Charter Rights
and Freedoms

Freedom to pray and worship
anyway you want

Freedom to express your opinion
(within limits)

You can have rallies to express your
dissatisfaction

Freedom of association: freedom to join any
group of people you want.

Respecting the law

Engage in the system by voting

Pay taxes

Serve on a jury if you are a citizen

Appear on trial and tell the truth

Respect all Canadians

Be an active participant in the community

Right to vote (after you're 18 and a citizen)

Compete for the job of a politician

Elections must be held every 4 years minimum

Freedom to move around the country

You can live and work wherever you want

You can leave and return to Canada whenever
you want, but you need to have a Passport or
if you are crossing into the US, just a driving license.

You cannot be treated unfairly based
on your age, gender, sexuality, race or
mental and physical health.

You have the right to talk/write to
the government in either French or English
and recieve a response in that language.

You are innocent until proven guilty

If you are arrested, you have to be told why
you are being arrested

Right to a lawyer

Police cannot detain you illegally or
without reason

You have a right to demand education
in either French or English in certain situations.