Canadian Bill of Rights

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The Canadian Bill of Rights is a federal statute enacted in 1960 that was Canada’s first attempt to protect fundamental human rights and freedoms at the national level, preceding the later constitutional Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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instanceOf federal statute ⓘ
human rights law ⓘ
appliesTo federal government actions ⓘ
federal laws ⓘ
basedOn common law traditions ⓘ
cameIntoForceInYear 1960 ⓘ
containsSection section 1 ⓘ
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country Canada ⓘ
doesNotApplyTo provincial laws ⓘ
enactedBy Parliament of Canada ⓘ
enactedInYear 1960 ⓘ
followedBy Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
hasLimitation can be amended or repealed by ordinary federal legislation ⓘ
does not override later inconsistent federal statutes unless expressly declared ⓘ
influencedBy United States Bill of Rights ⓘ
linked to: Bill of Rights

Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ
inspired development of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
interpretedBy Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
introducedBy John Diefenbaker ⓘ
isPartOfConstitution false ⓘ
jurisdiction federal ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus ordinary federal statute ⓘ
longTitle An Act for the Recognition and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms ⓘ
notableCase Bliss v. Attorney General of Canada ⓘ
R. v. Drybones ⓘ
R. v. Lavell ⓘ
precededBy no national bill of rights in Canada ⓘ
protectsRight freedom of assembly ⓘ
freedom of association ⓘ
freedom of religion ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ
freedom of the press ⓘ
protection against arbitrary detention ⓘ
protection against cruel and unusual treatment or punishment ⓘ
right to a fair hearing ⓘ
right to counsel ⓘ
right to enjoyment of property ⓘ
right to equality before the law ⓘ
right to liberty ⓘ
right to life ⓘ
right to security of the person ⓘ
purpose to recognize and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms at the federal level in Canada ⓘ
royalAssentDate 1960-08-10 ⓘ
shortTitle Canadian Bill of Rights ⓘ
sponsoredBy Progressive Conservative government of John Diefenbaker ⓘ

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John Diefenbaker → notableWork → Canadian Bill of Rights ⓘ
John Diefenbaker → knownFor → Canadian Bill of Rights ⓘ
Canadian Bill of Rights → shortTitle → Canadian Bill of Rights ⓘ
Diefenbaker Canada Centre → hasSubject → Bill of Rights (Canada) ⓘ
linked to: Canadian Bill of Rights
R. v. Drybones → appliedStatute → Canadian Bill of Rights ⓘ
R. v. Drybones → held → the Canadian Bill of Rights can render inconsistent federal legislation inoperative ⓘ
linked to: Canadian Bill of Rights
Bliss v. Attorney General of Canada → rightsInstrument → Canadian Bill of Rights ⓘ
R. v. Lavell → involvesStatute → Canadian Bill of Rights ⓘ
R. v. Lavell → testsInstrument → Canadian Bill of Rights ⓘ
An Act for the Recognition and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms → alsoKnownAs → Bill of Rights (Canada) ⓘ
linked to: Canadian Bill of Rights
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms → replaced → Canadian Bill of Rights (partially) ⓘ
linked to: Canadian Bill of Rights