The legal concepts in the CCQ program!
The legal system is an essential aspect of culture and undertanding it is crucial to being an active citizen.
Choose a school level below to learn more about the relevant legal concepts of the program and to find resources.
Secondary
Elementary
Cycle One
Secondary I
Secondary II
Cycle Two
Secondary IV
Cycle Three
Secondary V
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Elementary - Cycle One
Elementary
Cycle One
Cycle Two
Personal needs
Preventing sexual assault
Cycle Three
Civility
Secondary
Children's rights
Parents' responsibilities
Rules at home and at school
Secondary I
Sex and gender roles
Secondary II
Secondary IV
Secondary V
Elementary - Cycle Two
Elementary
Cycle One
Cycle Two
Desires and personal boundaries
Preventing sexual assault
Consent
Cycle Three
Sex and gender stereotypes
Inclusion and exclusion
Sex and gender inequalities
Gender norms
Secondary
Bullying
Secondary I
Secondary II
Secondary IV
Reliability of information on digital platforms
Secondary V
Elementary - Cycle Three
Elementary
Cycle One
Cycle Two
Preventing sexual assault
Sex and gender identity
Cycle Three
Civil liability
Rights of certain groups
Rights and freedoms
Children's rights and parents' responsabilities
Democratic experience
Rights and sex or gender-based discrimination
Secondary
Secondary I
Secondary II
Experiences and uses of digital technology
Right to control one's photos and videos and right to the protection of one's reputation
Secondary IV
Risks associated with socializing online
Online personal security
Sharing of intimate images
Secondary V
Private and public life
Secondary I
Elementary
Cycle One
Identity and belonging
Community life and public spaces
Cycle Two
Private and public spaces
Civic duty
Cycle Three
Citizenship
Secondary
Secondary I
Public institutions
Secondary II
Civic engagement
Secondary IV
Secondary V
Secondary II
Elementary
Cycle One
Democracy and social order
Autonomy and interdependency
Self-determination
Democratic institutions
Cycle Two
Freedom of choice
Operation of Quebec's political systems
Cycle Three
Secular state
Division of labour
Secondary
Consent and sexual violence
Political organizations of the Firt Peoples Democratic institutions
Secondary I
Intimate relationships during adolescence
Secondary II
Rights and responsibilities
Social solidarity
Collective interests
Secondary IV
Civic responsibilities
Expression of sexuality in the digital space
Secondary V
Transgressions and sanctions
Secondary IV
Elementary
Nurturing relationships
Justice and law
Cycle One
Principles of Justice
Egalitarian relationships and self-respect
Cycle Two
Types of Justice
Common principles of law
Cycle Three
Intimate partner violence
Discrimination
Secondary
Digital communications
Civil law
Secondary I
Criminal and penal law
Secondary II
Online friendliness and hostility
Legal and judicial institutions
Charters of rights and freedoms
Secondary IV
Legal framework for love and sex life
Expressions of sexuality in the digital space
Secondary V
Consent
Domestic violence
Secondary V
Elementary
Social groups and power dynamics
Search for meaning and worldviews
Cycle One
Cycle Two
Equality and social inclusion
Power
Cycle Three
Sexism and racism
Social inequalities
Choices in adulthood
Secondary
Secondary I
Social involvement
Equality and social inclusion
Secondary II
Secondary IV
Secondary V
Egalitarian relationships and self-respect
For more information
- Sexual Consent of Teenagers
Egalitarian relationships are relationships in which the people involved have the same rights and responsibilities and receive equal recognition.
In sexuality education, this concept covers sexual consent and individual and shared responsibility in adopting safe behaviors.
Self-respect is the attitude of consideration of and attention to own needs, values and feelings.
Teaching resources
- Le droit en classe: le consentement sexuel video with English subtitles
For more information
Children's rights and parents' responsabilities
- Legal Responsibility of Parents
- Civil Liability: Receiving Compensation for Damages
- Legal Responsibilities of Educators, Caregivers and Monitors
This concept covers the limits of freedom and rights, notably civil liability, including that of parents for acts committed by their children.
- Responsibility for Crimes: Age 12 and Up
- Teens Accused of Crimes: Possible Outcomes
Teaching resources
- Are You Old Enough? Teaching guide
For more information
Social involvement
- Quebec Non-profits: Managing Volunteers
Supporting an environmental cause or a cause in favour of equality, volunteering, expressing opinions in the public space, getting socially involved in a group, etc.
Teaching resources
- Youth at the Heart of Change - Equitas
Inclusion and exlusion
For more information
- Bullying and Violence in Quebec Schools
This concept explores power dynamics within groups, including the unequal influence of individuals, bullying, the concepts of majority and minority, and more.
Teaching resources
- What's your opinion? workshop
For more information
Children's rights and parents' responsabilities
- Legal Responsibility of Parents
- Civil Liability: Receiving Compensation for Damages
- Legal Responsibilities of Educators, Caregivers and Monitors
This concept covers the limits of freedom and rights, notably civil liability, including that of parents for acts committed by their children.
- Responsibility for Crimes: Age 12 and Up
- Teens Accused of Crimes: Possible Outcomes
Teaching resources
- Are You Old Enough? Teaching guide
Expression of sexuality in the digital space
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This concept covers acts such as online seduction, sharing intimate images and representing oneself online. The differences between public and private space in a digital context are also discussed.
- Being Threatened: What to Do
Teaching resources
- Le droit en classe: agir en ligne video with English subtitles
- The Internet and the Law | teaching guide
Reliability of information on digital platform
For more information
- Finding Laws, Regulations, and Court of Government Decisions
The reliability of information varies according to the type of source consulted. What criteria are used to assess reliability?
For more information
Gender norms
Rules and ways of thinking and behaving that are expected, more or less formally, in society, and that are related to the categories of sex or of gender. This concept examines the consequences of non-compliance and respect for individual differences.
- Conversion Therapy: A Dangerous and Criminal Practice
- Sexual Consent of Teenagers
- Discrimination and Harassment Against LGBTQ+ persons
Consent and sexual violence
For more information
- Resources for Victims of Crime: Assistance and Accompaniment
Sexual consent is voluntary, clear, free and informed agreement of a person who chooses to engage in a sexual activity. Consent can be withdrawn at any time. In adolescence, consent is limited by other criteria. Sexual violence refers to any form of violence committed through sexual practices or by targeting sexuality, including sexual assault. It also refers to any other misconduct in such forms as unwanted gestures, comments, behaviours or attitudes with sexual connotations. Recourses are also covered by this concept.
- Internet and the Law teaching guide
- Le droit en classe: le consentement sexuel video with
English subtitles
Teaching resources
- Sexual Consent of Teenagers
Civility
For more information
- Ignorance of the Law is No Excuse
Acts of civility, such as being courteous and polite, promote harmonious interpersonal interactions, whether at school, in the family or elsewhere.
- Laws of Quebec and Canada
Consent
For more information
- Consentement aux soins video (English subtitles coming soon)
Consent for physical contact, health care, sharing of images, etc.
- Consent to Medical Care and the Right to Refuse Care
- Medicale Decisions for Children Under 14
- Medical Decisions for Children 14 to 17 Years Old
- Sexual Consent of Teenagers
- Your Right to Control Photos and Videos of Yourself
Teaching resources
- Le droit en classe: le consentement sexuel video with English subtitles
For more information
Types of Justice
- Resolving a conflict: Negotiation, Medication and Arbitration
The different types of justice include penal and civil justice, distributive justice, restorative justice and alternative dispute resolution mothods.
- Difference Between Civil and Criminal Cases
Teaching resources
- Our Conflict, Our Solution! workshop
- State and Justice Troughout History teaching guide
- Criminal Trials: Actors and Steps teaching guide
- Procès simulé: l'interrogatoire teaching guide (English version coming soon)
Expressions of sexuality in the digital space
For more information
This concept is related to the concept of digital communications. It covers online seduction, sharing of intimate images, building one’s own identity online, etc. It also explores the distinctions between public and private in the context of digital space.
- Your right to Control Photos and Videos of Yourself
- Gilbert Rozon: What Is Defamation
Teaching resources
- Le droit en classe: agir en ligne video with English subtitles
- The Internet and the Law | teaching guide
Social inequalities
For more information
Unequal distribution of resources (e.g. economic, cultural, symbolic) and recognition within a society. Social inequalities particularly affect certain groups of people. Public policies (e.g. laws, taxation, public services) can contribute to mitigating inequalities or, conversely, to increasing them.
They can also be associated with forms of discrimination such as sexism, racism and so on.
