BNA Act, 1871

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The BNA Act, 1871 is a Canadian constitutional statute that clarified and expanded the federal Parliament’s authority to create and govern new provinces and territories within Canada.

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BNA Act, 1871 canonical 1
BNA Acts 1

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instanceOf Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Canadian constitutional statute ⓘ
alsoKnownAs British North America Act, 1871 ⓘ
Constitution Act, 1871 ⓘ
appliesTo provinces of Canada ⓘ
territories of Canada ⓘ
clarifies federal authority over creation of new provinces ⓘ
federal authority over governance of territories ⓘ
constitutionalFamily Westminster system ⓘ
constitutionalStatus part of the supreme law of Canada ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
dateEnacted 1871 ⓘ
enactedBy Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
expandsPowerOf Parliament of Canada ⓘ
governs administration of Canadian territories by federal legislation ⓘ
creation of new Canadian provinces by federal legislation ⓘ
grantsPowerTo Parliament of Canada ⓘ
historicalContext post-Confederation expansion of Canada ⓘ
jurisdiction Canada ⓘ
languageOfDocument English ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
legislativePurpose to clarify the authority of the Parliament of Canada to establish new provinces ⓘ
to clarify the authority of the Parliament of Canada to provide for the administration of territories ⓘ
partOf Constitution of Canada ⓘ
region North America ⓘ
relatedTo British North America Act, 1867 ⓘ
Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ
subjectMatter creation of provinces ⓘ
federalism in Canada ⓘ
governance of territories ⓘ

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Constitution Act, 1871 → alsoKnownAs → BNA Act, 1871 ⓘ
British North America Acts → alsoKnownAs → BNA Acts ⓘ
linked to: BNA Act, 1871