Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

E823897

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.

All labels observed (5)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (55)

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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (48)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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