- Discrimination and Racism : Options for Victims
- Collection of articles : Right and Freedoms
- Do Your Rights and Freedoms Have Limits?
- The Human Rights Tribunal: Introduction
- The Human Rights Tribunal: Procedure
For more information
Risks associated with socializing online
- Being Threatened: What to Do?
The challenges and new implications of digital technologies include risks such as fraud, cyberbullying, sextortion and so on.
- Buying or Selling Online Without Falling Victim to Fraud
Teaching resources
- Le droit en classe: agir en ligne video with English subtitles
- Internet and the Law teaching guide
- Cyberviolence Among Teens-Juripop
For more information
Civil liability
A person who has done something wrong must compensate the people they have harmed. This is civil liability. This concept includes the question of the minimum age for liability.
- Civil Liability: Receiving Compensation for Damages
- Différences entre un procès criminel et pénal et un procès civil
- vidéo (English subtitles coming soon)
- Civil and criminal cases-Government of Canada
For more information
Choices in adulthood
- Medical Decisions for Children 14 to 17 Years Old
- Abortion For People Under 18
Decisions regarding adulthood, such as pregnancy, sexual and reproductive healthcare rights, access to contraceptive methods, etc.
- Sexual Consent of Teenagers
- Sexual Crimes Involving a Minor
- Common-Law Couples: Making a Life Together Without Being Married
- The Legal Consequences of marriage
Intimate relationships during adolescence
For more information
- Sexual Consent of Teenagers
Teaching resources
Close relationships between individuals in adolescence. These relationships include romantic relationships and sexual behaviour. They contribute to individual reflection surrounding gender identity and sexual orientation, as well as experiences with relationship challenges and sexual consent.
- The Internet and the Law | teaching guide
- Le droit en classe: le consentement sexuel video with
English subtitles
Equality and social inclusion
For more information
- Collection of articles: Rights and Freedoms
Equal status or treatment between persons. When equality refers to having the same rights and freedoms as others, it is called equality in law (de jure or formal equality). When it refers to living conditions that influence the exercise of rights, such as socio-economic status, it is called de facto equality.
Allowing all individuals, regardless of their characteristics and groups to which they belong, to participate fully in political, economic and cultural life, to enjoy decent living conditions and to exercise their fundamental rights. Social inclusion is fostered by state measures that involve changing institutional norms and practices, formulating and enforcing laws, implementing public policies, etc.
Sexism is discriminatory attitude or behaviours based on sex and/or gender.
Racism is discriminatory attitude or behaviours based on ethnic origin.
- Do Your Rights and Freedoms Have Limits?
- The Human Rights Tribunal: Introduction
- The Human Rights Tribunal: Procedure
Teaching resources
- State and Justice Throughout History | teaching guide
For more information
Private and public life
Boundaries between public and private space in the virtual space.
- Your Right to Control Photos and Videos of Yourself
- Gilbert Rozon: What Is Defamation?
For more information
Preventing sexual assault
- Sexual Crimes Involving a Minor
This concept is related to the concept of personal needs, specifically to the need for safety. It includes understanding the definition of sexual assault and recognizing such situations.
- The Role of the Director of Youth Protection (DYP)
- How to report a situation to the Director of Youth Protection (DYP)
- Responsibility for Crimes: Age 12 and Up
- Sexual Consent of Teenagers
- Teens Accused of Crimes: Possible Outcomes
- Information guide: Les adolescents et la justice pénale (English version coming soon)
Teaching resources
- Youth Justice Overview-YCJA Justice Education Society
Cyberviolence Among Teens – Juripop
Le droit en classe : agir en ligne video with English subtitles
For more information
Rights and freedoms
Individual and group rights and freedoms, and their limits: this concept is very broad. Notably, it covers discrimination, denouncing incidents of discrimination and the various remedies available.
- Sexual Consent of Teenagers
- Sexual Crimes Involving a Minor
Teaching resources
- Are You Old Enough? teaching guide
- Don't Fight, Mediate! teaching guide
For more information
Sexism and racism
- Discrimination and Racism: Option for Victims
- Discrimination and Harassement Against LGBTQ+ Persons
Sexism is discriminatory attitude or behaviours based on sex and/or gender.
Racism is discriminatory attitude or behaviours based on ethnic origin.
- Collection of articles: Rights and Freedoms
- Do Your Rights and Freedoms Have Limits?
- The Human Rights Tribunal: Introduction
- The Human Rights Tribunal: Procedure
Teaching resources
- Discrimination at School? teaching guide
Transgressions and sanctions
For more information
- The Quebec Judicial System
- Collection of articles: Youth and the Criminal Process
Ways of imposing standards and applying legal sanctions in civil, penal and criminal matters. This concept also covers the roles of the various players in enforcing the law and maintaining social order.
- Civil Liability: Receiving Compensation for Damages
Teaching resources
- The Criminal Legal System for Teenagers, teaching guide
- Youth Justice Overview-YCJA Justice Education Society
For more information
Digital communications
- What Is Freedom of Expression?
- Copyrights: Protecting Creative Works
All forms of exchange, production and reception of messages on digital media that differ in many ways from traditional methods of communication.
Teaching resources
- Freedom of Expression and the Internet video
- Le droit en classe: agir en ligne video with English subtitles
- The Internet and the Law | teaching guide
- Cyberviolence Among Teens - Juripop
For more information
Experiences and uses of digital technology
- Your Right to Control Photos and Videos of Yourself
This concept covers digital impacts on lifestyles and relationships, such as cyberbullying, as well as the main legal frameworks governing actions in the digital space and their implications. In the context of personal safety: this concept covers the legal age of consent and the definition of sexual consent, particularly in a virtual context.
Teaching resources
- Le droit en classe: agir en ligne video with English subtitles
- Let's be Cyber Heroes-Cybersimple
- Cyberviolence Among Teens-Juripop
Cyberviolence Among Teens – Juripop
Le droit en classe : agir en ligne video with English subtitles
Preventing sexual assault
For more information
This concept is related to the concept of personal needs, specifically to the need for safety. It includes understanding the definition of sexual assault and recognizing such situations.
- Sexual Consent of Teenagers
- Sexual Crimes Involving a Minor
For more information
Democratic experiences
- The Branches of Government-Parliament of Canada
This concept examines democratic experiences, whether in schools or within Quebec's political system, as spaces for encounters and power plays. This includes a look at the levels of government, the notion of majority, the power to act, and much more.
Teaching resources
- Teaching resources State and Justice Throughout History teaching guide
For more information
Division of labour
Interdependence of paid and unpaid work (parenting, caregiving, volunteering, etc.).
- Time Off Work for Personal and Family Reasons
- Maternity, Paternity and Parental Leave
- Returning to Work after Parental, Maternity or Paternity Leave
- Firing and Punishments in the Workplace
Teaching resources
- Working: Not at All Costs! workshop
- Your First Job informational text and activity
- Your Rights in the Workplace quiz
For more information
Sex and gender identity
- Are Sex Transitions Covered by Public Health Insurance?
Awareness or belief of belonging or not belonging to one of the sex and gender categories.
- Conversion Therapy: A Dangerous and Criminal Practice
- Discrimination and Harassment Against LGBTQ+ Persons
Cyberviolence Among Teens – Juripop
Le droit en classe : agir en ligne video with English subtitles
For more information
Parents' responsibilities
- Parental Authority: Rights and Responsibilities of Parents
Parental responsibilities and parental authority: Who decides? What are the limits when it comes to disciplining children? These are key questions to consider.
- Child Custody and Visiting Rights During a Breakup
- Punishing Children With Force: Rules and Limits
- Medical Decisions for Children Under 14
- The role of the Director of Youth Protection (DYP)
Teaching resources
Rules at home and at school
- All About Rules teaching guide
Expectations placed on children vary according to different contexts (family, school and society).
For more information
Children's rights
- Parental Authority: Rights and Responsibilities of Parents
Children's rights in the family environment, including concepts such as obedience, disobedience and child welfare.
- Child Custody and Visiting Rights During Breakup
- Punishing Children With Force: Rules and Limits
- Medical Decisions for Children Under 14
Teaching ressources
- Play It Fair! Human Rights Education Toolkit for Children-Equitas
Reliability of information on digital platform
For more information
- Finding Laws, Regulations, and Court of Government Decisions
The reliability of information varies according to the type of source consulted. What criteria are used to assess reliability?
For more information
Consent
- Consentement aux soins video (English subtitles coming soon)
Consent for physical contact, health care, sharing of images, etc.
