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Religious Freedom in Canada

Take Action 2019: Learn more and take action on Conscience Rights in your province.

Religious freedom is critical to our quest to know and worship God. Living out our religious beliefs includes gathering together to worship God, teach, do good works, and share our faith. Religious freedom is the ability to hold religious beliefs and live them out, personally and in community, privately and publicly.

Canada is a nation in which people of different faiths live side by side. Canadian law and society recognize the significance of religious belief and practice. Freedom of conscience and religion are the first fundamental freedoms listed in Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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Media releases

15 June 2018

EFC and CHEC Disappointed With Supreme Court TWU Decision

OTTAWA, ON – In a complex split ruling released June 15, a majority of the...

31 May 2018

The EFC and CCRL welcome Supreme Court decision in Wall case

OTTAWA – Today, the Supreme Court affirmed in Wall v. Judicial Committee of the...

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Articles

14 December 2018

Three questions on the forced medical referrals case

This case challenges the unusual Ontario policy that prevents medical professionals...

14 December 2018

Accommodating religious difference

We begin by admitting there is no neutral ground, writes EFC President Bruce J...

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Official statements

07 December 2018

The EFC responds to revised attestation for Canada Summer Jobs program

We are pleased and encouraged that the values test has been dropped from the Canada...

16 August 2018

On TWU making its covenant optional for students

The EFC responds to the news that Trinity Western University has decided to make its...

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Outgoing letters

11 January 2019

Asking employment minister for clarification on Canada Summer Jobs 2019

This letter asks for clarification on "intolerance, discrimination and prejudice...

26 June 2018

Letter to the Minister of Employment Calling for Substantive Change to the CSJ Attestation

Asking for “a real, substantive change to the attestation” required for the...

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Court cases

21 January 2019

CMDS et al v. College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario [2017-2019]

Religious freedom is critical to our quest to know and worship God. Living out our religious beliefs includes gathering together to worship God, teach, do good works, and share our faith.

05 November 2018

P.T. et al v. Alberta [2018]

Religious freedom is critical to our quest to know and worship God. Living out our religious beliefs includes gathering together to worship God, teach, do good works, and share our faith.

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