Jehovah's Witnesses in Canada

Jehovah's Witnesses are a religious group that is an outgrowth of the Bible student movement founded by Charles Taze Russell in the nineteenth century. The Christian denomination had an early presence in Canada, with many adherents experiencing religious persecution, particularly in Quebec. Jehovah's Witnesses were banned from 1940 to 1943 as a result of the War Measures Act. The passing of the Canadian Bill of Rights in 1960 and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982 established broader protections for Jehovah's Witnesses and their freedom to worship.

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