The Charter of Rights and Freedoms
This section of the Charter protects freedoms such as expression, peaceful assembly, and religion.
What is Fundamental Freedoms?
This 1982 document entrenched the Charter into Canadian law.
What is The Consitution Act?
These rights apply to groups rather than single persons.
What are collective rights?
In 1916, Manitoba became the first province to grant this group the right to vote, leading to nationwide change by 1918.
Who are women? (Women's suffrage)
This system violated Indigenous collective rights for over a century
What are Residential Schools?
These rights allow Canadians to move, live, and work anywhere in the country.
What are Mobility Rights?
This act governs how young people aged 12–17 are treated in the justice system.
What is the YCJA?
This group has collective rights related to land, harvesting, and cultural recognition.
Who are the Metis?
During WWII, over 22,000 people were forcibly relocated and had their property seized under this discriminatory policy.
What is the Japanese Internment?
These agreements between First Nations and the Crown outline land use and rights.
What are Numbered Treaties?
This category of rights protects individuals from unreasonable search, seizure, and detention.
What are Legal Rights?
This historic legislation still affects First Nations governance and identity today.
What is the Indian Act?
These rights include treaty rights and the ability to self‑govern.
What are First Nations rights?
Signed between 1871 and 1921, these agreements outlined land use and rights between First Nations and the Crown.
What are Numbered Treaties?
This act ensures bilingualism in federal institutions.
What is the Official Language Act?
This section ensures individuals are not discriminated against based on characteristics such as race, gender, or disability.
What are Equality Rights?
This institution interprets the Charter and makes final decisions on rights cases.
What is the Supreme Court?
These rights include land claims agreements such as the creation of Nunavut.
What are Inuit Rights?
This 1929 decision by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council declared women to be “persons” under Canadian law.
What is the Persons Case?
This commission issued 94 Calls to Action to address historic injustices.
What is the Truth and Reconciliation Commission?
These rights guarantee that federal services must be available in both English and French.
What are Official Language Rights?
This clause allows governments to override certain Charter rights for up to five years.
What is the Notwithstanding Clause?
Section 23 protects the right of minority language groups to manage their own schools.
What are Minority Language Education Rights?
This federal law allowed the government to suspend civil liberties during wartime, enabling actions such as internment.
What is the War Measures Act?