▁of ▁Canada ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁It ▁provides ▁Canad ians ▁with ▁certain ▁rights ▁at ▁Canadian ▁federal ▁law ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁other ▁federal ▁stat utes . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁earliest ▁expression ▁of ▁human ▁rights ▁law ▁at ▁the ▁federal ▁level ▁in ▁Canada , ▁though ▁an ▁imp lied ▁Bill ▁of ▁Rights ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁recognized ▁in ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Common ▁Law . ▁ ▁The ▁Canadian ▁Bill ▁of ▁Rights ▁remains ▁in ▁effect ▁but ▁is ▁widely ▁acknowled ged ▁to ▁be ▁limited ▁in ▁its ▁effect iveness ▁because ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁federal ▁stat ute ▁only , ▁and ▁so ▁not ▁directly ▁applicable ▁to ▁provincial ▁laws . ▁These ▁legal ▁and ▁constitution al ▁limitations ▁were ▁a ▁significant ▁reason ▁that ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Char ter ▁of ▁Rights ▁and ▁Fre ed oms ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁an ▁un ambigu ously - const itution al - level ▁Bill ▁of ▁Rights ▁for ▁all ▁Canad ians , ▁gover ning ▁the ▁application ▁of ▁both ▁federal ▁and ▁provincial ▁law ▁in ▁Canada , ▁with ▁the ▁patri ation ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁Canada ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁Since ▁patri ation , ▁its ▁useful ness ▁at ▁federal ▁law ▁in ▁Canada ▁is ▁mostly ▁limited ▁to ▁issues ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁the ▁enjoy ment ▁of ▁property , ▁ ▁as ▁set ▁forth ▁in ▁its ▁section ▁ 1 ( a )] — a ▁slightly - bro ader ▁" life , ▁liberty , ▁and ▁security ▁of ▁the ▁person " ▁right ▁than ▁is ▁recognized ▁in ▁section ▁seven ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Char ter ▁of ▁Rights ▁and ▁Fre ed oms . ▁ ▁Background