- Consent to Medical Care and the Right to Refuse Care
- Medicale Decisions for Children Under 14
- Medical Decisions for Children 14 to 17 Years Old
- Sexual Consent of Teenagers
- Your Right to Control Photos and Videos of Yourself
Teaching resources
- Le droit en classe: le consentement sexuel video with English subtitles
For more information
Rights and freedoms
Individual and group rights and freedoms, and their limits: this concept is very broad. Notably, it covers discrimination, denouncing incidents of discrimination and the various remedies available.
- Sexual Consent of Teenagers
- Sexual Crimes Involving a Minor
Teaching resources
- Are You Enough? teaching guide
- Don't Fight, Mediate! teaching guide
For more information
Desires and personalboudaries
- Do Your Rights and Freedoms Have Limits?
Understanding and respecting one’s personal limits and those of others.
Legal framework for love and sex life
For more information
- Sexual Consent of Teenagers
- What Is Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence After Separation
A set of rules and laws that govern romantic and sexual relationships. This framework covers topics including consent, the definition of sexual violence and intimate partner violence, reproductive life, and respect for human rights in romantic and sexual relationships.
- Protecting Yourself From Domestic Violence
- Obligation to Disclose HIV Status to a Sexual Partner
For more information
- Le droit en classe: le consentement sexuel video with
English subtitles
For more information
Gender norms
- Conversion Therapy: A Dangerous and Criminal Practice
Rules and ways of thinking and behaving that are expected, more or less formally, in society, and that are related to the categories of sex or of gender. This concept examines the consequences of non-compliance and respect for individual differences.
- Sexual Consent of Teenagers
- Discrimination and Harassment Against LGBTQ+ persons
For more information
Political organizations of the Firts Peoples
- Informational guide: Criminal Legal Process and the Rights of Indigenous People Accused of a Crime
All the organizations, structures and rules that govern the political and administrative operations of Indigenous Nations and communities in Quebec. This concept covers the notions of band councils, tribal councils, political self-determination traditional governance, etc.
- An introduction to the diversity of Indigenous cultures in Canada-Wapikoni
Teaching resources
- Legal Careers in the Indigenous Context teaching guide
Inclusion and exclusion
For more information
This concept explores power dynamics within groups, including the unequal influence of individuals, bullying, the concepts of majority and minority, and more.
- Bullying and Violence in Quebec Schools
Teaching resources
- What's your opinion? workshop
For more information
Personal needs
Personal needs are met in different ways and by different people, including the students themselves. For example, these needs can include those related to hygiene, emotional security and preventing sexual assaults.
- Parental Authority: Rights and Responsibilities of Parents
- Emergency Medical Decisions
- Sexual Consent of Teenagers
For more information
Domestic violence
- What Is Domestic Violence
Domestic violence occurs between people who are or who have been in an intimate relationship. It can happen in any type of intimate relationship between people of the same or opposite sex, regardless of its duration. The abuser will typically use different strategies to control the victim, including physical, verbal and sexual violence.
- Domestic Violence After Separation
- Protecting Yourself From Domestic Violence
- Making a domestic Violence Complaint: The Steps Explained
For more information
Sharing of intimate images
This concept is related to the concept of right to control one’s photos and videos and right to the protection of one’s reputation. It covers consent and the crimes of non-consensual sharing of intimate images and distribution of child pornography.
Teaching resources
- Le droit en classe: agir en ligne video with English subtitles
- Internet and the Law teaching guide
For more information
Civic Responsibilities
- Civil Liability: Receiving Compensation for Damages
Obligations of individuals and organizations to the rest of the population and the state, including compliance with existing laws and the rights of others.
- Responsibility for Crimes: Age 12 and Up
Teaching resources
- Are You Old Enough? teaching guide
For more information
Criminal and penal law
- Understanding Criminal Law
- Responsibility for Crimes: Age 12 and Up
Criminal law makes some acts illegal, such as murder and robbery. These acts go against our society’s basic values. In Canada, most crimes and their punishments are listed in the Criminal Code. The punishments are called “sentences.”
In practice, the term “penal law” refers to provincial offences that are not crimes, such as Highway Safety Code offences like speeding.
- Collection of articles: Youth and the Criminal Process
- Not Criminally Responsible Due to Mental Illness
- Can Teens Get Adult Punishments
- Differences Between Civil and Criminal Cases
Teaching resources
- The Law: It's Not Like in the Movies workshop
- The Rules of the Game! workshop
- Criminal Trials: Actors and Steps teaching guide
- Procès simulé: l'interrogatoire teaching guide (English version coming soon)
- Le droit en classe: procès simulé video (English subtitles coming soon)
- Youth Justice Overview-YCJA Justice Education Society
For more information
Operation of Quebec's political systems
- Laws of Quebec and Canada
When discussing the distribution of powers, we can look at various levels of administration, such as municipal, provincial or federal.
Self-determination
For more information
- Emancipation: When Teens Get the Legal Rights of an Adult
The act of deciding for oneself. This concept covers the notions of emancipation and the power to act.
- Money You Earn: Can You Keep It?
- Sexual Activity: Are You Old Enough to Consent?
- Medical Decisions for Children Under 14
- Medical Decisions for Children 14 to 17 Years Old
- Choosing Which Parent to Live With
Teaching resources
- Are You Old Enough? teaching guide
For more information
Charters of rights and freedoms
- Laws of Quebec and Canada
- Collection or articles: Rights and Freedoms
- Do Your Rights and Freedoms have Limits?
- The Human Rights Tribunal: Introduction
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms guarantee the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms.
- The Human Rights Tribunal: Procedure
Teaching resources
- Discrimination at school? teaching guide
- The Rules of the Game! workshop
- The Rights of Youth Here and Around the World teaching guide
- Bioéthique : les bébés-médicaments (English version coming soon)
For more information
Secular state
The principle of the secular state means that the state must not interfere in the realm of religion and belief. Rather, the state must remain neutral in this respect. This neutrality means that it neither favours nor disadvantages any belief or lack thereof.
- Understanding the Challenge tot the Act respecting the
laicity of the State
- Secularism in Quebec-The Canadian Encyclopedia
For more information
Rights of certain groups
- Web guide: Indigenous Legal issues
This concept addresses rights and freedoms of identifiable groups, including those of women, people of sexual and gender diversity, Indigenous peoples, and language rights, among others.
- Right of a Person Accused of a Crime
- Abortion: Free and Legal Throughout Pregnancy
- Discrimination and Harassment Against LGBTQ+ Persons
- Charter of the French Language
Consent
For more information
Consent must be clear, informed and given freely by someone who is able to consent.
- Sexual Consent of Teenagers
- Obligation to Disclose HIV Status to a Sexual Partner
- Medical Decisions for Children 14 to 17 Years Old
- Medical Decisions for Children Under 14
Teaching resources
- Consentement aux soins video (English Subtitles coming soon)
- Le droit en classe: le consentement sexuel video with
English subtitles
For more information
Rights and sex or gender-based discrimination
- Discrimination and Harassment Against LGBTQ+ Persons
- Collection of articles: Rights and Freedoms
- Do Your Rights and Freedoms Have Limits?
This concept covers rights and freedoms, as well as sexism, homophobia, biphobia and transphobia, with an emphasis on denunciation and recourses for victims or witnesses.
- The Human Rights and Freedoms Have Limits?
- The Human Rights Tribunal: Introduction
- The Human Rights Tribunal: Procedure
Social inequalities
For more information
Unequal distribution of resources (e.g. economic, cultural, symbolic) and recognition within a society. Social inequalities particularly affect certain groups of people. Public policies (e.g. laws, taxation, public services) can contribute to mitigating inequalities or, conversely, to increasing them.
They can also be associated with forms of discrimination such as sexism, racism and so on.
- Discrimination and Racism : Options for Victims
- Collection of articles : Right and Freedoms
- Do Your Rights and Freedoms Have Limits?
- The Human Rights Tribunal: Introduction
- The Human Rights Tribunal: Procedure
For more information
Bullying
- Bullying and Violence in Quebec Schools
This concept is related to the concept of inclusion and exclusion. It covers the definition of bullying, acts of bullying and consequences and remedies.
Teaching resources
- Bullying: What's Your Opinion? workshop
- Le droit en classe: agir en ligne video with English subtitles
For more information
Preventing sexual assault
- Sexual Crimes Involving a Minor
This concept is related to the concept of personal needs, specifically to the need for safety. It includes understanding the definition of sexual assault and recognizing such situations.
