Teacher Resources
The Charter Project website provides information about lesson plans (“workshops”) that are designed to be taught in the Law course for grade Grade 11 and 12 high school students. The lessons aim to provide accessible education about the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (1982). The lessons are available for download as PDF files. Background information is included in each lesson plan. Lesson plan topics include: Fundamental Freedoms, Freedom of Expression, Voting Rights, Arbitrary Detention, Presumption of Innocence, and Equality Rights.
UN Declarations and Examples
- Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Subject Areas
English,
Mathematics
Curriculum Links by Province / Territory
| Province: |
Grades: |
Curriculum Link: |
| New Brunswick |
11, 12 |
Social Studies, Civics |
| Alberta |
11, 12 |
Social Studies |
| Northwest Territories |
11, 12 |
Social Studies |
| Nova Scotia |
11, 12 |
Social Studies, Civics |
| Ontario |
11, 12 |
Social Studies, Civics |
| Prince Edward Island |
11, 12 |
Social Studies, Civics |
| Québec |
11, 12 |
Social Studies, Civics |
| Saskatchewan |
11, 12 |
Social Studies, Civics |
| Yukon |
11, 12 |
Social Studies, Civics |
| Manitoba |
11, 12 |
Social Studies, Civics |
| British Columbia |
11, 12 |
Social Studies, Civics |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
11, 12 |
Social Studies, Civics |
| Nunavut |
11, 12 |
Social Studies, Civics |