Act of the Parliament of Canada

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federal statute primary legislation type of legislation

The Act of the Parliament of Canada is a formal law passed by Canada's federal legislature that establishes or amends legal rules and frameworks at the national level.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Bank of Canada Act	1
Canada Council for the Arts Act	1
Canadian Evidence Act	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal statute ⓘ primary legislation ⓘ type of legislation ⓘ
appliesTo	entire territory of Canada ⓘ federal institutions of Canada ⓘ
bindingOn	federal government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ persons within Canada subject to federal jurisdiction ⓘ
canInclude	appropriation of public funds ⓘ penal provisions ⓘ regulation‑making powers ⓘ taxation provisions ⓘ
codifiedIn	Statutes of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
constitutionalBasis	Constitution Act, 1867 NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
enactedBy	House of Commons of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Senate of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
form	written statute ⓘ
governs	banking and currency ⓘ federal criminal law ⓘ federal environmental matters ⓘ federal intellectual property law ⓘ federal taxation ⓘ immigration to Canada ⓘ interprovincial and international trade and commerce ⓘ national defence ⓘ
grantedBy	Governor General of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
interpretedBy	Supreme Court of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ federal courts of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal jurisdiction of Canada ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
legalForce	binding law ⓘ
legalSystem	Canadian legal system ⓘ
legislativeBody	Parliament of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
mayAmend	existing federal statutes ⓘ
mayBeDeclared	of no force or effect if inconsistent with the Constitution ⓘ
mayBeDisallowedBy	Governor in Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
mayBeReservedBy	Governor General of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
mayCreate	new federal legal frameworks ⓘ
mayRepeal	previous Acts of the Parliament of Canada ⓘ
mustComplyWith	Constitution of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
publishedIn	Canada Gazette NERFINISHED ⓘ
requires	Royal Assent ⓘ formal legislative process ⓘ passage in both houses of Parliament ⓘ
stage	committee stage ⓘ first reading ⓘ report stage ⓘ second reading ⓘ third reading ⓘ
subjectTo	judicial review by Canadian courts ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Flag of Canada → adoptionMethod → Act of the Parliament of Canada ⓘ

Canada Council for the Arts → legalBasis → Act of the Parliament of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canada Council for the Arts Act

Bill C-51 (anti-terrorism legislation) → amendsAct → Act of the Parliament of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Evidence Act

Bank of Canada → establishedBy → Act of the Parliament of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bank of Canada Act