Constitution Act, 1982

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian constitutional statute
constitutional document
alsoKnownAs Constitution Act, 1982
surface form: Schedule B to the Canada Act 1982 (UK)
appliesTo Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
surface form: federal government of Canada

provincial governments of Canada
assentedToBy Elizabeth II
cameIntoForceDate 1982-04-17
constitutionalStatus entrenched and supreme over ordinary legislation
contains Constitution Act, 1982 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Constitutional amending formula
Constitution Act, 1982 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Schedule B to the Canada Act 1982 (UK)

Section 33 (Notwithstanding clause)
Constitution Act, 1982 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Section 35 (Aboriginal and treaty rights of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada)

Section 52 (Supremacy clause)
country Canada
effect Ended requirement for United Kingdom involvement in Canadian constitutional amendments
enactedBy British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
entrenched Aboriginal and treaty rights of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Constitution Act, 1982 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Supremacy of the Constitution of Canada
established Domestic amending procedures for the Constitution of Canada
General amending formula (7/50 formula)
Special regional amending procedures
Unanimity amending procedure
hasSection Section 1 (Guarantee of rights and freedoms subject to reasonable limits)
Section 24 (Enforcement of guaranteed rights and freedoms)
Section 33 (Notwithstanding clause)
Section 35 (Recognition of existing Aboriginal and treaty rights)
Section 36 (Commitment to equalization and regional disparities)
Section 38 (General amending procedure)
Section 41 (Amendments requiring unanimous consent)
Section 43 (Amendments in relation to some but not all provinces)
Section 52 (Constitution of Canada is the supreme law of Canada)
includesPart Constitution Act, 1982 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Part I – Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Part II – Rights of the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada
Part III – Equalization and Regional Disparities
Part IV – Constitutional Conferences
Constitution Act, 1982 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Part V – Procedure for Amending the Constitution of Canada

Part VI – Amendments to the Constitution Act, 1867
Part VII – General
jurisdiction federal
language English
French
longTitle An Act to give effect to a request by the Senate and House of Commons of Canada
partOf Constitution Act, 1982 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Constitution of Canada
patriated Constitution Act, 1982 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Constitution of Canada
replaced British role in Canadian constitutional amendment
requestedBy Parliament of Canada
royalAssentDate 1982-03-29
shortTitle Constitution Act, 1982 self-link
signedAt Ottawa
subjectMatter constitutional law

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Numbered Treaties recognizedBy Constitution Act, 1982
this entity surface form: Constitution Act, 1982 section 35
Aboriginal peoples of Canada legalTermIn Constitution Act, 1982
this entity surface form: Constitution Act, 1982 (Canada)
Aboriginal peoples of Canada recognizedIn Constitution Act, 1982
this entity surface form: Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982
Meech Lake Accord legalContext Constitution Act, 1982
Code of Service Discipline relatedTo Constitution Act, 1982
this entity surface form: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Canadian Bill of Rights followedBy Constitution Act, 1982
this entity surface form: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Intelligence Commissioner of Canada subjectTo Constitution Act, 1982
this entity surface form: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Queen of Canada furtherDefinedBy Constitution Act, 1982
New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 influencedBy Constitution Act, 1982
this entity surface form: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Quebec City municipal elections electoralRightsProtectedBy Constitution Act, 1982
this entity surface form: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Canadian politics constitutionalFramework Constitution Act, 1982
Canadian court system governedBy Constitution Act, 1982
Constitution of Canada includes Constitution Act, 1982
Constitution of Canada includes Constitution Act, 1982
this entity surface form: Canada Act 1982
Constitution of Canada hasPart Constitution Act, 1982
this entity surface form: Schedule to the Constitution Act, 1982
Constitution of Canada patriationInstrument Constitution Act, 1982
this entity surface form: Canada Act 1982
Reference re Senate Reform (2014) interprets Constitution Act, 1982
subject surface form: Reference re Senate Reform
Reference re Senate Reform (2014) interprets Constitution Act, 1982
subject surface form: Reference re Senate Reform
this entity surface form: Part V of the Constitution Act, 1982
Reference re Supreme Court Act, ss. 5 and 6 (2014) constitutionalProvisionInterpreted Constitution Act, 1982
this entity surface form: Constitution Act, 1982, Part V
Government of Manitoba legalBasis Constitution Act, 1982
Alberta Act, 1905 subjectTo Constitution Act, 1982