Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

culture and rights through existing legislation. Historically, the Canadian government, or Dominion of Canada, has tried to protect Métis land through legislation. Furthermore, Métis inherent rights to land, hunting, fishing and autonomy have been met with current and improved legislation. The Métis are now recognized as aboriginal peoples and share the same rights as them through Section 35 of the Constitution. These pieces of legislation make it possible for the Métis culture and rights to be…

on how they are legally structured. The best way to illustrate this is the comparison of the process of Canadian federal elections to those of the USA. Both the Canadian and American system of elections is determined by the constitution, but the vital difference stems from how they are regulated. In Canada our elections are handled solely on a federal level, under the guidance of the Canadian…

However, The Bill of Rights is not as successful as The Charter of Rights and Freedoms which falls under the Constitution Act of 1982 which is part of the Canada Act of 1982. The Charter has the same purpose as The Bill of Rights, but it gives citizens and non-citizens more rights and protection from the government. It has also been used to strike down many laws that infringed on people’s rights such as abortion laws and same sex marriage. (274 words). 2.…

philosophical key concepts that support SocioDynamic counselling. The second half of the paper explores and analyses strengths and outcome limitations of this helping approach. SocioDynamic counselling is a Canadian counselling approach invented and constructed by Dr R. Vance Peavy. Peavy was a Canadian Professor Emeritus and an international leader in the counselling profession (Larsen, 2004, p. 177). Peavy coined and applied a…

The Nisga’a agreement was formed when the canadian government and the Nisga’a Nation agreed that Nisga’a had rights to control 2000km of land and to govern themselves. This group of First NAtions were lucky to gain land as well as independence. The Nisga'a national unity grew tremendously because of the agreement, they were finally able to express their culture and religion. This nation gained self determination, and because of this their unity grew. This helped Canada's national unity grow…

In Kanthasamy’s case, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) issued its most significant immigration judgment in almost 20 years. This judgment has changed the whole outlook of visa officers on how to access applications on Humanitarian & Compassionate (H&C) grounds in a more holistic and fair approach than earlier and also enlarge the view to look at Section 25(1) when it comes to the Best Interests of Child (BIOC). This case is all about Immigration-Judicial Review (JR)-Refugee…

Canada has the right to assert arctic sovereignty for the surrounding areas and has the right to claim the Arctic, however not only does Canada benefit it the most it's what makes sense through enforced jurastristion Canada understands the needs for the Arctic as well as having a stable government. The northwest passage, however, interferes with who actually has access to the Arctic making it almost a war. Most commonly power is divided and shared amongst the territories surrounding as long as…

Human rights are what allow people to live life to it’s fullest, and live equally among each other, Canada along, with many other countries has signed The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights and have sworn to abide by rights put in place, but still, there have been multiple instances when Canada has not abided by the rights. Canada has not adequately protected women's rights. There have been multiple instances when Canada has not protected the rights of those in the labour force. People of…

whom are depicted. The Canadian Tribute to Human Rights was erected to recognize the importance of human rights in today’s society. Human rights refer to the rights that are rights that are inherent to all human beings. These rights are defined in the United Nations Human Rights declaration ; these rights are followed because as a nation Canada has pledged to follow these rights. The Canadian Tribute to Human Rights is dedicated to promoting awareness of fundamental human rights without…

In 1970, a national liberation movement sprung up in Quebec, calling for an independent province. In October 1970, a Quebec minister and a British diplomat were abducted. In 1960 Quebec wanted to decolonize. Socialist groups started to pop up in Quebec. There were many groups that really wanted to achieve independence for the province without using terrorism or socialism. This lead to the creation of the Parti Quebecois. A national liberation movement was formed in 1963. It was called Le…