the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
noun /ðə kəˌneɪdiən ˌtʃɑːtər əv ˌraɪts ən ˈfriːdəmz/
/ðə kəˌneɪdiən ˌtʃɑːrtər əv ˌraɪts ən ˈfriːdəmz/
(also the Charter)
[singular] (Canadian English)- an official document that is part of Canada's constitution (= its set of basic laws), and that guarantees basic political, legal and language rights, as well as the rights of Aboriginals