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Education: We provide speakers and free publications such as the Privacy Handbook, Rights Talk, The Arrest Handbook, Police Complaints and the Citizenship Handbook. Advocacy: We provide direct assistance to individuals who have complaints or concerns about civil liberties violations by government, employers, etc. Common areas of work include police and privacy complaints, free speech and anti-oppression. Policy: We have played a major role in advocating for human rights legislation, police accountability reform, access-to-information and privacy legislation, while also resisting the more draconian anti-terrorism provisions. Litigation: When all else fails, the BCCLA will challenge laws in the courts. We have always fought to preserve freedom of expression in Canada through strategic litigation, such as opposing book bans. If you believe in protecting the rights and freedoms of all Canadians and want to take action on these issues, please become a member or donate today!

The Calgary Workers' Resource Centre (CWRC) helps workers who live or work in the Calgary area to understand and access the rights and benefits they are entitled to under employment-related legislation in Alberta. Services are available at no charge to clients, most of whom come from marginalized populations (immigrants, Temporary Foreign Workers, Aboriginal workers, persons with disabilities, youths, etc.). The CWRC has two core programs -- its Case Work program, and the Employment Rights, Obligations and Benefits Education program (workshops). The Case Work program provides workers with information and support related to: . Employment Insurance . Alberta Employment Standards . Alberta Human Rights Act (employment-related discrimination) . Alberta Workers' Compensation Act . CPP disability . employer short and long term disability The CWRC has helped workers in the Calgary area become entitled to upwards of $4,000,000 (total)in benefits and unpaid earnings since 2006.

Mission: To increase access to education, preserve the environment and expand pathways to entrepreneurship around the world.Vision: A global network of empowered, prosperous communities, united by humanity’s shared values and driven towards our common goals.Our Core Values:- Education: Every child deserves their fundamental right to an education.- Environment: When our planet’s ecosystems thrive, so do our people.- Entrepreneurship: Local, social entrepreneurs can unlock their community’s potential.

The L.M. Montgomery Land Trust works to preserve this land from development by: - Raising money to purchase “development rights” from land owners. - Seeking the donations of “development rights” from land owners. - Purchasing and then reselling land, with restrictive covenants attached.

Their mission is: "to protect and advance sexual and reproductive health and rights for women, girls, and gender-diverse people around the world, with a focus on reaching the most marginalized with sexual and reproductive health services and sexuality education, wherever they are. We advocate for gender equality and reproductive rights locally and globally."

We are a fledgling Canadian charity whose mandate is to build and repair orphanages, schools and family homes for the poor and handicapped people of Cambodia. We are currently a small, three man operation possessing the right combination of skills, knowledge, local street-sense, and single minded determination to help the people of Cambodia. We want to improve living conditions through not only our building projects but also by teaching impoverished Cambodian youths the trades required to do it themselves. Carpenters 4 Cambodia is small, nimble and flexible. The Charities Directorate of Canada has granted us a sweeping scope of activities. We are the right organisation, in the right place, at the right time.

Pathfinder International's mission is to ensure that people everywhere have the right and opportunity to live a healthy reproductive life.

Who are we? An advocacy group The fundamental mission of the Comite popular is to promote the social, economic, political and cultural rights of people living in the Saint-Jean-Baptiste neighborhood. The Comite popular focuses on urban development and housing rights. Urban development The committee members are particularly sensitive to urban development projects and intervene when necessary. Similarly, the committee is also planning urban proposals that reflect the aspirations of local people. Right to housing The committee provides a service of help and reference on the rights of tenants and struggle to increase the number of social housing (eg, develop cooperative housing projects). Some services: - L'Infobourg, a neighborhood newspaper - Le Vestiaire du Faubourg, a clothing store - A community composting site

The purposes of this Association are: 1. To ensure that persons with developmental disabilities have the same opportunities as other citizens to live in a manner consistent with their needs and capabilities. 2. To ensure that the services provided will offer developmental options/opportunities to the individual with the ultimate option being community integration. 3. To monitor the quality of services to persons with developmental disabilities and to ensure that human rights and dignity are respected. 4. To offer support to families of persons with developmental disabilities. 5. To promote improved public understanding and positive attitudes toward persons with developmental disabilities.

PEI Family Violence Prevention Services Inc. is a non-profit charitable organization founded in 1980. Our primary goals are to provide a place of safety for women and children who are victims of abuse, educate the public about the issues of violence against women and family violence, and advocate for the needs of abused women and children. We believe that it is a basic human right to be free of abuse and from fear of abuse in relationships.The organization is led by a volunteer Board of Directors who represent a broad range of skills, expertise and commitment to the issues.

Providing clean water, sanitation, and hygiene for all human beings worldwide

The Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) acts as a voice for freedom in Canada’s courtrooms and law schools. Through education and litigation, the CCF supports: Individual freedom: the “fundamental freedoms” in section 2 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms: - freedom of association; - freedom of peaceful assembly; - freedom of conscience and religion; - freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression. Economic liberty: the right to earn a living, and to own and enjoy property. Equality before the law: Charter section 15 guarantees equal rights and equal opportunities for all Canadians; special privileges for none.