLF) dedicated its 2026 Academic Symposium on Religion, Law & Human Rights to the 50th anniversary of Canada’s ratification of the International Human Rights Covenants, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The Realizing Rights Symposium convened legal scholars, judges, jurists, law students, and practitioners from across the country to reflect on Canada’s human rights commitments, their evolution over the past five decades, and the work that remains. This event offered a rich exploration of human rights themes often overlooked in Canadian jurisprudence and academic discourse.

Special thanks to the sponsors of the Realizing Rights Symposium: the University of Manitoba Faculty of Law, the Law Commission of Canada, the Christian Legal Fellowship, the Walter C. Newman, and LexisNexis Canada.

 

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CLF’s 2025 Year in Review

 
 
 

Learn more about Christian Legal Fellowship’s vision and mission, all that was accomplished in 2025, and what lies ahead in 2026. To support the work of CLF, please click here.

 
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