Learn more about Indigenous rights. See additional imagery. Share this section of the page. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, entrenched in the Constitution of Canada in 1982, guarantees ...

The drafting of a Charter of Rights and Freedoms became a crucial focal point for women. Doris Anderson, former editor of Chatelaine magazine, was the head of the Canadian Advisory Council on the ...

The high court will hear 11 appeals, which includes seven criminal cases, in its spring session ...

OTTAWA — Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet made a rare campaign stop outside Quebec today to defend the right of ...

Despite a finding by the Québec Superior Court that Bill 21 has a cruel and dehumanizing impact on Muslim women, the law has survived. Now, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear challenges to it.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney finally addressed the rights of 2SLGBTQ+ Canadians at a campaign stop in Calgary Wednesday (April ...

A Saskatchewan rule for disciplining inmates violates the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms because it prescribes the wrong standard of proof for disciplinary proceedings involving major ...

Carney stated, "We are the party of the Charter [of Canadian Rights and Freedoms], and we will intervene in the Supreme Court in cases that may arise." This statement underscores the ongoing tension ...

Police violated the 27-year-old man's rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Justice Michael Bordin said in a 30-page decision released March 4. Those breaches were "very ...

The SCC’s recent decision found that Section 68 of Saskatchewan’s Correctional Services Regulations, 2013 violates sections of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms regarding both liberty rights ...