Area of law
Charter
Charter cases interpret the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms — Part I of the Constitution Act, 1982. Section 1 governs reasonable limits (Oakes), section 7 protects life-liberty-security (Bedford, Carter), section 15 substantive equality (Andrews, Vriend).
3,264 decisions in this area
Topic hubs
Section 1 — Reasonable Limits on Charter Rights
How every Charter limit is justified or struck down.
Section 7 — Life, Liberty and Security of the Person
Arbitrariness, overbreadth, gross disproportionality.
Section 15 — Equality and Analogous Grounds
Substantive equality, analogous grounds, the Andrews framework.
Freedom of Religion — Sincere Belief
Big M, Multani, Loyola — the s.2(a) framework.
Freedom of Expression — From Ford to Keegstra
Section 2(b) protects expression conveying meaning, with violent-form exception.