- The Role of the Director of Youth Protection (DYP)
- How to report a situation to the Director of Youth Protection (DYP)
- Responsibility for Crimes: Age 12 and Up
- Sexual Consent of Teenagers
- Teens Accused of Crimes: Possible Outcomes
- Information guide: Les adolescents et la justice pénale (English version coming soon)
Teaching resources
- Youth Justice Overview-YCJA Justice Education Society
Cyberviolence Among Teens – Juripop
Le droit en classe : agir en ligne video with English subtitles
For more information
Democratic experiences
- The Branches of Government-Parliament of Canada
This concept examines democratic experiences, whether in schools or within Quebec's political system, as spaces for encounters and power plays. This includes a look at the levels of government, the notion of majority, the power to act, and much more.
Teaching resources
- Teaching resources State and Justice Throughout History teaching guide
For more information
Desires and personalboudaries
- Do Your Rights and Freedoms Have Limits?
Understanding and respecting one’s personal limits and those of others.
Private and public spaces
For more information
- A Right to Privacy teaching guide
Public space is generally considered to be the space of citizenship and common affairs. By extension, it also refers to spaces of discussion and exchange that are open to all. In contrast, private space is considered to be the personal and intimate space where the individual can escape the collective will or the gaze of public authorities. What defines public space and private space varies over time and according to the definition of collective issues.
- Sharing Intimate Images quiz
For more information
Right to control one's photos and videos and right to the protection of one's reputation
- Your Right ton Control Photos and Videos of Yourself
- Gilbert Rozon: What Is Defamation?
Reputation can be defined as the esteem in which a person is held by society, or the way in which a person or entity is regarded by society. This concept explores the notions of defamation and the sharing of intimate images.
Teaching resources
- Le droit en classe: agir en ligne video with English subtitles
- Internet and the Law teaching guide
For more information
Power
The ability of an individual, a group or an institution to assert its will within a relationship. Power is always present in relationships in varying degrees depending on the situation and indicates the asymmetry between the parties involved.
This concept covers delegation of power, forms of power, and so on.
Teaching resources
- State and Justice Throughout History teaching guide
For more information
Social involvement
- Quebec Non-profits: Managing Volunteers
Supporting an environmental cause or a cause in favour of equality, volunteering, expressing opinions in the public space, getting socially involved in a group, etc.
Teaching resources
- Youth at the Heart of Change - Equitas
For more information
Civil liability
A person who has done something wrong must compensate the people they have harmed. This is civil liability. This concept includes the question of the minimum age for liability.
- Civil Liability: Receiving Compensation for Damages
- Différences entre un procès criminel et pénal et un procès civil
- vidéo (English subtitles coming soon)
- Civil and criminal cases-Government of Canada
For more information
Sex and gender identity
- Are Sex Transitions Covered by Public Health Insurance?
Awareness or belief of belonging or not belonging to one of the sex and gender categories.
- Conversion Therapy: A Dangerous and Criminal Practice
- Discrimination and Harassment Against LGBTQ+ Persons
Cyberviolence Among Teens – Juripop
Le droit en classe : agir en ligne video with English subtitles
For more information
Rights of certain groups
- Web guide: Indigenous Legal issues
This concept addresses rights and freedoms of identifiable groups, including those of women, people of sexual and gender diversity, Indigenous peoples, and language rights, among others.
- Right of a Person Accused of a Crime
- Abortion: Free and Legal Throughout Pregnancy
- Discrimination and Harassment Against LGBTQ+ Persons
- Charter of the French Language
For more information
Discrimination
Discrimination means preventing a person from having the same rights or access to the same services as other people because of a personal characteristic like sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Discrimination can take on different forms, such as direct discrimination, indirect discrimination, or systemic discrimination.
- Collenction of articles: Rights and freedoms
- The Human Rights Tribunal: Introduction
- The Human Rights Tribunal: Procedure
- Discrimination and Harassement Against LGBTQ+ Persons
- Housing: No Discrimination Allowed
Teaching resources
- Discrimination at school? teaching guide
Online Friendliness and hostility
For more information
- Do Your Rights and Freedoms Have Limit?
This concept is related to the concept of digital communications. It covers the regulation and supervision of digital communications, cyberbullying, online harassment, etc.
- What Is Freedom of Expression?
Teaching resources
- Freedom of Expression and the internet video
- Le droit en classe : agir en ligne with English subtitles
- The Internet and the Law | teaching guide
- Cyberviolence Among Teens - Juripop
For more information
Online personal security
This concept is related to the concept of preventing sexual assault: recognizing the multiple forms of sexual violence in real life and online, as well as the notion of sexual consent in the virtual context.
- Sexual Consent of Teenagers
Teaching resources
- Le droit en classe: agir en ligne video with English subtitles
- Internet and the Law teaching guide
Cyberviolence Among Teens – Juripop
Le droit en classe : agir en ligne video with English subtitles
For more information
Choices in adulthood
- Medical Decisions for Children 14 to 17 Years Old
- Abortion For People Under 18
Decisions regarding adulthood, such as pregnancy, sexual and reproductive healthcare rights, access to contraceptive methods, etc.
- Sexual Consent of Teenagers
- Sexual Crimes Involving a Minor
- Common-Law Couples: Making a Life Together Without Being Married
- The Legal Consequences of marriage
Principles of justice
For more information
- Criminal justice system_Rights of a Person Accused of a Crime
Principles of justice such as the presumption of innocence, the proportionality of sentences and the right to remain silent.
- How Does a Judge Decide on a Sentence
- Civil justice system:_Civil Liability: Receiving Compensation for Damages
Teaching resources
- The Law: It's Not Like in the Movies! workshop
- Your First Contracts informational text and activity
- Le droit en classe: procès simulé video (English subtitles coming soon)
- State and Justice Throughout History teaching guide
- Criminal Trials: Actors and Steps teaching guide
- Procès simulé: l'interrogatoire teaching guide (English version coming soon)
For more information
Sex and gender stereotypes
Simplified or deformed representations or preconceived ideas that are widely shared, that assign to one sex or gender category characteristics that are implied to be natural and innate and that overlook the specific characteristics of individuals or variations based on context.
- Are Sex Transitions Covered by Public Health Insurance?
- Conversion Therapy: A Dangerous and Criminal Practice
- Discrimination and Harassment Against LGBTQ+ persons
Democratic institutions
For more information
- Legislative: Laws of Quebec and Canada
All the organizations, structures and rules to ensure the ongoing functioning of democracy in Quebec and Canada.
This concept covers the three powers of the state, the provincial and federal governments and their roles in relation to the law, and the secular nature of the state.
- Judicial: The Quebec Judicial System
- Executive: Public Services and Government
Teaching resources
- State and Justice Throughout History teaching guide
Public institutions
For more information
- Your Rights When Dealing With the Provincial Government
This concept is related to the concept of citizenship. It covers democratic institutions, government and citizen participation: municipal councils, community organizations, etc.
- Municipal Government in Canada- The Canadian
Encyclopedia
Teaching resources
- State and Justice Throughout History teaching guide
- Federal, provincial and municipal: Which level of
government does what?-Élections Québec
Equality and social inclusion
For more information
Equal status or treatment between persons. When equality refers to having the same rights and freedoms as others, it is called equality in law (de jure or formal equality). When it refers to living conditions that influence the exercise of rights, such as socio-economic status, it is called de facto equality. Allowing all individuals, regardless of their characteristics and groups to which they belong, to participate fully in political, economic and cultural life, to enjoy decent living conditions and to exercise their fundamental rights. Social inclusion is fostered by state measures that involve changing institutional norms and practices, formulating and enforcing laws, implementing public policies, etc.
- Collection of articles: Rights and Freedoms
- Do Your Rights and Freedoms Have Limits?
- The Human Rights Tribunal: Introduction
- The Human Rights Tribunal: Procedure
Teaching resources
- State and Justice Throughout History teaching guide
For more information
Power
The ability of an individual, a group or an institution to assert its will within a relationship. Power is always present in relationships in varying degrees depending on the situation and indicates the asymmetry between the parties involved.
This concept covers delegation of power, forms of power, and so on.
Teaching resources
- State and Justice Throughout History teaching guide
Social solidarity
For more information
- Social Assistance (Welfare) and Child Support Payments
The mutual duty to help, assist or co-operate that members of a group establish with each other. Notably, this concept covers the topics of caregivers and public organizations.
For more information
Right to control one's photos and videos and right to the protection of one's reputation
- Your Right ton Control Photos and Videos of Yourself
- Gilbert Rozon: What Is Defamation?
