Justice Centre · Education
Learn about your rights and freedoms — equip yourself to defend them.
The Justice Centre is proud to offer a series of engaging, self-paced online courses exploring the fundamental freedoms protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Designed for high school students but valuable for Canadians of all ages, these courses help learners understand their rights and freedoms, the vital role they play in a free and democratic society, and the potential circumstances in which governments may justifiably limit them.
The courses are independent of one another, allowing learners to complete them in any order they choose or simply begin with the topic that interests them most. Click on any course below to learn more and begin your journey through Canada’s fundamental freedoms.
$49
Per course
3+
Courses
Self-paced
Learn anytime
Exploring Freedom of Expression
- Self-paced
- Online
Explore why free expression is essential to truth, democracy, and human dignity, and how it is protected and challenged in Canada today.
$49
Exploring Freedom of Conscience and Religion
- Self-paced
- Online
Examine the meaning of religious freedom, its legal foundations, why it matters, and how Canadian courts have both limited and protected it.
$49
Exploring Freedom of Peaceful Assembly
- Self-paced
- Online
Discover why the right to gather, protest, and organize is vital to a free society, how governments may lawfully limit it, and how Canadian courts have understood this freedom.