Keewatin Act, 1876
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The Keewatin Act, 1876 was a Canadian federal statute that created and governed the District of Keewatin as a separate administrative territory distinct from Manitoba and the Northwest Territories.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of Canada
ⓘ
Canadian federal statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo | District of Keewatin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 19th century ⓘ |
| classification |
19th-century Canadian legislation
ⓘ
Canadian territorial statute ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| created | District of Keewatin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1876 ⓘ |
| definedAs | statute that created and governed the District of Keewatin ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedStatus | separate administrative territory ⓘ |
| governmentTypeAffected | territorial government ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early statute organizing northern Canadian territories ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Parliament of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
constitutional law of Canada
ⓘ
public law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Canadian territorial evolution
ⓘ
history of the Canadian North ⓘ |
| purpose |
to create the District of Keewatin as a separate administrative territory
ⓘ
to provide for the government of the District of Keewatin ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
District of Keewatin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwest Territories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Keewatin Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Canadian territorial organization
ⓘ
governance of the District of Keewatin ⓘ territorial administration ⓘ |
| territorialStatusEffect |
separated District of Keewatin from Manitoba
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separated District of Keewatin from the Northwest Territories ⓘ |
| title | Keewatin Act, 1876 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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