Rights and Responsibilities
Understand the freedoms protected in Canada and what citizenship asks of every citizen.
Canadian citizens have fundamental freedoms and legal rights. Those rights are paired with responsibilities such as obeying the law, serving on a jury when called, voting, helping the community, and protecting Canada's heritage and environment.
Remember these points
- Freedom of conscience and religion
- Freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression
- The right to live and work anywhere in Canada
- The responsibility to obey the law
- The legal duty to serve on a jury when called
These original CanadaHomeHub notes are based on Discover Canada — The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship.
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