Intellectual freedom is the right of all people to hold and express opinions without interference and to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers. Intellectual freedom is recognized by the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 19, as a basic human right.
The CFE-CFLA/FCAB Canadian Library Challenges Database provides access to challenges libraries have faced to items in their collection, and to displays, programs, room usage, and computer access.
The Centre for Free Expression (CFE) at Toronto Metropolitan University announced today that Michelle Arbuckle is joining the CFE Working Group on Intellectual Freedom. The Working Group guides CFE’s work in assisting libraries across Canada in promoting and defending intellectual freedom and in resisting demands for censorship.
On Monday, May 26th, 2025, Alberta Minister of Education Demetrios Nicolaides announced that the government was bringing in new rules to ensure only "age-appropriate" books are available in school libraries in the province.
The Centre for Free Expression at Toronto Metropolitan University has named Professor Toni Samek, Professor and former Chair at the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alberta, to be it Scholar-in-Residence for 2025-2026.
The Centre for Free Expression (CFE) at Toronto Metropolitan University announced today that Dr. Kenneth Gariepy is joining its Working Group on Intellectual Freedom. The Working Group guides CFE’s work in assisting libraries across Canada in promoting and defending intellectual freedom and in resisting demands for censorship.
The Centre for Free Expression (CFE) at Toronto Metropolitan University announced today that Sean Giesbrecht is joining its Working Group on Schools and Intellectual Freedom. The Working Group guides CFE’s initiatives in promoting and defending intellectual freedom for school libraries and curriculum materials and in resisting demands for censorship.
