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A majority of the constitutional amendments before 1982 were acts of the United Kingdom or Canadian parliaments to amend the British North America Act, 1867 (now the Constitution Act, 1867). In some cases, amendments were made to the constitutional structure of Canada by adding entire extra documents to the constitution.
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 ...
Constitutional entrenchment of an otherwise statutory English, British, or Canadian document because its (still in force) subject-matter provisions are explicitly assigned to one of the methods of the amending formula (per the Constitution Act, 1982)—e.g., provisions with regard to the monarchy in the English Bill of Rights 1689 [20] [21] or ...
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 ...
Canadian Bill of Rights, 1960; Narcotic Control Act, 1961; Canada Labour Code, 1967; Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1968–69; Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act, 1970; Consumer Packaging and Labeling Act, 1970; Weights and Measures Act, 1970; Divorce Act, 1968 - replaced by Divorce Act, 1985; Canada Wildlife Act, 1973; National Symbol of ...
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.
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms; Canadian constitutional law; Charlottetown Accord; 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
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (French: Charte canadienne des droits et libertés), often simply referred to as the Charter in Canada, is a bill of rights entrenched in the Constitution of Canada, forming the first part of the Constitution Act, 1982.