Constitutional amending formula

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constitutional amendment procedure legal rule part of the Constitution of Canada

The constitutional amending formula is the set of legal rules and procedures that govern how Canada’s Constitution can be formally changed, including the required levels of federal and provincial consent.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Constitutional amending formula canonical	1
Constitutional amending formula in Constitution Act, 1982	1
amending formula	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T411840 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitutional amending formula
Context triple: [Constitution Act, 1982, contains, Constitutional amending formula]

A. United States constitutional amendments
United States constitutional amendments are formal changes or additions to the U.S. Constitution that refine, expand, or clarify the nation’s fundamental laws and civil rights over time.
B. Article VII – Amendments
Article VII – Amendments is the section of the Constitution of Puerto Rico that establishes the procedures and requirements for formally changing or revising the constitution.
C. Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention was the 1787 gathering of delegates in Philadelphia that drafted the United States Constitution, establishing the framework of the federal government.
D. Admissions Clause
The Admissions Clause is the provision of the U.S. Constitution that empowers Congress to admit new states into the Union and regulate their terms of entry.
E. Assembly Clause
The Assembly Clause is the constitutional provision that protects the right of people in the United States to gather peacefully for protests, meetings, and other collective expression.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitutional amending formula
Target entity description: The constitutional amending formula is the set of legal rules and procedures that govern how Canada’s Constitution can be formally changed, including the required levels of federal and provincial consent.

A. United States constitutional amendments
United States constitutional amendments are formal changes or additions to the U.S. Constitution that refine, expand, or clarify the nation’s fundamental laws and civil rights over time.
B. Article VII – Amendments
Article VII – Amendments is the section of the Constitution of Puerto Rico that establishes the procedures and requirements for formally changing or revising the constitution.
C. Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention was the 1787 gathering of delegates in Philadelphia that drafted the United States Constitution, establishing the framework of the federal government.
D. Admissions Clause
The Admissions Clause is the provision of the U.S. Constitution that empowers Congress to admit new states into the Union and regulate their terms of entry.
E. Assembly Clause
The Assembly Clause is the constitutional provision that protects the right of people in the United States to gather peacefully for protests, meetings, and other collective expression.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional amendment procedure ⓘ legal rule ⓘ part of the Constitution of Canada ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	amending formula ⓘ linked to: Constitutional amending formula constitutional amending procedures ⓘ
appliesTo	Constitution of Canada ⓘ
cameIntoForce	1982 ⓘ
component	federal unilateral amendment procedure ⓘ general amending procedure ⓘ provincial unilateral amendment procedure ⓘ special arrangements for some but not all provinces ⓘ unanimity procedure ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
definedIn	Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ
generalProcedureThreshold	approval by the Senate and House of Commons and at least two‑thirds of the provinces representing at least 50 percent of the population of all provinces ⓘ
governs	formal constitutional amendments in Canada ⓘ
historicalContext	Constitutional negotiations of the late 1970s and early 1980s ⓘ patriation of the Constitution of Canada ⓘ
includesSection	section 38 of the Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ section 41 of the Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ section 42 of the Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ section 43 of the Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ section 44 of the Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ section 45 of the Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ
interpretedBy	Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
mainSection	Part V of the Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ linked to: Constitution Act, 1982
notableCase	Reference re Senate Reform (2014) ⓘ Reference re Supreme Court Act, ss. 5 and 6 (2014) ⓘ
purpose	to govern how Canada’s Constitution can be formally changed ⓘ to specify levels of federal and provincial consent required for constitutional amendments ⓘ
relatedConcept	division of powers in Canada ⓘ federalism in Canada ⓘ
replaced	British parliamentary authority to amend the British North America Acts ⓘ
requires	participation of Parliament of Canada ⓘ participation of provincial legislatures ⓘ
section41Covers	changes to the amending formula itself ⓘ composition of the Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ office of the Queen, the Governor General and the Lieutenant Governors ⓘ the right of a province to a number of members in the House of Commons not less than the number of Senators representing the province ⓘ use of the English or the French language in Canada subject to section 43 ⓘ
section42Covers	matters subject to the general procedure including the principle of proportionate representation in the House of Commons ⓘ number of Senators and their residence qualifications ⓘ powers of the Senate and method of selecting Senators ⓘ
section43Covers	amendments in relation to one or more but not all provinces ⓘ
section44Covers	amendments by Parliament in relation to the executive government of Canada or the Senate and House of Commons ⓘ
section45Covers	amendments by provincial legislatures in relation to the constitution of the province ⓘ
subjectTo	constitutional conventions ⓘ
unanimityProcedureThreshold	approval by the Senate and House of Commons and all provincial legislative assemblies ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Constitution Act, 1982 → contains → Constitutional amending formula ⓘ

Constitutional amending formula → alsoKnownAs → amending formula ⓘ

linked to: Constitutional amending formula

Canadian system of constitutional monarchy → amendmentProcedure → Constitutional amending formula in Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