This is the official Government of Canada guide to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
This guide explains the purpose of the Charter, how it works with other Canadian laws, who the Charter protects, which rights it protects, history of the Charter, and it gives a genera
On April 17, 1982, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms became part of the Canada's Constitution Act, 1982 following the patriation of the Constitution by former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau..