{"id":459,"date":"2023-12-11T16:36:18","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T23:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.aclrc.selaris.ca\/how-do-i-make-a-charter-claim\/"},"modified":"2024-09-11T11:38:48","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T17:38:48","slug":"know-your-charter-rights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aclrc.com\/issues\/human-rights\/know-your-charter-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Know Your Charter Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p>The Canadian <a href=\"https:\/\/laws-lois.justice.gc.ca\/eng\/const\/page-12.html#h-40\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><em>Charter of Rights and Freedoms<\/em><\/a> is a bill of rights that forms part of Canada&rsquo;s constitution.&nbsp;It protects individual rights and freedoms from unreasonable and unjustified government action.&nbsp;The <em>Charter <\/em>is different from human rights statutes, which protect individuals from discrimination by the government and private actors (for information on human rights regimes, click <a href=\"\/alberta-human-rights-commission\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>).<\/p><p>The links below provide a guide on how the <em>Charter<\/em> works and what it protects. Information on how to make a <em>Charter<\/em> claim is located <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclrc.com\/issues\/human-rights\/know-your-charter-rights\/starting-a-charter-claim\/\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclrc.com\/issues\/human-rights\/know-your-charter-rights\/what-does-the-charter-protect\/\">What are my <em>Charter <\/em>rights and freedoms?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclrc.com\/enforcing-your-rights\/know-your-charter-rights\/who-does-the-charter-apply-to\/\">Who has to comply with the <em>Charter<\/em>?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclrc.com\/issues\/human-rights\/know-your-charter-rights\/who-can-make-a-charter-claim\/\">Who can claim protection under the <em>Charter of Rights and Freedoms<\/em>?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclrc.com\/issues\/human-rights\/know-your-charter-rights\/do-i-have-a-charter-claim\/\">Do I have a <em>Charter<\/em>&nbsp;claim?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclrc.com\/enforcing-your-rights\/know-your-charter-rights\/starting-a-charter-claim\/\">How do I make a <em>Charter <\/em>complaint?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclrc.com\/enforcing-your-rights\/know-your-charter-rights\/who-do-i-name-in-making-my-charter-claim\/\">How do I name the right party?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclrc.com\/issues\/human-rights\/know-your-charter-rights\/can-external-parties-get-involved-in-my-charter-claim\/\">Can other parties or groups get involved in my claim?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclrc.com\/enforcing-your-rights\/know-your-charter-rights\/what-remedy-am-i-entitled-to\/\">What remedy can I get?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclrc.com\/enforcing-your-rights\/know-your-charter-rights\/is-there-a-time-limit-for-making-a-charter-claim\/\">How long do I have to make a <em>Charter <\/em>claim?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/how-long-will-it-take-for-my-case-to-be-decided\">How long will my <em>Charter <\/em>claim take?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclrc.com\/enforcing-your-rights\/know-your-charter-rights\/finding-a-lawyer\/\">How can I find a lawyer to take my case?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><p>ACLRC&rsquo;s work on Access to Justice would not be possible without the assistance of our dedicated volunteers, as well as our articling and summer students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is a bill of rights that forms part of Canada&rsquo;s constitution.&nbsp;It protects individual rights and freedoms from unreasonable and unjustified government action.&nbsp;The Charter is different from human rights statutes, which protect individuals from discrimination by the government and private actors (for information on human rights regimes, click here).The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":80,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"Know Your Charter Rights | Explore ACLRC Resources","_seopress_titles_desc":"Know Your Charter Rights with ACLRC's guide to understanding protections, compliance, and claims under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-459","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aclrc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aclrc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aclrc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aclrc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aclrc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=459"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.aclrc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/459\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aclrc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/80"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aclrc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}