This article explores the possibility of the entrenchment of a right to a representation of official language minority communities in the Senate. This thesis follows primarily from the interpretation of the linguistic and democratic rights provided by the Constitution as well as the operation of the underlying principles of the Constitution, especially the constitutional principle of protection of minorities. It is contended this principle may be violated by the adoption of reforms aimed to encourage the election of candidates for appointment to the Senate. It is also possible to raise other objections to the constitutional validity of this approach. These objections include the lack of competence of the federal Parliament, acting alone, to adopt certain measures, as well as the lack of competence of provincial legislatures to pass laws providing for elections of candidates to the Senate. While these objections are not necessarily based on linguistic rights, they nevertheless support the thesis that the representative function of the Senate is entrenched in the Canadian Constitution.