Constitution Act, 1867

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The Constitution Act, 1867 is the foundational statute that created the Dominion of Canada and established its federal system of government, dividing powers between the federal and provincial levels.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
constitutional statute ⓘ
foundational document of Canada ⓘ
appliesTo New Brunswick ⓘ
Nova Scotia ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ
Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Quebec, Canada
cameIntoForceDate 1867-07-01 ⓘ
constitutionalAmendmentProcess partly superseded by Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ
constitutionalStatus part of the Constitution of Canada ⓘ
containsPart Part I – Union ⓘ
Part II – Union ⓘ
Part III – Executive Power ⓘ
Part IV – Legislative Power ⓘ
Part IX – Miscellaneous Provisions ⓘ
Part V – Provincial Constitutions ⓘ
Part VI – Distribution of Legislative Powers ⓘ
Part VII – Judicature ⓘ
Part VIII – Revenues; Debts; Assets; Taxation ⓘ
Part X – Intercolonial Railway ⓘ
Part XI – Admission of Other Colonies ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
createdEntity Dominion of Canada ⓘ
definesInstitution House of Commons of Canada ⓘ
Parliament of Canada ⓘ
Senate of Canada ⓘ
federal courts framework ⓘ
office of the Governor General of Canada ⓘ
provincial legislatures in Canada ⓘ
provincial lieutenant governors ⓘ
provincial superior courts ⓘ
dividesPowersBetween federal government of Canada ⓘ
provincial governments of Canada ⓘ
enactedBy Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
establishedFormOfGovernment federal system ⓘ
formerName British North America Act, 1867 ⓘ
inForce true ⓘ
jurisdiction Canada ⓘ
keyProvision section 121 – free trade of provincial products ⓘ
section 133 – use of English and French in Parliament and courts ⓘ
section 91 – federal powers ⓘ
section 92 – provincial powers ⓘ
section 93 – education ⓘ
section 94A – old age pensions and supplementary benefits ⓘ
section 95 – agriculture and immigration ⓘ
section 96 – appointment of judges ⓘ
languageProvision guarantees use of English and French in Legislature of Quebec ⓘ
guarantees use of English and French in Parliament of Canada ⓘ
guarantees use of English and French in courts of Quebec ⓘ
guarantees use of English and French in federal courts ⓘ
legalSystemContext common law tradition ⓘ
originalSectionCount 147 sections ⓘ
patriatedBy Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ
providesFor admission of other colonies and territories into Canada ⓘ
renamedBy Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ
royalAssentDate 1867-03-29 ⓘ
sectionCountApprox 147 sections (as amended) ⓘ
shortName BNA Act, 1867 ⓘ
subjectMatter distribution of legislative powers ⓘ
judicial system ⓘ
provincial constitutions ⓘ
public finance and taxation ⓘ
structure of federal institutions ⓘ

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Legislative Assembly of Ontario → governingDocument → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ
Constitution of India → inspiredBy → Canadian Constitution ⓘ
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British North American colonies (except some territories) → significantEvent → British North America Act 1867 ⓘ
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Prime Minister of Canada → constitutingInstrument → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ
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Governor General of Canada → constitutionalBasis → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ
Government of Ontario → constitutionalBasis → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ
Government of Quebec → constitutionalBasis → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ
Premier of Quebec → constitutingInstrument → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ
Federal Court of Appeal → authorizedBy → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ
Part VII – Judicature → partOf → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ
Part VII – Judicature → relatedTo → Part I of the Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution Act, 1867
Part VII – Judicature → relatedTo → Part VI of the Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ
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Part VII – Judicature → relatedTo → Part VIII of the Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ
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Part X – Intercolonial Railway → partOf → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ
Australian Constitution → influencedBy → Canadian Constitution (British North America Act 1867) ⓘ
linked to: Constitution Act, 1867
National Assembly of Quebec → constitutionalBasis → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ
Lieutenant Governor of Quebec → createdBy → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ
General amending formula → relatedConcept → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador → follows → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ
Supreme Court of Canada → constitutionalBasis → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ
subject linked to: SCC
CSC → relatedTo → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ
Province of Canada → dissolvedBy → British North America Act 1867 ⓘ
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Act of Union 1840 → repealedBy → British North America Act, 1867 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution Act, 1867
Act of Union 1840 → supersededBy → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ
Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan → createdBy → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba → legalBasis → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