Document Information Date: 2021-01-31 [Updated: 2025-08-08] By: PrimaryDocuments.ca Citation: PrimaryDocuments.ca, Section 33, The Notwithstanding Clause: Compilation of primary documents to assist in interpreting the public meaning of Section 33 of the Constitution Act, 1982, Fifth Ed. (August 2025). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Please Note: This report is now out of date. Users are encouraged to supplement this report with three other sources from PrimaryDocuments.ca: 1) “Mapping the Limitations of the Notwithstanding Clause: The PrimaryDocuments.ca Drafting History for Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of… Read more REPORT: The Notwithstanding Clause, Section 33 of the Constitution Act, 1982 →
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Document Information Date: 2021-11-08 [Updated: 2025-08-06] By: PrimaryDocuments.ca Citation: PrimaryDocuments.ca, Section 6, Mobility Rights: Compilation of primary documents to assist in interpreting the public meaning of Section 6 of the Constitution Act, 1982, Third Ed. (August 2025). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Please Note: Due to recent discoveries of new Charter drafts (which will be published in an upcoming academic paper and are available on our site), users are advised to consult this table, which has an up-to-date drafting history for Section 6. This table… Read more REPORT: Mobility Rights, Section 6 of the Constitution Act, 1982 →
Document Information Date: 2021-11-04 [Updated: 2025-08-06] By: PrimaryDocuments.ca Citation: PrimaryDocuments.ca, Section 7, Life, Liberty, and Security of the Person: Compilation of primary documents to assist in interpreting the public meaning of Section 7 of the Constitution Act, 1982, Third Ed. (August 2025). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Please Note: Due to recent discoveries of new Charter drafts (which will be published in an upcoming academic paper and are available on our site), users are advised to consult this table, which has an up-to-date drafting history… Read more REPORT: “Life, Liberty, and Security of the Person”, Section 7 of the Constitution Act, 1982 →
Document Information Date: 2021-10-28 [Updated 2023-08-01] By: PrimaryDocuments.ca Citation: PrimaryDocuments.ca, Section 15(1), Equality Rights: Disability: Compilation of primary documents to assist in interpreting the public meaning of Section 28 of the Constitution Act, 1982, Second Ed. (August 2023). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Please Note: Due to recent discoveries of new Charter drafts (which will be published in an upcoming academic paper and are available on our site), users are advised to consult this table, which has an up-to-date drafting history for Section 15(1). This… Read more REPORT: Equality Rights: Disability, Section 15 of the Constitution Act, 1982 →
Document Information Date: 2021-10-22 [Updated: 2025-08-05] By: PrimaryDocuments.ca Citation: PrimaryDocuments.ca, Section 1, Reasonable Limits: Compilation of primary documents to assist in interpreting the public meaning of Section 1 of the Constitution Act, 1982, Third Ed. (August 2025). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Please Note: Due to recent discoveries of new Charter drafts (which will be published in an upcoming academic paper and are available on our site), users are advised to consult this table, which has an up-to-date drafting history for Section 1. This table… Read more REPORT: “Reasonable Limits,” Section 1 of the Constitution Act, 1982 →
January 7, 1870 January 14, 1870 January 21, 1870 January 28, 1870 February 4, 1870 February 11, 1870 February 18, 1870 February 25, 1870 March 4, 1870 March 11, 1870 March 16, 1870 April 8, 1870 April 15, 1870 April 22, 1870 April 29, 1870 May 6, 1870 May 13, 1870 May 20, 1870 May 27, 1870 June 3, 1870 June 10, 1870 June 17, 1870 June 24, 1870 July 1, 1870 July 8, 1870 July 16, 1870 July 23, 1870 July 30, 1870 August 6, 1870 August 13, 1870… Read more COLLECTION: The New Nation (1870) →
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