Charter

Privacy in Schools: Dogs, Lockers, Bodies and Backpacks

Two recent decisions from the Supreme Court of Canada focus on section 8 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure. One case takes place at a high school, the other at a [more]
Grade Level: 7-9, 10-12
Publisher: University of Calgary Faculty of Law
Published Date: 2009
Canadian Legal FAQs: Charter of Rights and Freedoms

These questions and answers were developed by the Legal Resource Centre. They cover questions pertaining to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom written in plain language [more]
Grade Level: 4-6, 7-9, 10-12
Publisher: Legal Resource Centre of Alberta Ltd
Published Date: 2008
Don't Look in My Locker

This short video deals specifically with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the right to be secure from unreasonable search and seizure.   K-9, the main character, visits a high school where they are doing a locker [more]
Grade Level: 4-6, 7-9
Publisher: Courthouse Libraries of BC
Published Date: 2009
Understanding our Rights and Responsibilities

Creating a class charter of rights helps students understand how the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms can put into a practical application. There is a distinction between rights and privileges that will become clear [more]
Grade Level: 4-6
Publisher: Learn Alberta
Published Date: 2008
Landmark Cases: R.v.Patrick - Is Garbage Private?

Through the study of this landmark case students will explore questions about what level of privacy Canadian citizens are entitled to and under what circumstances. R.v.Patrick, and the Supreme Court of [more]
Grade Level: 10-12
Publisher: Legal Resource Centre of Alberta - Ltd.
Published Date: 2010
Do driver's licence photos infringe on religious freedom?

There is a law in Alberta which states that all people who have a driver's licence must have their photo on it. Members of the Hutterite community appealed this law and took it to the Supreme Court of Canada because they believed that the law infringed on their [more]
Grade Level: 4-6, 7-9, 10-12
Publisher: Educaloi.qc.ca
Published Date: 2009

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