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Freedom to worship as you wish. Right to a prompt, fair trial by jury. Right to vote in elections for public officials. Right to apply for federal employment requiring U.S. citizenship.

Oakes test There must be a pressing and substantial objective. The means must be proportional. The means must be rationally connected to the objective. There must be minimal impairment of rights. There must be proportionality between the infringement and objective.

Sections 7 to 14 set out rights that protect Canadians when dealing with the justice system. They ensure that individuals who are involved in proceedings are treated fairly, especially those charged with a criminal offence.

The focus of section 15(1) is on preventing governments from making distinctions based on enumerated or analogous grounds that have the effect of perpetuating disadvantage or prejudice or imposing disadvantage on the basis of stereotyping.

Supreme Court jurisprudence explains the purpose of section 11 generally as protecting liberty and security interests of persons accused of crimes, while noting that it is not the sole source of such protection under the Charter (R. v. Kalanj, [1989] 1 S.C.R. 1594).

Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief, in worship, teaching practice and observance.

(a) all forms of supply of goods or services or both such as sale, transfer, barter, exchange, licence, rental, lease or disposal made or agreed to be made for a. consideration by a person in the course or furtherance of business; (b) import of services for a consideration whether or not in the course or.