Constitution Act, 1867
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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.
All labels observed (15)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T76581 — 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 Act, 1867 Context triple: [Canadian federal government, constitutionalDocument, Constitution Act, 1867]
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A.
Constitutional Act 1791
The Constitutional Act of 1791 was a British law that split the former Province of Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada, establishing separate colonial governments and laying the groundwork for modern Canadian constitutional development.
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Quebec Act
The Quebec Act was a 1774 British law that expanded Quebec’s territory, guaranteed free practice of Catholicism, and altered colonial governance in ways that angered American colonists and helped fuel revolutionary sentiment.
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C.
Statute of Westminster 1931
The Statute of Westminster 1931 is a landmark British law that granted full legislative independence to the self-governing Dominions of the British Empire, laying the constitutional foundation for the modern Commonwealth realms and redefining the role of the British monarch within them.
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Acts of Parliament
Acts of Parliament are formal laws enacted by the UK Parliament that constitute the primary source of statutory law in the United Kingdom.
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E.
Acts of Union 1800
The Acts of Union 1800 were a pair of parliamentary measures that merged the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, fundamentally reshaping the political structure of the British Isles.
- 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 Act, 1867 Target entity description: 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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A.
Constitutional Act 1791
The Constitutional Act of 1791 was a British law that split the former Province of Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada, establishing separate colonial governments and laying the groundwork for modern Canadian constitutional development.
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B.
Quebec Act
The Quebec Act was a 1774 British law that expanded Quebec’s territory, guaranteed free practice of Catholicism, and altered colonial governance in ways that angered American colonists and helped fuel revolutionary sentiment.
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C.
Statute of Westminster 1931
The Statute of Westminster 1931 is a landmark British law that granted full legislative independence to the self-governing Dominions of the British Empire, laying the constitutional foundation for the modern Commonwealth realms and redefining the role of the British monarch within them.
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D.
Acts of Parliament
Acts of Parliament are formal laws enacted by the UK Parliament that constitute the primary source of statutory law in the United Kingdom.
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E.
Acts of Union 1800
The Acts of Union 1800 were a pair of parliamentary measures that merged the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, fundamentally reshaping the political structure of the British Isles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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constitutional statute ⓘ foundational document of Canada ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
New Brunswick
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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
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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
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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)
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surface form:
federal government of Canada
provincial governments of Canada ⓘ |
| enactedBy |
British Parliament
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surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| establishedFormOfGovernment | federal system ⓘ |
| formerName |
Constitution Act, 1867
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
British North America Act, 1867
|
| inForce | true ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Canada ⓘ |
| keyProvision |
section 121 – free trade of provincial products
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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
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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
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surface form:
BNA Act, 1867
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| subjectMatter |
distribution of legislative powers
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judicial system ⓘ provincial constitutions ⓘ public finance and taxation ⓘ structure of federal institutions ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Constitution Act, 1867 Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (115)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
British North America Act 1867
this entity surface form:
Constitution Act, 1867 (as applied to provinces)
this entity surface form:
British North America Act 1867