Canadian charter of rights and freedoms

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Canadian charter of rights and freedoms

Official Language rights

Don't expect people to know english/french

English and French in a business

democratic rights

no house of commons and no legislative assembly shall continue for longer than five years from the date fixed for the return of the writs at a general election of its member.

every citizen of Canada has the right to vote in an election of members of the house of commons or of a legislative assembly and to be qualified for membership therein.

Mobility Rights

Subsection (4) allows each province to give preference to local persons and refuse people from other provinces entry for the purpose of getting a job if the employment rate in the province is below that for the whole country. Even though this might be considered a form of discrimination, the government is allowed to make such laws or create programs that favour its own citizens. This is an example of what is called employment equity.

Subsection (3) makes it clear that provinces may decide to give social benefits, such as welfare, only to persons who have lived in the province for a certain period of time.

Any citizen and permanent resident of Canada has the right to move to and take up residence in any canadian province

Every citizen of Canada has the right to enter, remain in and leave Canada

Minority Language Educational Rights

make people aware you don't know a language

be flexible

Don't lie that you don't understand that language

Legal Rights

Respect judges and lawyers

don't be stuck up and pressing

Equality Rights

Don't trigger people

Respect everyone equally

Fundamental Freedoms

Freedom of association

Freedom of peaceful assembly

Freedom of press and other media of communication

Freedom of thought, beleif, opinion and expression

Freedom of conscience and religion