Charter Basics
This important document protects the rights and freedoms of people in Canada.
What is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
Freedom of speech, religion, and peaceful assembly are part of these rights.
What are Fundamental Freedoms?
If you have the right to free speech, you also have the responsibility to do this and not harm others.
What is use speech responsibly / respect others?
These organizations represent workers and help protect their rights at work.
What are labour unions?
To recognize or support something officially.
What does affirm mean?
Canada has this number of official languages.
What is two?
Agreements made between First Nations and the Canadian government about land and rights.
What are treaties?
The Métis are recognized as part of Canada’s Aboriginal peoples under this section of the Constitution.
What is Section 35?
The Charter is part of this larger set of laws that form the foundation of Canada’s government.
What is the Constitution?
These rights allow Canadians to vote and run for political office.
What are Democratic Rights?
One major responsibility of Canadian citizens is to follow these.
The Charter has helped improve equality related to gender, age, race, and this.
What is religion?
The shared sense of belonging of a group based on language, culture, or traditions.
What is collective identity?
Canada’s two official languages.
What are English and French?
The treaties numbered across Canada are called these treaties.
What are the Numbered Treaties?
The Métis language combining French and Indigenous influences.
What is Michif?
The year the Charter of Rights and Freedoms became part of the Constitution.
What is 1982?
These rights allow Canadians to move anywhere within Canada to live or work.
What are Mobility Rights?
The Charter protects rights, but citizens must also do this to help protect democracy.
What is participate responsibly (e.g., vote, respect others' rights)?
Workplace discrimination happens when someone is treated unfairly because of these personal characteristics.
What are identity factors (race, gender, religion, age, etc.)?
Rights held by a group rather than by individuals.
What are collective rights?
Members of the public can communicate with the federal government in either of these languages.
What are English or French?
Treaty 6 was signed in this year.
What is 1876?
The famous Métis leader executed for treason in 1885.
Who is Louis Riel?
The Charter protects these rights for every person living in Canada, not just citizens.
What are individual rights and freedoms?
These rights protect people involved in the justice system, such as the right to a fair trial
What are Legal Rights?
Rights must be balanced so that one person’s rights do not harm this.
What are the rights of others?
Equality rights help ensure people receive this kind of treatment at work.
What is fair or equal treatment?
A political concept meaning the authority of a group or nation to govern itself.
What is sovereignty?
Either English or French can be used in this place where laws are debated and passed.
What is Parliament?
Treaty 7 was signed in this province.
What is Alberta?
The city where Louis Riel was executed.
What is Regina?
This is the big question explored in the chapter: How effectively does the Charter do this for Canadians?
What is protect individual rights?
These rights ensure people are not discriminated against because of race, gender, age, or religion.
What are Equality Rights?
The relationship between rights and responsibilities is often described as this kind of balance.
What is a shared responsibility in society?
Court cases involving workplace rights often rely on this document.
What is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
The process of forcing a cultural group to adopt the dominant culture.
What is assimilation?
Canadians belonging to a language minority have the right to have their children educated in this language.
What is their minority language?
First Nations received reserve land, hunting rights, annuities, and this type of government service promised in treaties.
What are schools or education?
Today many Canadians consider Louis Riel to be this important historical figure.
What is a Father of Confederation?