Constitution of Canada
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The Constitution of Canada is the supreme law outlining the country’s fundamental political structure, division of powers, and rights framework, including the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Constitution of Canada canonical | 17 |
| Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms | 3 |
| Canadian Constitution | 2 |
| Constitution du Canada (French) | 1 |
| Constitution of Canada (English) | 1 |
| preamble to the Constitution Act, 1982 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2412336 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Constitution of Canada Context triple: [Constitutional amending formula, appliesTo, Constitution of Canada]
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A.
Constitution Act, 1982
The Constitution Act, 1982 is a cornerstone of Canada’s constitutional framework that patriated the Constitution from the United Kingdom, entrenched the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and established formal amendment procedures.
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B.
Constitution Act, 1867
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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C.
Meech Lake Accord
The Meech Lake Accord was a failed set of Canadian constitutional amendments from the late 1980s that sought to persuade Quebec to formally endorse the Constitution by recognizing it as a "distinct society" and adjusting federal-provincial powers.
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D.
Canadian Bill of Rights
The Canadian Bill of Rights is a federal statute enacted in 1960 that was Canada’s first attempt to protect fundamental human rights and freedoms at the national level, preceding the later constitutional Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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E.
Constitution of the United Kingdom
The Constitution of the United Kingdom is the uncodified framework of fundamental principles, laws, and conventions that organize and regulate the powers of the state and the rights of citizens in the UK.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Constitution of Canada Target entity description: The Constitution of Canada is the supreme law outlining the country’s fundamental political structure, division of powers, and rights framework, including the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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A.
Constitution Act, 1982
The Constitution Act, 1982 is a cornerstone of Canada’s constitutional framework that patriated the Constitution from the United Kingdom, entrenched the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and established formal amendment procedures.
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B.
Constitution Act, 1867
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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C.
Meech Lake Accord
The Meech Lake Accord was a failed set of Canadian constitutional amendments from the late 1980s that sought to persuade Quebec to formally endorse the Constitution by recognizing it as a "distinct society" and adjusting federal-provincial powers.
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D.
Canadian Bill of Rights
The Canadian Bill of Rights is a federal statute enacted in 1960 that was Canada’s first attempt to protect fundamental human rights and freedoms at the national level, preceding the later constitutional Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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E.
Constitution of the United Kingdom
The Constitution of the United Kingdom is the uncodified framework of fundamental principles, laws, and conventions that organize and regulate the powers of the state and the rights of citizens in the UK.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
supreme law
ⓘ
written constitution ⓘ |
| adoptedInPart |
1867
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1982 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Constitution of Canada
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surface form:
Constitution du Canada (French)
Constitution of Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of Canada (English)
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| amendmentRequires | various amending formulas depending on subject matter ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
federal government
ⓘ
provincial governments ⓘ territorial governments ⓘ |
| contains |
amending formulas
ⓘ
federal division of powers ⓘ provincial division of powers ⓘ provisions on Aboriginal and treaty rights ⓘ provisions on constitutional conferences ⓘ provisions on equalization and regional disparities ⓘ provisions on minority language education rights ⓘ provisions on official languages ⓘ provisions on provincial legislatures ⓘ provisions on the Governor General ⓘ provisions on the House of Commons ⓘ provisions on the Senate ⓘ provisions on the judiciary ⓘ provisions on the office of the Queen ⓘ rights and freedoms framework ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| defines |
division of powers between federal and provincial governments
ⓘ
fundamental political structure of Canada ⓘ |
| governs |
exercise of public power in Canada
ⓘ
relationship between federal and provincial governments ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
ⓘ
Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ
surface form:
Schedule to the Constitution Act, 1982
amendment procedures ⓘ preamble to the Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ Constitution of Canada self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
preamble to the Constitution Act, 1982
|
| includes |
Constitution Act, 1982
ⓘ
surface form:
Canada Act 1982
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ amendments to the Constitution Acts ⓘ constitutional conventions ⓘ imperial statutes applicable to Canada ⓘ orders-in-council related to the constitution ⓘ various constitutional statutes ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British constitutional tradition
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United States constitutionalism ⓘ |
| interpretedBy | Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of Canada
provincial governments of Canada ⓘ territorial governments of Canada ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalStatus | supreme law of Canada ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law tradition with civil law elements in Quebec ⓘ |
| patriated | 1982 ⓘ |
| patriationInstrument |
Constitution Act, 1982
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surface form:
Canada Act 1982
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| recognizes | Aboriginal and treaty rights of Indigenous peoples of Canada ⓘ |
| rightsFramework | Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ |
| rightsProtected |
democratic rights
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equality rights ⓘ fundamental freedoms ⓘ language rights ⓘ legal rights ⓘ mobility rights ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Constitution of Canada Description of subject: The Constitution of Canada is the supreme law outlining the country’s fundamental political structure, division of powers, and rights framework, including the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
General amending formula
Section 1 (Guarantee of rights and freedoms subject to reasonable limits)
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partOf
→
Constitution of Canada
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this entity surface form:
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Section 1 (Guarantee of rights and freedoms subject to reasonable limits)
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partOf
→
Constitution of Canada
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this entity surface form:
Canadian Constitution
this entity surface form:
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
this entity surface form:
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
subject surface form:
Federal Court (Canada)
this entity surface form:
Constitution of Canada (English)
this entity surface form:
Constitution du Canada (French)
this entity surface form:
preamble to the Constitution Act, 1982
this entity surface form:
Canadian Constitution