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Poster of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

You can download, save and print a copy of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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A version in Braille Ready Format is also available to download from Justice Canada.

The legal text of the Charter is published online as Constitution Act, 1982.

Canadian Bill of Rights

You can download, save and print your copy of the content of the Canadian Bill of Rights.

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The legal text of the Bill of Rights is published as Canadian Bill of Rights S.C. 1960, c 44, an Act for the Recognition and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.

Print versions

You can request a printed copy of the Canadian Charter of Rights or Freedoms or the Canadian Bill of Rights.

  • Certificate size (dimensions: 28 centimeters x 34 centimeters)
    To be handed out in the classroom, at a conference, workshop or public activity.
  • Poster size (dimensions: 46 centimeters x 60 centimeters)
    To be displayed in the classroom or a public space.

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The Charter in Indigenous languages

The Charter is available in the following Indigenous languages: Inuktitut, Michif Cree, Mi'kmaq, Ojibwe, Oji-Cree, and Swampy Cree.

You can download, save, and print accessible PDF versions of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in Indigenous languages from the Open Government portal on Canada.ca

The Charter in various languages

The Charter is available in the following different languages: Arabic, Armenian, Chinese, Creoles and pidgins, Croatian, Dutch, Farsi, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Ukrainian, Urdu, and Vietnamese.

You can download, save and print accessible PDF versions of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in various languages from the Open Government portal on Canada.ca.

Learn more about the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

The Guide to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is an educational publication that explains, in plain language, the purpose and meaning of each of the Charter’s sections.

Visit Justice Canada’s Charter topic page to learn more about its history and impact and to access shareable graphics and posters.

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