This opinion is part of a series of oral presentations that invited participants to examine Canada’s role in protecting human rights. The author shares a perspective that leads the audience on the path of prudence with respect to Canada’s possible accession to the American Convention on Human Rights. This text begins with a comparison of the court practice in Canadian domestic law and the inter-American justice system. Notably, the inter-American Court engages systematically in the supervision of the orders rendered against states while Canadian courts do so only in exceptional circumstances on the basis of the principle of separation of powers. In addition, the American Convention on Human Rights does not provide for any sanctions resulting from the delay in processing a case, while for Canada, sanctions are playing a fundamental role. There is also a discrepancy in the respect of court decisions. Those discrepancies go to the core of Canadian values in a context where Canadian courts have developed their own approach to a better protection of human rights. The purpose of the analysis was to encourage Canada to exercise caution before becoming subjected to the American Convention on Human Rights.