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The Constitution of Canada is a large number of documents that have been entrenched in the constitution by various means. Regardless of how documents became entrenched, together those documents form the supreme law of Canada; no non-constitutional law may conflict with them, and none of them may be changed without following the amending formula given in Part V of the Constitution Act, 1982.
Canada's constitution has roots going back to the thirteenth century, including England's Magna Carta and the first English Parliament of 1275. [19] Canada's constitution is composed of several individual statutes. There are three general methods by which a statute becomes entrenched in the Constitution:
Such elements are almost always written down somewhere (perhaps across multiple documents and/or publications), however written in documents that are not enforceable in law. Approximate dates have been listed below based on fundamental founding documents on governance of the respective countries. Constitution of Canada (1867, 1982)
Report of the Royal Commission for the Investigation of all Grievances Affecting His Majesty's Subjects of Lower Canada (1837) Lord John Russell's Ten Resolutions (March 6, 1837) Declaration of Independence of Lower Canada (February 22, 1838) Report on the Affairs of British North America (1839) (February, 1839) Act of Union (1840) (February 10 ...
Citizens' Forum on Canada's Future; Clergy Reserves in Canada Act 1840; Colonial Laws Validity Act 1865; Constitution Act, 1867; Constitution Act, 1871; Constitution Act, 1886; Constitution Act, 1982; Constitutional Act 1791; Constitutional debate in Canada; Constitutional history of Canada
The Constitution of Canada is the supreme law of the country, and consists of written text and unwritten conventions. [6] The Constitution Act, 1867 (known as the British North America Act prior to 1982), affirmed governance based on parliamentary precedent and divided powers between the federal and provincial governments. [7]
The Constitution Act, 1982 (French: Loi constitutionnelle de 1982) is a part of the Constitution of Canada. [a] The Act was introduced as part of Canada's process of patriating the constitution, introducing several amendments to the British North America Act, 1867, including re-naming it the Constitution Act, 1867.
Statutes of Canada, 1867 to 1872 at Canadiana.org; Acts of the Parliament of the Dominion of Canada, 1873 to 1900 at Canadiana.org; Acts of the Parliament (of the Dominion) of Canada, 1901 to 1997 at the Internet Archive; Acts of the Parliament of Canada, 1987 to 2022 at the Government of Canada Publications catalogue.