Reputation can be defined as the esteem in which a person is held by society, or the way in which a person or entity is regarded by society. This concept explores the notions of defamation and the sharing of intimate images.
Teaching resources
- Le droit en classe: agir en ligne video with English subtitles
- The Internet and the Law | teaching guide
For more information
Sharing of intimate images
This concept is related to the concept of right to control one’s photos and videos and right to the protection of one’s reputation. It covers consent and the crimes of non-consensual sharing of intimate images and distribution of child pornography.
Teaching resources
- Le droit en classe: agir en ligne video with English subtitles
- The Internet and the Law | teaching guide
For more information
Common principles of law
- The Judiciary Government of Canada
Fundamental principles such as the non-retroactive application of laws and the impartiality of courts.
For more information
Civil law
- Understanding ''Civil'' Law
Civil law deals mostly with people, their relationships and their property: law of persons, family law, property law, contract law, etc. In Quebec, most civil law rules can be found in a very big law called the Civil Code of Québec.
- Civil Liability: Receiving Compensation for Damages
- Legal Responsibility of Parents
- Legal Responsibilities of Educators, Caregivers and Monitors
- Differences Between Civil and Criminal Cases
Teaching resources
- The Small Claims Court is In Session! workshop
- Your First Contracts informational text and activity
Collective interests
For more information
- Women-Abortion: Free and Legal Throughout Pregnancy
This concept is related to the concept of rights and responsibilities. It covers the notions of minority and majority, the respective rights and interests of the French-speaking majority and the English-speaking minority, women’s rights, rights of Indigenous peoples, etc.
- Indigenous peoples and communities-Web guide: Indigenous Legal Issues
- Linguistic minorities-Rights of a Person Accused of a Crime
- Economically disadvantaged communities-Renewing a Residential Lease and Rent Increases
- LGBTQ+community-Discrimination and Harassment Against LGBTQ+ Persons
Teaching resources
- Discrimination at School? teaching guide
For more information
Online personal security
This concept is related to the concept of preventing sexual assault: recognizing the multiple forms of sexual violence in real life and online, as well as the notion of sexual consent in the virtual context.
- Sexual Consent of Teenagers
Teaching resources
- Le droit en classe: agir en ligne video with English subtitles
- The Internet and the Law | teaching guide
Cyberviolence Among Teens – Juripop
Le droit en classe : agir en ligne video with English subtitles
For more information
Sex and gender inequalities
- Discrimination and Harrassement Against LGBTQ+ Persons
This concept delves into the notion of discrimination and the links between stereotypes and inequality.
- Conversion Therapy: A Dangerous and Criminal Practice
Teaching resources
- Living in New France: A Completely Different Reality! teaching guide
For more information
Sex and gender roles
- Discrimination and Harassment Against LGBTQ+ Persons
Set of social expectations attributed based on sex or gender and are related to activities, behaviours and responsibilities. This concept includes the topics of discrimination and respecting choices and differences.
For more information
Experiences and uses of digital technology
- Your Right to Control Photos and Videos of Yourself
This concept covers digital impacts on lifestyles and relationships, such as cyberbullying, as well as the main legal frameworks governing actions in the digital space and their implications. In the context of personal safety: this concept covers the legal age of consent and the definition of sexual consent, particularly in a virtual context.
Teaching resources
- Le droit en classe: agir en ligne video with English subtitles
- Let's be Cyber Heroes-Cybersimple
- Cyberviolence Among Teens-Juripop
Cyberviolence Among Teens – Juripop
Le droit en classe : agir en ligne video with English subtitles
Intimate partner violence
For more information
Any behaviour that compromises the physical, psychological and sexual integrity of a person in the context of an intimate relationship, whether this relationship is ongoing or has ended, is casual or long-term, in real life or in the virtual world. This concept also covers possible recourses.
- What Is Domestic Violence?
- Protecting Yourself From Domestic Violence
- Making a Domestic Violence Complaint:The Steps Explained
- Resources for Victims of Crime: Assistance and Accompaniment
Teaching resources
- The Internet and the Law | teaching guide
For more information
Bullying
- Bullying and Violence in Quebec Schools
This concept is related to the concept of inclusion and exclusion. It covers the definition of bullying, acts of bullying and consequences and remedies.
Teaching resources
- Bullying: What's Your Opinion? workshop
- Le droit en classe: agir en ligne video with English subtitles
Sexism and racism
For more information
- Discrimination and Racism: Option for Victims
Sexism is discriminatory attitude or behaviours based on sex and/or gender.
Racism is discriminatory attitude or behaviours based on ethnic origin.
- Discrimination and Harassement Against LGBTQ+ Persons
- Collection of articles: Rights and Freedoms
- Do Your Rights and Freedoms Have Limits?
- The Human Rights Tribunal: Introduction
- The Human Rights Tribunal: Procedure
Teaching resources
- Discrimination at School? teaching guide
Equality and social inclusion
For more information
- Collection of articles: Rights and Freedoms
Equal status or treatment between persons. When equality refers to having the same rights and freedoms as others, it is called equality in law (de jure or formal equality). When it refers to living conditions that influence the exercise of rights, such as socio-economic status, it is called de facto equality. Allowing all individuals, regardless of their characteristics and groups to which they belong, to participate fully in political, economic and cultural life, to enjoy decent living conditions and to exercise their fundamental rights. Social inclusion is fostered by state measures that involve changing institutional norms and practices, formulating and enforcing laws, implementing public policies, etc.
- Do Your Rights and Freedoms Have Limits?
- The Human Rights Tribunal: Introduction
- The Human Rights Tribunal: Procedure
Teaching resources
- State and Justice Throughout History teaching guide
Civic duty
For more information
Active participation in society: voting, taking part in public consultations, volunteering, etc.
Teaching resources
- State and Justice Throughout History teaching guide
- Voters in Training- Élections Québec
For more information
Sex and gender inequalities
- Discrimination and Harrassement Against LGBTQ+ Persons
This concept delves into the notion of discrimination and the links between stereotypes and inequality.
- Conversion Therapy: A Dangerous and Criminal Practice
Teaching resources
- Living in New France: A Completely Different Reality! teaching guide
Civic engagement
For more information
- Quebec Non-profits: Managing Volunteers
The process of exercising and expressing citizenship through the social, public or electoral engagement of an individual or group. Civic engagement can take the form of formal conduct (e.g. volunteering in an organization) or informal conduct (e.g. providing help to family and friends).
- Time Off Work for Personal and Family Reasons
Teaching resources
- State and Justice Throughout History teaching guide
For more information
Private and public life
- Your Right to Control Photos and Videos of Yourself
Boundaries between public and private space in the virtual space.
- Gilbert Rozon: What Is Defamation?
For more information
Rights and sex or gender-based discrimination
- Discrimination and Harassment Against LGBTQ+ Persons
- Collection of articles: Rights and Freedoms
This concept covers rights and freedoms, as well as sexism, homophobia, biphobia and transphobia, with an emphasis on denunciation and recourses for victims or witnesses.
- Do Your Rights and Freedoms Have Limits?
- The Human Rights and Freedoms Have Limits?
- The Human Rights Tribunal: Introduction
- The Human Rights Tribunal: Procedure
For more information
Legal and judicial institutions
- The Quebec Judicial System
All the organizations, structures and rules to ensure the ongoing functioning of the law (legal) and justice (judicial) in Quebec and Canada. These institutions include the courts of the various jurisdictions, the legal codes and the rules that govern the practice of law.
- Laws of Quebec and Canada
- Finding Laws, Regulations, and Court od Government Decisions
Teaching resources
- Criminal Trials: Actors and Steps | teaching guide
- State and Justice Throughout History | teaching guide
- Intellectual Property | teaching guide
- Vidéo pour les enseignantes et enseignants- Procès simulé (English subtitles coming soon)
Citizenship
For more information
Connections between individuals and the organized political communities to which they belong. Citizenship implies the granting of rights (civil, political and social) and of obligations and responsibilities, particularly those related to participation and compliance with the laws. This concept includes the notion of diversity of citizenship and immigration statuses.
- Informational guide: Immigration Status and Social Services
Teaching resources
- State and Justice Throughout History teaching guide
Freedom of choice
For more information
- Collection of articles: Rights and Freedoms
All rights and freedoms are subject to limitations. In Quebec, we must exercise our rights and freedoms while respecting democratic values, public order and the general well-being of others. This concept covers the limits and conditions for exercising freedom, making choices, and navigating constraints.
- Do Your Rights and Freedoms Have Limits?
