Sample Summary - Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens

Here you will find the summary of the first chapter, “Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens”. The official Discover Canada document contains 710 words for this chapter. Our summary outlines only the important information, and it only contains 225 words. Furthermore, the specific parts which were asked in the Citizenship Test have been marked with a star, meaning that you have to pay attention to that information.

If you want to refer to the original “Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens” section in the Discover Canada book, you can click here.

 

Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens

Canadian Law Sources include laws passed by Parliament, provincial legislature, English common law, civil code of France and unwritten constitution that we inherited from Great Britain.

Magna Carta (1215): An agreement signed in England in 1215, also known as Great Charter of Freedoms. It gives people more freedom in their lives, essentially it includes: Freedom of conscience and religion, freedom of thought and speech and press, freedom of peaceful assembly, freedom of association

Habeas Corpus: This term means “the right to challenge unlawful detention by the state“, and it comes from the English common law.

Constitution of Canada was amended in 1982 to add Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which start with “Whereas Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law” and underlines importance of religious traditions and importance of person.

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms contain

• Mobility rights (live and work anywhere in Canada)
• Aboriginal Peoples’ Rights (guaranteed rights and freedoms for Aboriginals)
• Official Language Rights and Minority Language Educational Rights (French and English to be used equally in Parliament and government)
• Multiculturalism (celebrate the gift of another’s presence and respect pluralism and live in harmony)

Citizenship responsibilities are:

• Obeying the law
• Taking responsibility for oneself and one’s family (finding a job and providing for you and your family)
• Serving on jury (in courts)
• Voting in elections
• Helping others in the community
• Protecting and enjoying our heritage and environment.

There is no compulsory military service in Canada, but serving in the military is a great way to contribute to Canada.

Women and men have equal rights in Canada, and they are treated the same.

 

 

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