Constitution of Canada

GPTKB entity

Statements (66)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_Canadian_monarchy
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:consists_of Acts and statutes
gptkbp:defines powers of government
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:established separation of powers
gptkbp:governed_by gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Canada
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Constitution of Canada
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Constitution_Act,_1982
gptkb:Canadian_Charter_of_Rights_and_Freedoms
gptkb:Constitution_Act,_1867
Amending Formula
gptkbp:is_a_basis_for gptkb:government_agency
democratic governance
municipal governments
provincial governments
territorial governments
gptkbp:is_a_document_that gptkb:theorem
national importance
promotes equality
encourages participation
limits government power
defines citizenship
ensures transparency
promotes justice
supports social justice
fosters peace
protects freedoms
recognizes diversity
advocates for rights
ensures rule of law
affirms the rule of law
encourages cooperation
supports multiculturalism
provides for accountability
affirms rights
establishes responsibilities
provides for democracy
gptkbp:is_a_framework_for gptkb:political_organization
Canadian law
human rights protection
gptkbp:is_a_source_of gptkb:organization
civil rights
judicial review
social rights
political rights
gptkbp:is_adopted_by April 17, 1982
gptkbp:is_influenced_by British constitutional law
American constitutional law
gptkbp:is_part_of Canada's legal framework
gptkbp:is_recognized_by gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:is_referenced_in constitutional law
gptkbp:is_subject_to interpretation by courts
gptkbp:native_to gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:products patriation process
gptkbp:provides gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:recognizes Indigenous rights
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:British_North_America_Act,_1867
gptkbp:resulted_in constitutional conventions
gptkbp:subject gptkb:military_conflict
public education
legal scholarship
gptkbp:symbol Canadian sovereignty