- Housing: No Discrimination Allowed
- The Human Rights Tribunal: Introduction
- The Human Rights Tribunal: Procedure
Teaching resources
- Beat the Buzzer! workshop
- Are You Old Enough? teaching guide
For more information
Preventing sexual assault
This concept is related to the concept of personal needs, specifically to the need for safety. It includes understanding the definition of sexual assault and recognizing such situations.
- Sexual Consent of Teenagers
- Sexual Crimes involving a Minor
For more information
Rights and responsibilities
- Civil Liability: Receiving Compensation for Damages
This concept covers individual rights, collective rights and civic responsibilities.
- Responsibility for Crimes: Age 12 and Up
Teaching resources
- Are You Old Enough? teaching guide
- L'évolution du droit à l'avortement teaching guide (English version coming soon)
- Speaking Rights – Equitas
- Youth Justice Overview – YCJA Justice Education Society
For more information
Risks associated with socializing online
- Being Threatened: What to Do?
The challenges and new implications of digital technologies include risks such as fraud, cyberbullying, sextortion and so on.
- Buying or Selling Online Without Falling Victim to Fraud
Teaching resources
- Le droit en classe: agir en ligne video with English subtitles
- The Internet and the Law | teaching guide
- Cyberviolence Among Teens-Juripop
For more information
Preventing sexual assault
This concept is related to the concept of personal needs, specifically to the need for safety. It includes understanding the definition of sexual assault and recognizing such situations.
- Sexual Consent of Teenagers
- Sexual Crimes involving a Minor
For more information
Sex and gender stereotypes
- Are Sex Transitions Covered by Public Health Insurance?
Simplified or deformed representations or preconceived ideas that are widely shared, that assign to one sex or gender category characteristics that are implied to be natural and innate and that overlook the specific characteristics of individuals or variations based on context.
- Conversion Therapy: A Dangerous and Criminal Practice
- Discrimination and Harassment Against LGBTQ+ persons
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The legal concepts in the CCQ program!
The legal system is an essential aspect of culture and undertanding it is crucial to being an active citizen.
Choose a school level below to learn more about the relevant legal concepts of the program and to find resources.
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Elementary
Cycle One
Secondary I
Secondary II
Cycle Two
Secondary IV
Cycle Three
Secondary V
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Elementary - Cycle One
Elementary
Cycle One
Cycle Two
Personal needs
Preventing sexual assault
Cycle Three
Civility
Secondary
Children's rights
Parents' responsibilities
Rules at home and at school
Secondary I
Sex and gender roles
Secondary II
Secondary IV
Secondary V
Elementary - Cycle Two
Elementary
Cycle One
Cycle Two
Desires and personal boundaries
Preventing sexual assault
Consent
Cycle Three
Sex and gender stereotypes
Inclusion and exclusion
Sex and gender inequalities
Gender norms
Secondary
Bullying
Secondary I
Secondary II
Secondary IV
Reliability of information on digital platforms
Secondary V
Elementary - Cycle Three
Elementary
Cycle One
Cycle Two
Preventing sexual assault
Sex and gender identity
Cycle Three
Civil liability
Rights of certain groups
Rights and freedoms
Children's rights and parents' responsabilities
Democratic experience
Rights and sex or gender-based discrimination
Secondary
Secondary I
Secondary II
Experiences and uses of digital technology
Right to control one's photos and videos and right to the protection of one's reputation
Secondary IV
Risks associated with socializing online
Online personal security
Sharing of intimate images
Secondary V
Private and public life
Secondary I
Elementary
Cycle One
Identity and belonging
Community life and public spaces
Cycle Two
Private and public spaces
Civic duty
Cycle Three
Citizenship
Secondary
Secondary I
Public institutions
Secondary II
Civic engagement
Secondary IV
Secondary V
Secondary II
Elementary
Cycle One
Democracy and social order
Autonomy and interdependency
Self-determination
Democratic institutions
Cycle Two
Freedom of choice
Operation of Quebec's political systems
Cycle Three
Secular state
Division of labour
Secondary
Consent and sexual violence
Political organizations of the Firt Peoples Democratic institutions
Secondary I
Intimate relationships during adolescence
Secondary II
Rights and responsibilities
Social solidarity
Collective interests
Secondary IV
Civic responsibilities
Expression of sexuality in the digital space
Secondary V
Transgressions and sanctions
Secondary IV
Elementary
Nurturing relationships
Justice and law
Cycle One
Principles of Justice
Egalitarian relationships and self-respect
Cycle Two
Types of Justice
Common principles of law
Cycle Three
Intimate partner violence
Discrimination
Secondary
Digital communications
Civil law
Secondary I
Criminal and penal law
Secondary II
Online friendliness and hostility
Legal and judicial institutions
Charters of rights and freedoms
Secondary IV
Legal framework for love and sex life
Expressions of sexuality in the digital space
Secondary V
Consent
Domestic violence
Secondary V
Elementary
Social groups and power dynamics
Search for meaning and worldviews
Cycle One
Cycle Two
Equality and social inclusion
Power
Cycle Three
Sexism and racism
Social inequalities
Choices in adulthood
Secondary
Secondary I
Social involvement
Equality and social inclusion
Secondary II
Secondary IV
Secondary V
Egalitarian relationships and self-respect
For more information
Egalitarian relationships are relationships in which the people involved have the same rights and responsibilities and receive equal recognition. In sexuality education, this concept covers sexual consent and individual and shared responsibility in adopting safe behaviors. Self-respect is the attitude of consideration of and attention to own needs, values and feelings.
Teaching resources
For more information
Children's rights and parents' responsabilities
This concept covers the limits of freedom and rights, notably civil liability, including that of parents for acts committed by their children.
Teaching resources
For more information
Social involvement
Supporting an environmental cause or a cause in favour of equality, volunteering, expressing opinions in the public space, getting socially involved in a group, etc.
Teaching resources
Inclusion and exlusion
For more information
This concept explores power dynamics within groups, including the unequal influence of individuals, bullying, the concepts of majority and minority, and more.
Teaching resources
For more information
Children's rights and parents' responsabilities
This concept covers the limits of freedom and rights, notably civil liability, including that of parents for acts committed by their children.
Teaching resources
Expression of sexuality in the digital space
For more information
This concept covers acts such as online seduction, sharing intimate images and representing oneself online. The differences between public and private space in a digital context are also discussed.
Teaching resources
Reliability of information on digital platform
For more information
The reliability of information varies according to the type of source consulted. What criteria are used to assess reliability?
For more information
Gender norms
Rules and ways of thinking and behaving that are expected, more or less formally, in society, and that are related to the categories of sex or of gender. This concept examines the consequences of non-compliance and respect for individual differences.
Consent and sexual violence
For more information
Sexual consent is voluntary, clear, free and informed agreement of a person who chooses to engage in a sexual activity. Consent can be withdrawn at any time. In adolescence, consent is limited by other criteria. Sexual violence refers to any form of violence committed through sexual practices or by targeting sexuality, including sexual assault. It also refers to any other misconduct in such forms as unwanted gestures, comments, behaviours or attitudes with sexual connotations. Recourses are also covered by this concept.
- Le droit en classe: le consentement sexuel video with
English subtitlesTeaching resources
Civility
For more information
Acts of civility, such as being courteous and polite, promote harmonious interpersonal interactions, whether at school, in the family or elsewhere.
Consent
For more information
Consent for physical contact, health care, sharing of images, etc.
Teaching resources
For more information
Types of Justice
The different types of justice include penal and civil justice, distributive justice, restorative justice and alternative dispute resolution mothods.
Teaching resources
Expressions of sexuality in the digital space
For more information
This concept is related to the concept of digital communications. It covers online seduction, sharing of intimate images, building one’s own identity online, etc. It also explores the distinctions between public and private in the context of digital space.
Teaching resources
Social inequalities
For more information
Unequal distribution of resources (e.g. economic, cultural, symbolic) and recognition within a society. Social inequalities particularly affect certain groups of people. Public policies (e.g. laws, taxation, public services) can contribute to mitigating inequalities or, conversely, to increasing them. They can also be associated with forms of discrimination such as sexism, racism and so on.
For more information
Risks associated with socializing online
The challenges and new implications of digital technologies include risks such as fraud, cyberbullying, sextortion and so on.
Teaching resources
For more information
Civil liability
A person who has done something wrong must compensate the people they have harmed. This is civil liability. This concept includes the question of the minimum age for liability.
For more information
Choices in adulthood
Decisions regarding adulthood, such as pregnancy, sexual and reproductive healthcare rights, access to contraceptive methods, etc.
