Humanists are welcoming today's unanimous BC Court of Appeal ruling that found BC's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) does not infringe the religious freedom rights of two congregations of the Jehovah's Witnesses.

A new bill before the Manitoba legislature would scrap antiquated provisions that permit religious instruction and exercises in public schools.

Today, the BC Humanist Association called on the Department of Finance to use Budget 2025 to protect human rights and uphold religious neutrality.

What could your community do with millions of extra dollars?

The Kelowna Atheists, Skeptics and Humanists Association (KASHA) and Adcvocacy Canada are asking this very question, as they challenge the significant financial subsidy that religious institutions in the City of Kelowna receive through property tax exemptions.

The Township of Selwyn, Ontario, has agreed to drop prayers from future inaugural council meetings after a request by constitutional lawyer Donald Bur.

In December, a Parliamentary committee recommended Canada end automatic charitable status for religious groups, mirroring recommendations from the BC Humanist Association (BCHA).

The BC Humanist Association (BCHA) is joining reproductive justice advocates in lauding an announcement by the federal government to require greater transparency from so-called "crisis pregnancy centres" (CPCs). This move is a significant step towards ensuring that organizations promoting harmful and misleading information about reproductive health cannot exploit charitable tax benefits.

The BC Humanist Association has written in opposition to a forthcoming City of Vancouver Council Members' motion, arguing it runs contrary to the spirit of the City's constitutional duty of religious neutrality.

For the sixth time, research from the BCHA has identified municipalities violating the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

A new report from the BC Humanist Association (BCHA) found that multiple Saskatchewan municipalities continue to include prayers in their council meetings, despite a 2015 Supreme Court of Canada ruling that deemed the practice unconstitutional.

Secularists are calling on the Government of BC to reverse a recently announced partnership between BC Builds and a Burnaby church that opposes same-sex marriage.