Your Guide to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

• Foreword
• Contents

Foreword

This booklet is published by the Human Rights Program of the Department of Canadian Heritage. Its aims is to increase understanding of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and to heighten awareness of its importance in our daily lives.

Note: The discussion is for explanatory purposes only, and should not be taken as legal interpretation of the provisions of the Charter.

© Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada 2003
Catalogue No. S2-215/2003
ISBN: 0-662-67507-x

Contents

Part I - An Overview of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Part II - The Contents of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

• Section 1 - Guarantee of Rights and Freedoms
• Section 2 - Fundamental Freedoms
• Section 3 - Democratic Rights
  Section 4 | Section 5
• Section 6 - Mobility Rights
• Section 7 - Legal Rights
  Section 8 | Section 9 | Section 10 | Section 11 | Section 12 | Section 13 | Section 14
• Section 15 - Equality Rights
• Section 16 - Official Languages of Canada
  Section 17 | Section 18 | Section 19 | Section 20 | Section 21 | Section 22
• Section 23 - Minority Language Educational Rights
• Section 24 - Enforcement
• Section 25 - General
  Section 26 | Section 27 | Section 28 | Section 29 | Section 30 | Section 31
• Section 32 - Application of Charter
  Section 33
• Section 34 - Citation
• Section 52 - Constitution Act 1982

Further Reading

Where to Obtain Information about Human Rights