Constitution Act, 1867

E8244

Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom constitutional statute foundational document of Canada

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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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
Constitution Act, 1867 canonical	89
British North America Act 1867	7
British North America Act, 1867	6
Constitution Act, 1867 (as applied to provinces)	2
BNA Act, 1867	1
Canadian Constitution	1
Canadian Constitution (British North America Act 1867)	1
Constitution Act 1867	1
Constitution Act, 1867 (Canada)	1
Constitution Act, 1867 (by convention)	1
Constitution Act, 1867 and subsequent amendments	1
Part I of the Constitution Act, 1867	1
Part VI of the Constitution Act, 1867	1
Part VIII of the Constitution Act, 1867	1
Support for the British North America Act, 1867	1

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ constitutional statute ⓘ foundational document of Canada ⓘ
appliesTo	New Brunswick ⓘ Nova Scotia ⓘ Ontario ⓘ Quebec, Canada ⓘ surface form: Quebec
cameIntoForceDate	1867-07-01 ⓘ
constitutionalAmendmentProcess	partly superseded by Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ
constitutionalStatus	part of the Constitution of Canada ⓘ
containsPart	Part I – Union ⓘ Part II – Union ⓘ Part III – Executive Power ⓘ Part IV – Legislative Power ⓘ Part IX – Miscellaneous Provisions ⓘ Part V – Provincial Constitutions ⓘ Part VI – Distribution of Legislative Powers ⓘ Part VII – Judicature ⓘ Part VIII – Revenues; Debts; Assets; Taxation ⓘ Part X – Intercolonial Railway ⓘ Part XI – Admission of Other Colonies ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
createdEntity	Dominion of Canada ⓘ
definesInstitution	House of Commons of Canada ⓘ Parliament of Canada ⓘ Senate of Canada ⓘ federal courts framework ⓘ Office of the Secretary to the Governor General ⓘ surface form: office of the Governor General of Canada provincial legislatures in Canada ⓘ provincial lieutenant governors ⓘ provincial superior courts ⓘ
dividesPowersBetween	Canadian federal government (Ottawa) ⓘ surface form: federal government of Canada provincial governments of Canada ⓘ
enactedBy	British Parliament ⓘ surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
establishedFormOfGovernment	federal system ⓘ
formerName	Constitution Act, 1867 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: British North America Act, 1867
inForce	true ⓘ
jurisdiction	Canada ⓘ
keyProvision	section 121 – free trade of provincial products ⓘ section 133 – use of English and French in Parliament and courts ⓘ section 91 – federal powers ⓘ section 92 – provincial powers ⓘ section 93 – education ⓘ section 94A – old age pensions and supplementary benefits ⓘ section 95 – agriculture and immigration ⓘ section 96 – appointment of judges ⓘ
languageProvision	guarantees use of English and French in Legislature of Quebec ⓘ guarantees use of English and French in Parliament of Canada ⓘ guarantees use of English and French in courts of Quebec ⓘ guarantees use of English and French in federal courts ⓘ
legalSystemContext	common law tradition ⓘ
originalSectionCount	147 sections ⓘ
patriatedBy	Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ
providesFor	admission of other colonies and territories into Canada ⓘ
renamedBy	Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ
royalAssentDate	1867-03-29 ⓘ
sectionCountApprox	147 sections (as amended) ⓘ
shortName	Constitution Act, 1867 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: BNA Act, 1867
subjectMatter	distribution of legislative powers ⓘ judicial system ⓘ provincial constitutions ⓘ public finance and taxation ⓘ structure of federal institutions ⓘ

Referenced by (115)

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Canadian federal government (Ottawa) → constitutionalDocument → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

subject surface form: Canadian federal government

Constitution Act, 1867 → formerName → Constitution Act, 1867 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: British North America Act, 1867

Constitution Act, 1867 → shortName → Constitution Act, 1867 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: BNA Act, 1867

Supreme Court of Canada → legalBasis → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

Crown in right of Canada → basisIn → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

Canada → foundingDocument → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

Cabinet of Canada → constitutionalBasis → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

Parliament of Canada → createdBy → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

Parliament of Canada → legalBasis → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

Senate of Canada → constitutionalBasis → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

Senate of Canada → establishedBy → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

Premier of Ontario → constitutingInstrument → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

House of Commons of Canada → establishedBy → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

House of Commons of Canada → constitutionalDocument → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

Lieutenant Governor of Ontario → createdBy → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

Legislative Assembly of Ontario → governingDocument → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

Constitution of India → inspiredBy → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Constitution

Dominion of Canada → establishedBy → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

this entity surface form: British North America Act 1867

Dominion of Canada → constitutionalInstrument → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution Act 1867

British North American colonies (except some territories) → significantEvent → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

this entity surface form: British North America Act 1867

Prime Minister of Canada → constitutingInstrument → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

Governor General of Canada → createdBy → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

Governor General of Canada → constitutionalBasis → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

Government of Ontario → constitutionalBasis → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

Charles III, King of Canada → constitutionalFramework → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

Government of Quebec → constitutionalBasis → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

Premier of Quebec → constitutingInstrument → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

Federal Court of Appeal → authorizedBy → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

Part VII – Judicature → partOf → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

Part VII – Judicature → relatedTo → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Part I of the Constitution Act, 1867

Part VII – Judicature → relatedTo → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Part VI of the Constitution Act, 1867

Part VII – Judicature → relatedTo → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Part VIII of the Constitution Act, 1867

Part X – Intercolonial Railway → partOf → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

Australian Constitution → influencedBy → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Constitution (British North America Act 1867)

National Assembly of Quebec → constitutionalBasis → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

Lieutenant Governor of Quebec → createdBy → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

General amending formula (7/50 formula) → relatedConcept → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

subject surface form: General amending formula

Government of Newfoundland and Labrador → follows → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

SCC → constitutionalBasis → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

subject surface form: Supreme Court of Canada

CSC → relatedTo → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada → appointedUnder → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

Province of Canada → dissolvedBy → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

this entity surface form: British North America Act 1867

Crown in right of British Columbia → constitutionalBasis → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

Act of Union 1840 → repealedBy → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

this entity surface form: British North America Act, 1867

Act of Union 1840 → supersededBy → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan → createdBy → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan → constitutingInstrument → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

Legislative Assembly of Manitoba → legalBasis → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia → governingDocument → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ

Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan → constitutionalBasis → Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