Intimate relationships during adolescence
For more information
Teaching resources
Close relationships between individuals in adolescence. These relationships include romantic relationships and sexual behaviour. They contribute to individual reflection surrounding gender identity and sexual orientation, as well as experiences with relationship challenges and sexual consent.
- Le droit en classe: le consentement sexuel video with
English subtitlesEquality and social inclusion
For more information
Equal status or treatment between persons. When equality refers to having the same rights and freedoms as others, it is called equality in law (de jure or formal equality). When it refers to living conditions that influence the exercise of rights, such as socio-economic status, it is called de facto equality. Allowing all individuals, regardless of their characteristics and groups to which they belong, to participate fully in political, economic and cultural life, to enjoy decent living conditions and to exercise their fundamental rights. Social inclusion is fostered by state measures that involve changing institutional norms and practices, formulating and enforcing laws, implementing public policies, etc. Sexism is discriminatory attitude or behaviours based on sex and/or gender. Racism is discriminatory attitude or behaviours based on ethnic origin.
Teaching resources
For more information
Private and public life
Boundaries between public and private space in the virtual space.
For more information
Preventing sexual assault
This concept is related to the concept of personal needs, specifically to the need for safety. It includes understanding the definition of sexual assault and recognizing such situations.
Teaching resources
Cyberviolence Among Teens – Juripop
Le droit en classe : agir en ligne video with English subtitles
For more information
Rights and freedoms
Individual and group rights and freedoms, and their limits: this concept is very broad. Notably, it covers discrimination, denouncing incidents of discrimination and the various remedies available.
Teaching resources
For more information
Sexism and racism
Sexism is discriminatory attitude or behaviours based on sex and/or gender. Racism is discriminatory attitude or behaviours based on ethnic origin.
Teaching resources
Transgressions and sanctions
For more information
Ways of imposing standards and applying legal sanctions in civil, penal and criminal matters. This concept also covers the roles of the various players in enforcing the law and maintaining social order.
Teaching resources
For more information
Digital communications
All forms of exchange, production and reception of messages on digital media that differ in many ways from traditional methods of communication.
Teaching resources
For more information
Experiences and uses of digital technology
This concept covers digital impacts on lifestyles and relationships, such as cyberbullying, as well as the main legal frameworks governing actions in the digital space and their implications. In the context of personal safety: this concept covers the legal age of consent and the definition of sexual consent, particularly in a virtual context.
Teaching resources
Cyberviolence Among Teens – Juripop
Le droit en classe : agir en ligne video with English subtitles
Preventing sexual assault
For more information
This concept is related to the concept of personal needs, specifically to the need for safety. It includes understanding the definition of sexual assault and recognizing such situations.
For more information
Democratic experiences
This concept examines democratic experiences, whether in schools or within Quebec's political system, as spaces for encounters and power plays. This includes a look at the levels of government, the notion of majority, the power to act, and much more.
Teaching resources
For more information
Division of labour
Interdependence of paid and unpaid work (parenting, caregiving, volunteering, etc.).
Teaching resources
For more information
Sex and gender identity
Awareness or belief of belonging or not belonging to one of the sex and gender categories.
Cyberviolence Among Teens – Juripop
Le droit en classe : agir en ligne video with English subtitles
For more information
Parents' responsibilities
Parental responsibilities and parental authority: Who decides? What are the limits when it comes to disciplining children? These are key questions to consider.
Teaching resources
Rules at home and at school
Expectations placed on children vary according to different contexts (family, school and society).
For more information
Children's rights
Children's rights in the family environment, including concepts such as obedience, disobedience and child welfare.
Teaching ressources
Reliability of information on digital platform
For more information
The reliability of information varies according to the type of source consulted. What criteria are used to assess reliability?
For more information
Consent
Consent for physical contact, health care, sharing of images, etc.
Teaching resources
For more information
Rights and freedoms
Individual and group rights and freedoms, and their limits: this concept is very broad. Notably, it covers discrimination, denouncing incidents of discrimination and the various remedies available.
Teaching resources
For more information
Desires and personalboudaries
Understanding and respecting one’s personal limits and those of others.
Legal framework for love and sex life
For more information
A set of rules and laws that govern romantic and sexual relationships. This framework covers topics including consent, the definition of sexual violence and intimate partner violence, reproductive life, and respect for human rights in romantic and sexual relationships.
For more information
- Le droit en classe: le consentement sexuel video with
English subtitlesFor more information
Gender norms
Rules and ways of thinking and behaving that are expected, more or less formally, in society, and that are related to the categories of sex or of gender. This concept examines the consequences of non-compliance and respect for individual differences.
For more information
Political organizations of the Firts Peoples
All the organizations, structures and rules that govern the political and administrative operations of Indigenous Nations and communities in Quebec. This concept covers the notions of band councils, tribal councils, political self-determination traditional governance, etc.
Teaching resources
Inclusion and exclusion
For more information
This concept explores power dynamics within groups, including the unequal influence of individuals, bullying, the concepts of majority and minority, and more.
Teaching resources
For more information
Personal needs
Personal needs are met in different ways and by different people, including the students themselves. For example, these needs can include those related to hygiene, emotional security and preventing sexual assaults.
For more information
Domestic violence
Domestic violence occurs between people who are or who have been in an intimate relationship. It can happen in any type of intimate relationship between people of the same or opposite sex, regardless of its duration. The abuser will typically use different strategies to control the victim, including physical, verbal and sexual violence.
For more information
Sharing of intimate images
This concept is related to the concept of right to control one’s photos and videos and right to the protection of one’s reputation. It covers consent and the crimes of non-consensual sharing of intimate images and distribution of child pornography.
Teaching resources
For more information
Civic Responsibilities
Obligations of individuals and organizations to the rest of the population and the state, including compliance with existing laws and the rights of others.
Teaching resources
For more information
Criminal and penal law
Criminal law makes some acts illegal, such as murder and robbery. These acts go against our society’s basic values. In Canada, most crimes and their punishments are listed in the Criminal Code. The punishments are called “sentences.” In practice, the term “penal law” refers to provincial offences that are not crimes, such as Highway Safety Code offences like speeding.
Teaching resources
For more information
Operation of Quebec's political systems
When discussing the distribution of powers, we can look at various levels of administration, such as municipal, provincial or federal.
Self-determination
For more information
The act of deciding for oneself. This concept covers the notions of emancipation and the power to act.
Teaching resources
For more information
Charters of rights and freedoms
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms guarantee the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms.
Teaching resources
For more information
Secular state
The principle of the secular state means that the state must not interfere in the realm of religion and belief. Rather, the state must remain neutral in this respect. This neutrality means that it neither favours nor disadvantages any belief or lack thereof.
- Understanding the Challenge tot the Act respecting the
laicity of the StateFor more information
Rights of certain groups
This concept addresses rights and freedoms of identifiable groups, including those of women, people of sexual and gender diversity, Indigenous peoples, and language rights, among others.
Consent
For more information
Consent must be clear, informed and given freely by someone who is able to consent.
Teaching resources
- Le droit en classe: le consentement sexuel video with
English subtitlesFor more information
Rights and sex or gender-based discrimination
This concept covers rights and freedoms, as well as sexism, homophobia, biphobia and transphobia, with an emphasis on denunciation and recourses for victims or witnesses.
Social inequalities
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Unequal distribution of resources (e.g. economic, cultural, symbolic) and recognition within a society. Social inequalities particularly affect certain groups of people. Public policies (e.g. laws, taxation, public services) can contribute to mitigating inequalities or, conversely, to increasing them. They can also be associated with forms of discrimination such as sexism, racism and so on.
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Bullying
This concept is related to the concept of inclusion and exclusion. It covers the definition of bullying, acts of bullying and consequences and remedies.
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Preventing sexual assault
This concept is related to the concept of personal needs, specifically to the need for safety. It includes understanding the definition of sexual assault and recognizing such situations.
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Cyberviolence Among Teens – Juripop
Le droit en classe : agir en ligne video with English subtitles
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Democratic experiences
This concept examines democratic experiences, whether in schools or within Quebec's political system, as spaces for encounters and power plays. This includes a look at the levels of government, the notion of majority, the power to act, and much more.
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Desires and personalboudaries
Understanding and respecting one’s personal limits and those of others.
Private and public spaces
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Public space is generally considered to be the space of citizenship and common affairs. By extension, it also refers to spaces of discussion and exchange that are open to all. In contrast, private space is considered to be the personal and intimate space where the individual can escape the collective will or the gaze of public authorities. What defines public space and private space varies over time and according to the definition of collective issues.
