The Charter Of rights and freedoms

What is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

to guarantee and to protect the enjoyments of the rights and freedoms it places for all canadian citizens

what is section 2

fundamental freedoms (conscience, thoughts, peaceful assembly and association)

section 3-5

democratic rights (voting, 5 years before election and sitting of parliament and of legislature)

section 6

mobility rights (right to move province to province, stay, leave or remain in canada)

section 7

guarantees everyone the right to life liberty and security

section 8

protects citizens from unreasonable search

section 9

rights to not be randomly detained or imprisoned

section 10

informed of reasons for arrest

section 11

right to be tried (fair trial) within reasonable time

section 12

protection against cruel and unusual punishment

section 13

right to remain silent and protection against self incrimination

section 14

everyone who is a party or witness can have an interpreter so that they know what’s going on at trial

section 15

equality rights (right to equality and freedom from discrimination)

section 16-22

guarantee that both french and english are official languages of Canada

section 23

minority language rights (canadians have a right to have their child educated in french if their first language is french, have a child receding education in french and they receive their own primary education in french)

rights

something u are entitled to which allow u to act or be a certain way

freedoms

allow u to make choices and live ur life as u wish