Lesson Two: Individual and Collective Rights in Canada

3. Conclusion

The Constitution Act of 1982 and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms provide safeguards to protect many political rights for Canadians.  The Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms also offers protections for economic freedoms.  Many individual rights are protected under the Canadian Charter.  It also offers protection of collective rights of certain groups in order to honour historical agreements and the founding nations and peoples of Canada.  It provides safeguards for collective rights such as official languages, official language minority education, and Aboriginal rights.