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In Medieval times, a charter was a document issued by a sovereign, though it can refer to documents issued by other authorities. The document conferred certain rights and privileges on people or institutions. At this time in history, a charter was also used to record the granting of lands and other property.

Significance of the Charter Act 1833 It led to the complete end of the monopoly of East India Company. It made the East India Company an administrative body under the British crown and ended its role as a commercial body. It proposed starting competitive exams for civil services.

The Charter protects those basic rights and freedoms of all Canadians that are considered essential to preserving Canada as a free and democratic country. It applies to all governments – federal, provincial and territorial – and includes protection of the following: fundamental freedoms, democratic rights.

Virtually all the British colonies in North America were established by charters; these charters granted land and certain governing rights to the colonists while retaining certain powers for the British crown.

A charter is a document that gives colonies the legal rights to exist. Charters can bestow certain rights on a town, city, university, or other institution. Colonial charters were approved when the king gave a grant of exclusive powers for the governance of land to proprietors or a settlement company.

Charters are legal documents that legally set up corporate companies. Only national and regional governments are authorised to issue charters. For a company to be chartered, they must have established themselves as partnerships, sole proprietorship, or any other similar structures.

A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified.