Canada Act

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Properties (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:addresses rights of minorities
gptkbp:amends gptkb:British_North_America_Act,_1867
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:author gptkb:Pierre_Trudeau
gptkbp:contains provisions for constitutional amendments
gptkbp:effectiveDate April 17, 1982
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Canadian_Parliament
Statute of Westminster 1931
gptkbp:established gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Canada
Constitution Act, 1982
gptkbp:facilitates devolution of powers to provinces
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Canada Act
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Canadian_Charter_of_Rights_and_Freedoms
Amending formula
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Quebec_Act,_1774
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith gptkb:the_Canadian_Constitution_Foundation
the patriation movement
Constitutional_debates_in_Canada
gptkbp:isCelebratedFor gptkb:Canada_Day
gptkbp:isCitedIn legal cases regarding constitutional law
discussions on national identity
discussions on constitutional law.
legal arguments regarding sovereignty
gptkbp:isConsidered a_foundational_document_for_Canada
a_milestone_in_Canadian_history
gptkbp:isDiscussedIn political analysts
political science literature
parliamentary debates
constitutional scholars
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy Canadian_politics
the_development_of_Canadian_law
the_discourse_on_civil_rights_in_Canada
gptkbp:isLinkedTo the Quiet Revolution
the_evolution_of_Canadian_governance
Canadian_federalism
the_history_of_Quebec_nationalism
gptkbp:isNotedFor its impact on provincial rights
its_role_in_Canadian_sovereignty
its_role_in_the_Canadian_legal_system
gptkbp:isPartOf the process of constitutional reform
Canadian_legal_framework
Canada's_constitutional_framework
the_history_of_Canadian_legislation
gptkbp:isRecognizedBy international law
gptkbp:isReferencedIn Supreme_Court_decisions
Canadian_history_textbooks
international_treaties_involving_Canada
Canadian_legal_cases
gptkbp:isRelatedTo Canada's_relationship_with_the_UK
gptkbp:isSubjectTo judicial review
gptkbp:isUsedIn legal_education_in_Canada
gptkbp:promotes multiculturalism_in_Canada
gptkbp:provides official bilingualism
gptkbp:recognizedBy Queen Elizabeth II
gptkbp:relatedTo Indigenous rights
gptkbp:replacedBy Constitution Act, 1982
gptkbp:significance Patriation of the Canadian Constitution