CFLA-FCAB August Policy News: Code of Ethics
Parliament is on a summer break until late September. This month’s policy update provides information about CFLA’s Code of Ethics, highlighting the foundational principle of access to information and supporting content related to censorship, neutrality and misinformation. What is the purpose of a Code of Ethics? A code of ethics describes values and expected behaviours […]
CFLA-FCAB July Policy News
Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, was introduced in June and is intended to make social media services and AI chatbots safer for children (under 16). How does the Safe Social Media Act (Bill C-34) affect libraries? The Safe Social Media Act (Bill C-34, first reading June 10, 2026) would enact legislation to […]
Alberta Regulation Affecting Access to Library Materials Published
Our colleagues at the Coalition of Alberta Public Libraries have advised that the regulations under the Alberta Library Act have been published and include regulations affecting access to literary materials (books, comics, graphic novels etc.), video recordings (film, TV) and video games, and requiring policies for the use of library internet access and gaming systems […]
CFLA-FCAB June Policy News
This policy update briefly outlines what libraries need to know about Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act. Bill C-9 will come into force in less than two weeks, on July 18. Take 1 minute to tell us what you want more of: https://forms.gle/v6PGFTykiek7rye79 As there were two significant legislative actions in June, we’ll have an […]
Challenges faced by Canadian Libraries in 2025
2025 saw a dramatic rise in censorship efforts aimed at libraries in Canada, with activity focused at school libraries in Alberta following the Alberta Ministerial Orders. Challenges reported by libraries rose from 172 in 2024 to 512 in 2025. The Centre for Free Expression at Toronto Metropolitan University has published ‘The Rising Demands for Censorship: […]
CFLA-FCAB May Policy News
This is the first monthly policy news update from CFLA-FCAB. In May, CFLA supported the submissions of CULC and CARL on the federal budget. You can read the CFLA submission here. This month, we’re sharing an overview of some of the national legislation that affects library service in Canada. Note that other legislation and policy […]
CFLA-FCAB Submission to 2026 Federal Budget Consultation
CFLA-FCAB submitted a brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance for the 2026 Federal Budget, in support of the recommendations of the Canadian Urban Libraries Council and Canadian Association of Research Libraries: That the Government of Canada build stronger communities and protect democracy by investing $2M annually to create a fund that […]
Bill 28 approved by Alberta Government
CFLA-FCAB joins the Coalition of Alberta Public Libraries (CAP) in their call for Alberta libraries to be consulted about anticipated regulatory changes that will result from the passing of Bill 28. Alberta libraries were not consulted prior to the introduction of the new legislation despite repeated and proactive outreach. Libraries and library associations throughout Canada […]
2026 January CFLA Update – FCAB Mise a Jour
We’re happy to share our quarterly update with you! CFLA Update for January 2026 Nous sommes heureux de partager notre mise à jour trimestrielle avec vous! FCAB Mise à jour Janvier 2026
The Intellectual Freedom Award Winners
We are pleased to announce that CFLA-FCAB has selected two individuals this year for the CFLA-FCAB Intellectual Freedom Award: Dick Ellis and Toni Samek. Dick Ellis Dick is recognized for his ongoing commitment to CFLA-FCAB’s work in the area of Intellectual Freedom, and his previous work with the CLA Intellectual Freedom Committee. In particular, he […]