Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

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The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is a constitutional document that guarantees fundamental rights and liberties for individuals in Canada and limits the powers of government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bill of rights ⓘ
constitutional document ⓘ
part of the Constitution of Canada ⓘ
appliesTo federal government ⓘ
provincial governments ⓘ
territorial governments ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn 1982-04-17 ⓘ
containsProvision section 1 reasonable limits clause ⓘ
section 15 equality rights clause ⓘ
section 2 fundamental freedoms clause ⓘ
section 23 minority language educational rights ⓘ
section 24 enforcement and remedies ⓘ
section 32 application clause ⓘ
section 33 notwithstanding clause ⓘ
section 7 life, liberty and security of the person ⓘ
sections 16–22 official languages provisions ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
draftedUnder Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau ⓘ
linked to: Pierre Trudeau
enactedBy Parliament of Canada ⓘ
Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
enactedOn 1982-04-17 ⓘ
geographicScope all of Canada ⓘ
guarantees democratic rights ⓘ
equality rights ⓘ
fundamental freedoms ⓘ
language rights ⓘ
legal rights ⓘ
minority language educational rights ⓘ
mobility rights ⓘ
hasFeature entrenched rights ⓘ
judicial review of legislation ⓘ
override mechanism via notwithstanding clause ⓘ
hasPreamble Whereas Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law ⓘ
hasSection section 1 ⓘ
section 15 ⓘ
section 2 ⓘ
section 23 ⓘ
section 6 ⓘ
sections 16 to 22 ⓘ
sections 24 and 25 ⓘ
sections 26 to 31 ⓘ
sections 3 to 5 ⓘ
sections 32 and 33 ⓘ
sections 34 ⓘ
sections 7 to 14 ⓘ
interpretedBy Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law of Canada ⓘ
limits powers of government in Canada ⓘ
partOf Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ
replaced Canadian Bill of Rights (partially) ⓘ
sectionCount 34 ⓘ
shortName the Charter ⓘ
signedBy Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ
linked to: Elizabeth II

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Federal Court (Canada) → subjectTo → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
subject linked to: Federal Court
Government of British Columbia → subjectTo → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Canadian politics → rightsFramework → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Canadian system of constitutional monarchy → rightsFramework → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Canadian court system → governedBy → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Constitution of Canada → includes → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Constitution of Canada → hasPart → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Constitution of Canada → rightsFramework → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Oakes test → appliesTo → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Indigenous Languages Act (Canada) → relatedTo → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms section 35 ⓘ
linked to: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Canadian Multiculturalism Act → relatedTo → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Judiciary of Newfoundland and Labrador → follows → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Acadian regions of Nova Scotia → protectedBy → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms language rights ⓘ
linked to: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (Canada) → relatedAct → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Quebec Liberal Party → supports → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Bill S-3 (2017) → relatedTo → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms section 15 ⓘ
linked to: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Quebec nationalism → hasLegalContext → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Canadian federal corrections system → subjectTo → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Criminal Code of Canada → requiresComplianceWith → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Criminal Code of Canada → relatedTo → Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
linked to: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Security of Canada Information Sharing Act → subjectTo → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Francophone Canada → legalFramework → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Court of King’s Bench of New Brunswick → subjectTo → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Provincial Court of New Brunswick → subjectTo → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Canadian military law → governedByStatute → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Canadian military law → subjectTo → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Canadian Armed Forces justice system → governedBy → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Canadian Security Intelligence Service → subjectTo → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
subject linked to: CSIS
CSIS Act → relatedTo → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms section 8 → partOf → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Court of Québec → subjectTo → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Edwards v Canada (Attorney General) → precedes → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Executive branch of the Government of Quebec → subjectTo → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Quebec law → subjectTo → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Election Act (Quebec) → relatedTo → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Quebec provincial legislation → mustComplyWith → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Vancouver Police Department → follows → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Kativik Regional Police Force → follows → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Provincial Court Act (British Columbia) → subjectTo → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Legislative framework of British Columbia → subjectTo → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Saskatchewan municipal law → subjectTo → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
R v Oakes → legalArea → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
R v Oakes → involves → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Oakes test → legalBasis → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
subject linked to: David Edwin Oakes
Official Languages Act (Canada) → relatedTo → Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