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Section 6 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is the section of the Canadian Constitution that protects the mobility rights of Canadian citizens, and to a lesser extent that of permanent residents. By mobility rights, the section refers to the individual practice of entering and exiting Canada, and moving within its boundaries.
The Constitution Act, 1867 provides for a constitution "similar in principle" to the largely unwritten constitution of the United Kingdom, recognizes Canada as a constitutional monarchy and federal state, and outlines the legal foundations of Canadian federalism. [5] The Constitution of Canada includes written and unwritten components. [4]
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (French: Charte canadienne des droits et libertés), often simply referred to as the Charter in Canada, is a bill of rights entrenched in the Constitution of Canada, forming the first part of the Constitution Act, 1982.
The Constitution of Canada is a large number of documents that have been entrenched in the constitution by various means. Regardless of how documents became entrenched, together those documents form the supreme law of Canada; no non-constitutional law may conflict with them, and none of them may be changed without following the amending formula given in Part V of the Constitution Act, 1982.
Section 21, 22 of the Constitution Act, 1867: In the Constitution under the name Newfoundland Act. British North America (No. 2) Act, 1949: 1949: Section 91 of the Constitution Act, 1867: Repealed in 1982. Statute Law Revision Act, 1950: 1950: Removed the redundant section 118 of the Constitution Act, 1867. Spent. British North America Act ...
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The Constitution Act, 1982 established French and English as Canada's two official languages. Guarantees for the equal status of the two official languages are provided in sections 16–23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Section 16 guarantees that French and English “have equality of status and equal rights and privileges ...
Section 92(8) of the Constitution Act, 1867, gives provinces exclusive jurisdiction over municipalities. Section 3 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees Canadian citizens the right to vote in provincial and federal elections, but does not mention municipal elections. [4]