Constitution Act, 1867

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:BNA_Act
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Constitution_Act,_1982
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:author gptkb:British_Parliament
gptkbp:beganIn July 1, 1867
gptkbp:citation gptkb:30_&_31_Vict.,_c._3_(U.K.)
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Section_133_(Language_Rights)
gptkb:Section_91_(Federal_Powers)
gptkb:Section_92_(Provincial_Powers)
Section 93 (Education)
Section 96 (Appointment of Judges)
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:dateEnacted March 29, 1867
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:established gptkb:House_of_Commons_of_Canada
gptkb:Senate_of_Canada
gptkb:Dominion_of_Canada
gptkb:Lieutenant_Governors
gptkb:Office_of_the_Governor_General
gptkb:Provincial_legislatures
Division of powers
Federal system
Supreme Court of Canada (by later amendment)
gptkbp:governs gptkb:Federal_government_of_Canada
gptkb:Provincial_governments_of_Canada
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Constitution Act, 1867
gptkbp:influenced Canadian constitutional development
gptkbp:influencedBy British constitutional principles
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
English
gptkbp:legalStatus In force
gptkbp:longTitle gptkb:An_Act_for_the_Union_of_Canada,_Nova_Scotia,_and_New_Brunswick,_and_the_Government_thereof;_and_for_Purposes_connected_therewith
gptkbp:origin gptkb:United_Kingdom_National_Archives
gptkbp:originalTitle gptkb:British_North_America_Act,_1867
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Constitution_of_Canada
gptkbp:purpose Created the Dominion of Canada
Established federal structure of Canada
Defined powers of federal and provincial governments
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Constitution_Act,_1982
gptkb:Statute_of_Westminster,_1931
gptkb:Canada_Act_1982
gptkbp:repealedBy Section 127
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Constitution_Act,_1867
gptkbp:significance Foundation of Canadian Confederation
gptkbp:subject gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkb:Federalism
Canadian history
gptkbp:transferredToCanada 1982
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:politics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3