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These treaties came in two waves—Numbers 1 through 7 from 1871 to 1877 and Numbers 8 through 11 from 1899 to 1921. In the first wave, the treaties were key in advancing European settlement across the Prairie regions as well as the development of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
The Canadian government signed Treaty 10 with the First Nations. The territory covered almost 220,000 square kilometers and included Cree and Chipewyan First Nation tribe population. Like the other treaties, it requires the First Nations to surrender their Aboriginal Title for land claim and rights. The agreement was drafted based on the Treaty ...
Report of The Pépin Robarts Commission - Task Force on Canadian Unity (1978) Sovereignty-Association Act (1980) Canada Act 1982 (1982) Meech Lake Accord (1989) Beaudoin-Edwards committee report (June 20, 1991) Report of the Bélanger-Campeau Commission on the Political and Constitutional Future of Québec (March 27, 1991) Allaire Report ...
This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total. * Treaties of Upper Canada (6 P) ... Pages in category "Treaties of Canada"
The oldest Canadian constitutional documents were enacted before Confederation, and originated from the English or British government. Those documents were received—along with many subconstitutional laws—into the law of Canada and its provinces by means of section 129 of the Constitution Act, 1867 (then called the British North America Act ...
On February 10, 1763, France ceded most of New France to Great Britain. The 1763 Treaty of Paris confirmed the cession of Canada, including all its dependencies, Acadia (Nova Scotia) and Cape Breton Island to Great Britain. A year before, France had secretly signed a treaty ceding Louisiana to Spain to avoid losing it to the British.
The U.S. will benefit from pre-planned water storage at Canadian treaty dams to help manage high flows originating in Canada to control flooding in the U.S. Predicable flows also help stabilize ...
Archived from the original on December 10, 2005. – a comprehensive history of the Canadian Constitution with digitized primary sources. Fundamental Freedoms: The Charter of Rights and Freedoms – Charter of Rights and Freedoms website with video, audio and the Charter in over 20 languages. Archived August 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine