Klippert Case, 1967 National Historic Event

Calgary, Alberta
Canada. The Criminal Code, 1892, 55-56 Victoria, Chap. 29, Together with An Act to Amend the Canada Temperance Amendment Act, 1888, Being Chapter 26 of the Same Session. Ottawa : Printed by S.E. Dawson (© Library of Parliament of Canada | Bibliothèque du Parlement du Canada)
The Criminal Code, 1892, 55-56 Victoria, Chap. 29.
(© Library of Parliament of Canada | Bibliothèque du Parlement du Canada)
Address : Calgary, Alberta

Recognition Statute: Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date: 2025-08-11
Dates:
  • 1960 to 1969 (Significant)

Other Name(s):
  • Klippert Case, 1967  (Designation Name)
Research Report Number: 2024-31, 2024-31-A

Importance: Important case associated with changes to Canada’s Criminal Code in 1969, which partially decriminalized same-gender sexual acts, and that continues to serve as an example in the fight for sexuality equality