While these principles are an enforceable part of Canada's constitution, Canadian courts have not used them to override the written text of the constitution, instead confining their role to "filling gaps".
当此等原则为加拿大宪法中可予执行的部份，加拿大法院并没有使用其凌驾成文宪法，而只局限其角色为「填补差距」。