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Right to control one's photos and videos and right to the protection of one's reputation
Reputation can be defined as the esteem in which a person is held by society, or the way in which a person or entity is regarded by society. This concept explores the notions of defamation and the sharing of intimate images.
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Power
The ability of an individual, a group or an institution to assert its will within a relationship. Power is always present in relationships in varying degrees depending on the situation and indicates the asymmetry between the parties involved. This concept covers delegation of power, forms of power, and so on.
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Social involvement
Supporting an environmental cause or a cause in favour of equality, volunteering, expressing opinions in the public space, getting socially involved in a group, etc.
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Civil liability
A person who has done something wrong must compensate the people they have harmed. This is civil liability. This concept includes the question of the minimum age for liability.
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Sex and gender identity
Awareness or belief of belonging or not belonging to one of the sex and gender categories.
Cyberviolence Among Teens – Juripop
Le droit en classe : agir en ligne video with English subtitles
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Rights of certain groups
This concept addresses rights and freedoms of identifiable groups, including those of women, people of sexual and gender diversity, Indigenous peoples, and language rights, among others.
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Discrimination
Discrimination means preventing a person from having the same rights or access to the same services as other people because of a personal characteristic like sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Discrimination can take on different forms, such as direct discrimination, indirect discrimination, or systemic discrimination.
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Online Friendliness and hostility
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This concept is related to the concept of digital communications. It covers the regulation and supervision of digital communications, cyberbullying, online harassment, etc.
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Online personal security
This concept is related to the concept of preventing sexual assault: recognizing the multiple forms of sexual violence in real life and online, as well as the notion of sexual consent in the virtual context.
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Cyberviolence Among Teens – Juripop
Le droit en classe : agir en ligne video with English subtitles
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Choices in adulthood
Decisions regarding adulthood, such as pregnancy, sexual and reproductive healthcare rights, access to contraceptive methods, etc.
Principles of justice
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Principles of justice such as the presumption of innocence, the proportionality of sentences and the right to remain silent.
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Sex and gender stereotypes
Simplified or deformed representations or preconceived ideas that are widely shared, that assign to one sex or gender category characteristics that are implied to be natural and innate and that overlook the specific characteristics of individuals or variations based on context.
Democratic institutions
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All the organizations, structures and rules to ensure the ongoing functioning of democracy in Quebec and Canada. This concept covers the three powers of the state, the provincial and federal governments and their roles in relation to the law, and the secular nature of the state.
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Public institutions
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This concept is related to the concept of citizenship. It covers democratic institutions, government and citizen participation: municipal councils, community organizations, etc.
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Equal status or treatment between persons. When equality refers to having the same rights and freedoms as others, it is called equality in law (de jure or formal equality). When it refers to living conditions that influence the exercise of rights, such as socio-economic status, it is called de facto equality. Allowing all individuals, regardless of their characteristics and groups to which they belong, to participate fully in political, economic and cultural life, to enjoy decent living conditions and to exercise their fundamental rights. Social inclusion is fostered by state measures that involve changing institutional norms and practices, formulating and enforcing laws, implementing public policies, etc.
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Power
The ability of an individual, a group or an institution to assert its will within a relationship. Power is always present in relationships in varying degrees depending on the situation and indicates the asymmetry between the parties involved. This concept covers delegation of power, forms of power, and so on.
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Social solidarity
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The mutual duty to help, assist or co-operate that members of a group establish with each other. Notably, this concept covers the topics of caregivers and public organizations.
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Right to control one's photos and videos and right to the protection of one's reputation
Reputation can be defined as the esteem in which a person is held by society, or the way in which a person or entity is regarded by society. This concept explores the notions of defamation and the sharing of intimate images.
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Sharing of intimate images
This concept is related to the concept of right to control one’s photos and videos and right to the protection of one’s reputation. It covers consent and the crimes of non-consensual sharing of intimate images and distribution of child pornography.
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Common principles of law
Fundamental principles such as the non-retroactive application of laws and the impartiality of courts.
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Civil law
Civil law deals mostly with people, their relationships and their property: law of persons, family law, property law, contract law, etc. In Quebec, most civil law rules can be found in a very big law called the Civil Code of Québec.
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Collective interests
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This concept is related to the concept of rights and responsibilities. It covers the notions of minority and majority, the respective rights and interests of the French-speaking majority and the English-speaking minority, women’s rights, rights of Indigenous peoples, etc.
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Online personal security
This concept is related to the concept of preventing sexual assault: recognizing the multiple forms of sexual violence in real life and online, as well as the notion of sexual consent in the virtual context.
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Cyberviolence Among Teens – Juripop
Le droit en classe : agir en ligne video with English subtitles
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Sex and gender inequalities
This concept delves into the notion of discrimination and the links between stereotypes and inequality.
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Sex and gender roles
Set of social expectations attributed based on sex or gender and are related to activities, behaviours and responsibilities. This concept includes the topics of discrimination and respecting choices and differences.
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Experiences and uses of digital technology
This concept covers digital impacts on lifestyles and relationships, such as cyberbullying, as well as the main legal frameworks governing actions in the digital space and their implications. In the context of personal safety: this concept covers the legal age of consent and the definition of sexual consent, particularly in a virtual context.
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Cyberviolence Among Teens – Juripop
Le droit en classe : agir en ligne video with English subtitles
Intimate partner violence
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Any behaviour that compromises the physical, psychological and sexual integrity of a person in the context of an intimate relationship, whether this relationship is ongoing or has ended, is casual or long-term, in real life or in the virtual world. This concept also covers possible recourses.
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Bullying
This concept is related to the concept of inclusion and exclusion. It covers the definition of bullying, acts of bullying and consequences and remedies.
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Sexism and racism
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Sexism is discriminatory attitude or behaviours based on sex and/or gender. Racism is discriminatory attitude or behaviours based on ethnic origin.
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Equality and social inclusion
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Equal status or treatment between persons. When equality refers to having the same rights and freedoms as others, it is called equality in law (de jure or formal equality). When it refers to living conditions that influence the exercise of rights, such as socio-economic status, it is called de facto equality. Allowing all individuals, regardless of their characteristics and groups to which they belong, to participate fully in political, economic and cultural life, to enjoy decent living conditions and to exercise their fundamental rights. Social inclusion is fostered by state measures that involve changing institutional norms and practices, formulating and enforcing laws, implementing public policies, etc.
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Civic duty
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Active participation in society: voting, taking part in public consultations, volunteering, etc.
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Sex and gender inequalities
This concept delves into the notion of discrimination and the links between stereotypes and inequality.
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Civic engagement
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The process of exercising and expressing citizenship through the social, public or electoral engagement of an individual or group. Civic engagement can take the form of formal conduct (e.g. volunteering in an organization) or informal conduct (e.g. providing help to family and friends).
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Private and public life
Boundaries between public and private space in the virtual space.
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Rights and sex or gender-based discrimination
This concept covers rights and freedoms, as well as sexism, homophobia, biphobia and transphobia, with an emphasis on denunciation and recourses for victims or witnesses.
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Legal and judicial institutions
All the organizations, structures and rules to ensure the ongoing functioning of the law (legal) and justice (judicial) in Quebec and Canada. These institutions include the courts of the various jurisdictions, the legal codes and the rules that govern the practice of law.
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Citizenship
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Connections between individuals and the organized political communities to which they belong. Citizenship implies the granting of rights (civil, political and social) and of obligations and responsibilities, particularly those related to participation and compliance with the laws. This concept includes the notion of diversity of citizenship and immigration statuses.
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Freedom of choice
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All rights and freedoms are subject to limitations. In Quebec, we must exercise our rights and freedoms while respecting democratic values, public order and the general well-being of others. This concept covers the limits and conditions for exercising freedom, making choices, and navigating constraints.
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Preventing sexual assault
This concept is related to the concept of personal needs, specifically to the need for safety. It includes understanding the definition of sexual assault and recognizing such situations.
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Rights and responsibilities
This concept covers individual rights, collective rights and civic responsibilities.
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Risks associated with socializing online
The challenges and new implications of digital technologies include risks such as fraud, cyberbullying, sextortion and so on.
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Preventing sexual assault
This concept is related to the concept of personal needs, specifically to the need for safety. It includes understanding the definition of sexual assault and recognizing such situations.
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Sex and gender stereotypes
Simplified or deformed representations or preconceived ideas that are widely shared, that assign to one sex or gender category characteristics that are implied to be natural and innate and that overlook the specific characteristics of individuals or variations based on context.