Section 2 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms lists what the Charter calls "fundamental freedoms" theoretically applying to everyone in Canada, regardless of whether they are a Canadian citizen, or an individual or corporation. These freedoms can be held against actions of all levels of government and are enforceable by the courts. Included in these fundamental freedoms is the freedom of religion.

Religious Freedom and Communities is a collection of papers that brings together leading experts of a variety of legal, religious and indigenous communities' backgrounds, to provide analytical commentary, of a sort useful to practitioners trying to think through tough questions, on the issues related to community and institutional aspects of religious freedom.

The collection of papers:

Preface – Dwight Newman

Part I: Background Frameworks