In what ways has the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms fostered recognition of

collective rights in Canada? Pages 114-116Definition: Collective rights belong to groups of people and are identified in Canada’s Chart of Rights and Freedoms. The purpose of collective rights is to affirm the identity of groups in a society which foster the belonging of each distinct group.•All through history the Can. Gov’t has made laws that protected the rights of our founding nations

the Frenchthe Englishand Aboriginal people (First Nation, Métis and Inuit)

•The “collective rights” part of the charter was created to ensure these laws were understoodby all Canadians and standard across the nation

Definition Map

Examples of Collective rights

Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Comparison TermIndividual/Personal

RightsTerm

Collective Rights

What’s it likeRights that belong to groups of

people that are identified

in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Numbered TreatiesCan. Negotiated with FN which promised

FN’s rights to education, health care,

reserves for the exclusive use of FN’s

hunting, and fishing on all lands at all times,

farming assistance, and payments each year in exchange for sharing

their lands and resources in peace with

Canada

The Manitoba Act established Manitoba as a

bilingual province, with

education rights for Catholics and Protestants,, and Métis land rights

Since the BNA of 1867 Canada has been a bi-lingual culture who also honors treaties rights with our

Aboriginal peoples.

Questions

1. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms is composed of individual rights and freedoms and _____________ rights.

2. The three founding nations that made our country the country it is today are the

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3.What was the purpose of the second half of the Charter addressing the Collective rights? __________________________________________________________

4 What would happen if we didn’t have the collective rights to protect these three distinct nations? __________________________________________________________

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5. How do you think the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms has fostered the recognition of collective rights in Canada?

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