Section 23 of the Charter gives certain
Canadian citizens the right to have their children receive education in the province or territory's minority language at government expense.
Not exact matches
The forum will also examine the controversial ISDS provision of the TPP, which would grant foreign corporations the
right to sue governments if they believe a government decision negatively impacts their potential future profits — something neither
Canadian companies nor private
citizens have the
right to do.
Some American companies offer a
Canadian data storage option in response to market demand and governments should continue to have freedom to protect
citizens» information and privacy
rights as they see fit, Gogolek says in the submission, part of federal consultations on the NAFTA renegotiation.
I believe almost no US
citizens are aware for example that today in Canada is celebrated the National Day of Mourning, the 25th anniversary of the trading of Wayne Gretzky (he's a hockey player), to Los Angeles, much less how
Canadians rate left and
right.
The
Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) and its members recognize the
right of
citizens to have a say in developments that affect their community.
Ten years ago the
Canadian government launched a public inquiry to look into whether the actions of
Canadian officials had contributed to the torture and other grave human
rights violations that a
Canadian citizen, Maher Arar, had experienced while he was illegally imprisoned in Syria for a year in 2002 and 2003.
Charter of
Rights: The father and mother were married in Canada and moved to Germany a year later, where their children were born as
Canadian citizens.
With a few exceptions, any person in Canada, whether a
Canadian citizen, a permanent resident or a newcomer, has the
rights and freedoms held in the Charter.
«The
right of every
citizen to vote, guaranteed by [Section Three] of the Charter, lies at the heart of
Canadian democracy,» wrote Mr. Justice Marshall Rothstein and Mr. Justice Michael Moldaver, for a majority of the Court.
In British Columbia, the federal government has allowed a foreign corporation to circumvent the Charter
rights of
Canadian citizens.
Unlike other jurisdictions which rely upon mandatory quota and affirmative action schemes to ensure more acceptable rates of employment amongst their handicapped
citizens,
Canadian governments have relied upon human
rights legislation.
Earlier this week, departing Ontario ombudsman Andre Martin stated in a report, «Stopping
citizens without an objective an reasonable basis for believing that they may be implicated in a recent or ongoing criminal offence, or where there are reasonable and probably grounds to arrest them, is unconstitutional — it's a form of arbitrary detention contrary to section 9 of the
Canadian Charter of
Rights and Freedoms.»
According to the Court, section 7 of the
Canadian Charter of
Rights and Freedoms guarantees all
citizens the
right to choose whether or not to speak with police.
Instead, the power of both the federal government and the provincial governments would be restrained in favour of the
Canadian citizen who would, in consequence, be better protected in the exercise of his fundamental
rights and freedoms.
I can think of no better occasion for seeking to find a solution to the problem of developing an
Canadian constitution in Canada — of finally «patriating» our constitution — than when we have reached agreement on constitutional protection of the basic
rights of the
citizen.
The
Canadian Bill of
Rights sets out the legal rights of the citizen in respect of life, liberty, and the security of the person, and such basic political rights as freedom of speech and of the press, freedom of religion, and freedom of ass
Rights sets out the legal
rights of the citizen in respect of life, liberty, and the security of the person, and such basic political rights as freedom of speech and of the press, freedom of religion, and freedom of ass
rights of the
citizen in respect of life, liberty, and the security of the person, and such basic political
rights as freedom of speech and of the press, freedom of religion, and freedom of ass
rights as freedom of speech and of the press, freedom of religion, and freedom of assembly.
The Committee suggested that Canada was complicit in the torture of
Canadian citizens post-9 / 11 and expressed concern at the «apparent reluctance on part of the State party [Canada] to protect
rights of all
Canadians detained in other countries.»
The Federal Court ruled Wednesday that the process to revoke citizenship under the Citizenship Act, as amended by the Strengthening
Canadian Citizenship Act of the last government in 2012, violates the
Canadian Bill of
Rights, and that naturalized
citizens must have a fair hearing before an independent decision - maker before their citizenship can be stripped.
Defamatory libel is applied as a limit to
citizens» Section 2
right to freedom of expression under the
Canadian Charter of
Rights and Freedoms.
The Ontario Human
Rights Commission (OHRC) has invited citizens to submit short papers (six to eight pages) toward a dialogue on human rights, specifically relating to religious belief and practice as shaped by the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Fre
Rights Commission (OHRC) has invited
citizens to submit short papers (six to eight pages) toward a dialogue on human
rights, specifically relating to religious belief and practice as shaped by the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Fre
rights, specifically relating to religious belief and practice as shaped by the Ontario Human
Rights Code and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Fre
Rights Code and the
Canadian Charter of
Rights and Fre
Rights and Freedoms.
In his ruling in Chambers v. Daou, Silverman said it breached Chambers»
rights as a
Canadian citizen under the Charter.
Conducting the Inquiry has reinforced my conviction that we can and must continue to do everything possible to protect our country, and to do so with genuine respect for the fundamental
rights and freedoms of
Canadian citizens.
A
RIGHT TO FULL PROTECTION UNDER THE PROVINCIAL EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ACT AND REGULATIONS currently enjoyed by
Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents, including NO FEES for any work placement.
No
Canadian jurisdiction now recognizes a human
right to a healthy environment, or authorizes American - style
citizen suits to enforce environmental
rights.
In a democracy such as Canada, every
Canadian citizen has the express
right to disagree with public policy.
It proves that because of of the wisdom and integrity of Justice Ratushny, The Charter of
Rights still applies to
Canadian citizens.
3 (1)(c), 12 (3) and 24) that they swear or affirm allegiance to the Queen in order to become a
Canadian citizen was a violation of their
rights to freedom of conscience and religion (Charter, s. 2 (a)-RRB-, freedom of expression (s. 2 (b)-RRB- and equality (s. 15).
Rodriguez argues voting is a form of expression to which all
Canadian citizens over the age of 18 are entitled, and so not being able to explicitly bemoan the electoral options on offer infringes on the charter
right to free expression.
According to the Immigration law of Canada, permanent residents (i.e. a person who is not a
Canadian citizen yet but has the legal
right to live in Canada) and foreign nationals (i.e. those who do not have permanent legal status in Canada like visitor, foreign students, temporary workers) who have been convicted either in Canada or abroad of certain criminal offences may be denied admission to Canada or deported from Canada if they are criminally inadmissible.
While the number of migrant workers currently exceeds 200,000, live - in caregivers under the Live - In Caregivers Program (LCP), agricultural workers under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program, and other workers under the Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP), face tremendous physical barriers that position them as second class
citizens to the
Canadian state in terms of their
rights and benefits.
The National Council of Muslims, the
Canadian Civil Liberties Association and
citizen Marie - Michelle Lacoste, have filed a motion which state that the law «severely undermines Muslim women's freedom of religion and the
right to equality in Quebec.»
While
Canadian citizens understand they have restricted privacy
rights at international borders, they are not necessarily consenting to the information contained on the RFID chip in the passport being stored in a foreign government's database.»
Your motives are unjust and unreasonable FRANKLY i think canada is better then this nonsense and should be aware of how the government is portraying this country furthermore stop referring to
canadian residing
citizens as FORIEGNERS its harsh and i cant imagine
canadian citizens would tolerate this discrimination which by the way goes against charter
rights!
These non-criminal
Canadian Citizens are treated like criminals and put in handcuffs, locked in the back of a police cars and dragged to a hospital without access to lawyers or Charter
rights explained to every criminal.
In the
Canadian legal system, Aboriginal title is recognized as sui generis, meaning it is the unique collective
right to use of, and jurisdiction over, ancestral territory and is separate from the
rights of non-Aboriginal
Canadian citizens under common law.
Fraser, who authors a blog on
Canadian privacy laws, said this arrangement violates
citizens» basic
rights to privacy.
French - language
citizens outside Quebec had to wait until 1969 for the Official Languages Act to have
Canadian government service in French guaranteed, and until 1982 for the Charter of
Rights to open court action at the provincial level to obtain with difficulty French education or health services.
In Frank v. Canada, two
Canadian citizens who reside in the United States have challenged the provisions of the Canada Elections Act that deny them the
right to vote.
New
Canadians are affected by a greater number of laws, systems and bureaucracies dealing specifically with their
rights and obligations, than other
citizens of Canada, for example, immigration and refugee law and laws providing social benefits.
If a line isn't drawn here by the Court of Appeal, then I invite you to imagine the vastness of power that we as
Canadians would be handing over in exchange for human
rights violations against ourselves or our fellow
citizens.
As permanent residents or
citizens, these workers will have full mobility
rights within the
Canadian labour market, meaning it will be much more difficult for employers to use them as pawns to drive down wages and conditions on individual worksites or across sectors of the economy.
Canadian citizens have full
rights of citizenship.
In some cases, Canada determines that an individual — who is not a
Canadian citizen — is deemed inadmissible to Canada on the grounds that they pose a threat to national security, have committed violations of human or international
rights, or are involved in serious or organized criminality.
Passed in 1977 by the Parliament of Canada, the
Canadian Human
Rights Act is a piece of legislation that outlines legal protections for all
citizens of Canada.
A strong and independent judicial branch is required to protect all
Canadian citizens and uphold our Constitutional
Rights and Freedoms.
In our view, it is difficult to reconcile the Supreme Court of Canada's 1988 decision in BCGEU v. British Columbia (Attorney General), confirming that every
Canadian citizen has the fundamental
right to unimpeded access to the courts, with the notion of Canada's superior courts operating as a default user - pay system of justice, subject to an individual establishing an entitlement to an exemption from court fees.
Commissioner Stoddart: Access to information has been a
right for
Canadian citizens over the last 10 years.
Section 3 of the
Canadian Charter of
Rights and Freedoms states that «every
citizen of Canada has the
right to vote in an election of members of the House of Commons.»
Despite subsection (1.2), if the Minister is of the opinion that a WPPT country does not grant a
right to remuneration, similar in scope and duration to that provided by subsection 19 (1.2), for the performance in public or the communication to the public of a sound recording whose maker, at the date of its first fixation, was a
Canadian citizen or permanent resident within the meaning of subsection 2 (1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act or, if a corporation, had its headquarters in Canada, the Minister may, by a statement published in the Canada Gazette, limit the scope and duration of the protection for sound recordings whose first fixation is done by a maker who is a
citizen or permanent resident of that country or, if a corporation, has its headquarters in that country.
On April 4, the Senate of Canada passed an amendment to Bill C - 6, creating a
right to a Federal Court hearing for
Canadian citizens who are alleged to have misrepresented themselves in their original citizenship application.