With the rights we receive under the Charter we also have limitations to those rights. The two main parts of the Charter that limit our rights are Section 1 and Section 33.
Section 1
Section 1 of the Charter reads “The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in it subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society” (“Constitution Act,” n.d.). This means that our rights can be limited if the courts believe that by limiting that right there will be a net benefit to society, or that the law has a specific goal to benefit society that can only be fulfilled by such limitations. Of course all these limitations must not overly limit our free society.
Section 33 - The Notwithstanding clause
As explained previously there is a section of the Charter called the "notwithstanding clause" that basically allows governments to override the charter through an act of parliament (“Constitution Act,” n.d.). This means that a government if it sees fit can create a law that says the Charter cannot overrule it. These acts can only be in force for 5 years and then they expire although, governments can choose to renew the clause forever (“Constitution Act,” n.d.).
Source
Constitution Act, 1982. (n.d.). Retrieved October 28, 2015, from http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/const/page-15.html