“Canada’s multicultural heritage includes a centuries-long tradition of diverse faith communities playing an indispensable role in caring for Canada’s most vulnerable populations with compassion – and continuing to do so. Any accommodation of competing rights should aim to preserve religious multiculturalism, not replace it with a secular monoculture that compels hospitals to conform to majoritarian viewpoints, or which effectively denies the public of their much-needed services. “
Bill C-9 has now passed in the House of Commons — but it still needs approval from the Senate, where it will first be studied and debated further. Many are deeply concerned about its potential implications for religious expression, and we share those concerns. Read more about CLF’s advocacy, and continued engagement, on this file.
On a crisp fall day in Vancouver, during a break at the CLF National Conference, a simple conversation sparked what would become a new and meaningful initiative within the Christian Legal Fellowship. … While CLF National has long demonstrated a strong commitment professional development of law students through initiatives like its national student conference and the Christian Legal Institute, we identified another need: a dedicated space for advocacy development. That realization led us to ask a simple but powerful question—what if CLF had its own moot?
Last week, Alberta tabled legislation which specifies that ending the life of a person who is not dying, or solely on the basis of a mental illness, is not health care. Under Bill 18, euthanasia (also known as “medical assistance in dying” or “MAID”) in these circumstances will not be permitted in Alberta’s healthcare system. It also clarifies that euthanasia will not be offered to children (a Parliamentary committee has recommended legalizing it for children who demonstrate “decision-making capacity”).
The 2026 Christian Legal Fellowship (CLF) National Law Student Conference brought together law students, legal practitioners, scholars, and ministry leaders from across Canada for a weekend of intellectual rigour, encouragement, and practical application. Hosted in Winnipeg, at the University of Manitoba Faculty of Law, the conference provided a unique space where the demands of legal education and practice were addressed not merely as professional challenges, but as a deeper calling.
On February 12-13, 2026, the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law (Robson Hall) convened legal scholars, jurists, law students, and practitioners from across the country to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Canada’s ratification of the International Human Rights Covenants. Hosted through Christian Legal Fellowship’s Annual Academic Symposium on Religion, Law and Human Rights, the gathering created a timely space for reflection on Canada’s human rights commitments, their evolution over the past five decades, and the work that remains.
L’Alliance des chrétiens en droit a déposé des observations écrites auprès de la Commission des relations avec les citoyens de l’Assemblée nationale du Québec. Dans son mémoire, l’ACD fait part de ses préoccupations concernant la répression législative croissante de l’expression religieuse au Québec au nom de la laïcité, maintenant avec l’introduction du projet de loi 9.
Christian Legal Fellowship has filed written submissions with the Québec National Assembly Committee on Citizen Relations. In its brief, CLF shares concerns about mounting legislative suppression of religious expression in Québec in the name of laïcité (secularism), now with the introduction of Bill 9.
On December 16, 2025, the Alberta Court of Appeal released its decision in Wirring v Law Society of Alberta. The Court unanimously affirmed that the Charter protects lawyers from being forced to “choose between following [their] religious convictions or practicing law”, and that state action compelling such a “choice” represents “a clear and significant infringement” of religious freedom, requiring demonstrable justification (para 94).
Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Christian Legal Fellowship celebrates the lives and contributions of persons with disabilities in Canada and around the world, who — along with every member of the human family — are all born free and equal in dignity and rights (Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1).
Christian Legal Fellowship is deeply troubled by the mounting legislative suppression of religion in Québec in the name of laïcité (secularism), now with the introduction of Bill 9. This proposed law generally bans “all religious practice” in certain public institutions like colleges and universities, and prohibits “collective religious practice” within any public parks or on public sidewalks and footpaths without prior municipal authorization.
Law school initially felt like a foreign land where I had no roadmap, no support, and no connections. The feeling of being “other” as I did not conform to the lifestyle and beliefs held by my peers was very intrinsic until I was able to connect to other Christians in law through CLF. Since then, I’ve had the privilege of attending numerous CLF conferences and the CLI, where I have found mentorship from Christian lawyers and formed meaningful connections with other Christians in law from across Canada. These national events have truly been a homecoming; each time, I am welcomed with open arms and leave with a true sense of belonging, knowing that God has a plan for me in this field and that I am not alone as I journey in this career.
Christian Legal Fellowship (Alliance des chrétiens en droit) is intervening in the constitutional challenge to Bill 21 at the Supreme Court of Canada. CLF is arguing that provinces have no constitutional authority to prohibit lawyers from openly affiliating with their religion, or to compel them to implicitly identify as "irreligious" at work.
As law students, we’re often told to find summer work that elevates our resume. But what about work that also builds our character? Or sharpens your mind, serves a greater purpose, and reminds you why you went to law school in the first place? That’s what I found this summer at Christian Legal Fellowship (CLF).
