What ages are the Youth Criminal Justice Act for in Canada?

What age do you have to be in order to be considered for an adult sentence of a serious crime?

The youth criminal justice system must be separate from the adult system and based on the principle that:

Extrajudicial measures are...

Extrajudicial sanctions can be used where the young person takes responsibility for the offence, including...

What factors do people take into consideration when arresting and charging a young offender?

This law defines the consequences adults face for criminal offences.

If you are arrested, you have the right to have your parents present during questioning.

Rules and consequences that take individual circumstances into consideration.

What document is the highest legal authority that all other laws must follow?

True or False: The Charter of Rights and Freedoms is part of the constitution?

What year did the Charter of Rights and Freedoms come into effect?

True or False: The Rights in the Charter are absolute and cannot be limited.

Which two categories of rights only have exceptions for people who are NOT Canadian citizens?

Suffragettes advocated for women's rights in which of these categories?

The Lord's Day Act made it illegal to/for

An organization of workers that act to protect their rights and interests is called a Labour...

rights that have to do with freedom of movement

A part of the Constitution, and is the highest law of Canada

Rights in regards to our legal system

An organization of workers that acts to protect workers’ rights and interests

Federal legislation related to the rights and status of First Nations Peoples

rights that have to do with rights to vote

A special set of laws that establish the framework for government

rights in regards to discrimination by the law

the right to vote in public elections

to be arrested and detained (seen as a security threat)

basic freedoms that everyone in Canada has (opinions, religion, meetings, associate with others)

The process of people establishing homes and often citizenship, in a country that is not their native country.

a program or list of actions to guide decisions and achieve outcomes

the characteristics of populations.

the criteria that is part of the system Canada uses to decide who may immigrate to Canada.

A binding rule, enforced by a recognized authority

a formal agreement

the set of laws Canada has with categories of people who can come to Canada to establish homes.

The category of immigrant that includes skilled workers and businesspeople

The payment required of all Chinese who wanted to enter Canada between 1885-1923

The category of immigrant that includes people who are escaping persecution, torture, or cruel and unusual punishment.

how your health influences your ability to immigrate to Canada

The category of immigrant that includes spouses, partners, children, parents and grandparents of people living in Canada

to validate and express commitment to something

The umbrella name for the diverse Aboriginal peoples who have collective rights that are recognized and protected in Canada’s constitution.

The shared identity of a group of people, especially because of a common language and culture

rights guaranteed to specific groups in Canadian society for historical and constitutional reasons.

One of Canada’s Aboriginal people groups who do not have any historic treaties with Canada’s government

Aboriginal people who live in the coastal Canadian Arctic, in Alaska, and Greenland

The name Europeans (wrongly) used to describe First Nations of North America

to bring to a country, something that belongs to that country

Federal legislation related to the rights and status of First Nations peoples

independence as a people, with a right to self-government

an annual (yearly) payment

The belief that one’s culture is superior to all other cultures

land for the exclusive use of First Nations

The Specific treaties that covered the areas that are now Alberta

Sacred, nation-to-nation agreements across Canada between the Queen and First Nations.

a change, correction or improvement to something

boarding schools set up for First Nations children that disrupted their connection to their families, language, cultures and identities

to become part of a different cultural group (not your own)

fixing firmly within (so it cannot be separated)

a person whose first language is French

a person whose first language is English

One of the groups in Canadian Society whose members speak an official language of Canada – French or English- as their first language

a group that speaks one of Canada’s official languages (English or French) and that does not make up the majority population of a province or territory

In Métis history, a document that could be exchanged for land

paid for by taxes and provided by the government

The STUDY of the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services

an economy that combines private ownership and government control.

an economy where there is NO government involvement. It is primarily based on the choices of consumers and businesses

an economy where the government makes all of the decisions about how it will run

the idea that land (materials), labour and capital (money) limit the supply of what people want and need (IE there is never enough to go around)

in economics, the part of the economy owned and controlled by businesses and individuals

in economics, the part of the economy owned and controlled by government and paid for with taxes

what is best for society as a whole

what is best for each person individually adds up to what is best for society

a company owned by Canada’s government established to provide products and services to Canadians.

the products and services created by producers

the wants and needs of consumers for products and services

those who use products and services

those who create products and services

The stoppage of work by employees in order to pressure employers to respond to employee issues

an organization of workers that acts to protect workers’ rights and interests

negotiating as a group. This is the key right established by unions for workers

help in the community performed as part of a sentence, such as assisting with community clean-up or at a food bank

The body with the power to make decisions in a society

A special set of laws that establish a framework of governance

The part of government responsible for putting laws into action

The part of government that makes laws

The part of government that interprets and applies the law by making legal judgments

The elected chamber of parliament (in Canada = the Lower house) Is the major law-making body in Canada’s federal system

The leader of the Canadian Government – the elected leader of the political party with the most seats in the House of Commons

Someone who lives in a riding and is represented by an elected official from that riding

The total votes cast in an election, as different from the total seats won in an election

groups in society who do not form the majority of the population

Appointed members of the legislative branch who represent the interests and rights of Canada’s regions

the number of members of the legislative assembly should depend on the number of voters in an area.

high-ranking court officers, formerly a lawyer, who supervises court trials, instructs juries, and pronounces sentence

The highest court in Canada – has the final word on all legal questions in Canada, incl questions about the rules for making and applying laws.

the people who serve Canadians as employees of the government

Act (law) passed in 2006 to make the government more accountable and responsible

A person who serves as a guardian or protector against waste, loss, or illegal practices.

the first step from an idea to a law. It must be passed by the House of Commons and the Senate then signed by the Governor General, to become law.

the body or system of rules recognized by a community that are enforceable by established process

A phrase repeatedly used by politicians or marketers to present an idea

the process of becoming part of a different cultural group (not your own)

A phrase repeatedly used by politicians or marketers to present an idea

a person or group of people hired to influence MPs and government officials

The person who watches how the government spends the taxpayer’s money

Acted as the original Constitution before Canada became Canada

A summer job in Ottawa where students learn how the Legislative Branch works