Canadian Rights and freedoms Study Guide #2

What is Ethnic Background?

• Where a person grows up

• the ethnic or cultural origins of the person's ancestors

• A person beliefs and religion

What is Aboriginal?

• Aboriginal is another word for law

• Aboriginal is another word for First Nation, Metis and Inuit people

• Aboriginal is a small group of people

• Aboriginal is another word for French people

What are Fundamental Rights? Select all that apply

• • - to have and express your opinion

  • - to belong to any group

• • to vote for candidates in elections

  • to participate in an election

• • to enter, stay in, or leave Canada as you wish, if you are a Canadian

  citizen or a permanent resident of Canada (these rights can be taken

  away if you are convicted of a crime)

• • to organise peaceful meetings and

  demonstrations

  • to practise your religion

What are Democratic Right? Select all that apply

• • in a trial to be assumed innocent

  until proven guilty

• • to vote for candidates in elections

  • to participate in an election

  • to run for election

• • to uphold existing Aboriginal and treaty rights

  • to uphold the multicultural heritage of Canadians

• • to have elections at least every five years

• • to have legistatures and Parliament meet at least once a year

What are Mobility Rights? (select all that apply)

• • to move to and earn a living in any province

• • to have and express your opinion

  • to belong to any group

• • to enter, stay in, or leave Canada as you wish, if you are a Canadian

  citizen or a permanent resident of Canada (these rights can be taken

  away if you are convicted of a crime)

• • to have publicly funded

  schools for Francophones in

  provinces where most people

  speak English, and for

  Anglophones in provinces

  (Québec) where most people

  speak French

What are Equality Rights?

• • to have and express your opinion

• • to enter, stay in, or leave Canada as you wish, if you are a Canadian

  citizen or a permanent resident of Canada (these rights can be taken

  away if you are convicted of a crime)

• • to have legistatures and Parliament meet at least once a year

  • to have elections at least every five years

• • to live free of discrimination or prejudice (everyone is equal, no matter

  their race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, gender, age, or

  mental or physical challenges)

What are Legal Rights? Select all that apply

• • to have a fair and quick public trial

• • to feel free and safe

• • in a trial to be assumed innocent

  until proven guilty

What is the Official Languages of Canada Rights?

• • to communicate with and receive services from the

  federal government in French and English

• • to live free of discrimination or prejudice (everyone is equal, no matter

  their race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, gender, age, or

  mental or physical challenges)

• • to have publicly funded

  schools for Francophones in

  provinces where most people

  speak English, and for

  Anglophones in provinces

  (Québec) where most people

  speak French

• • to have and express your opinion

What are General Rights? Select all that apply

• • to uphold existing Aboriginal and treaty rights

• • to have elections at least every five years

• • to uphold the multicultural heritage of Canadians

• • to move to and earn a living in any province

What are Enforcement Rights?

• • to have a fair and quick public trial

• • to go to court if any of these rights are denied

• • to feel free and safe

• • in a trial to be assumed innocent

  until proven guilty