Legislative framework of British Columbia

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The Legislative framework of British Columbia is the system of laws, statutes, and regulations enacted by the province’s legislative bodies that governs public institutions, rights, and obligations within British Columbia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legal system component
provincial legislative framework
appliesToJurisdiction Province of British Columbia
linked to: British Columbia
basedOn Constitution of Canada
country Canada
enablingConstitutionalDocument Constitution Act, 1867
Constitution Act, 1982
enforcedBy administrative agencies of British Columbia
executive branch of British Columbia
executiveAuthorityForRegulations Lieutenant Governor in Council of British Columbia
governs obligations in British Columbia
public institutions in British Columbia
rights in British Columbia
hasLegislativeProcess unicameral parliamentary process
hasOfficialGazette The British Columbia Gazette
hasOfficialPublication BC Laws
headOfStateRepresentative Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
includes common law applicable in British Columbia
constitutional conventions applicable in British Columbia
municipal bylaws in British Columbia
orders in council of British Columbia
regulations of British Columbia
statutes of British Columbia
includesKeyStatute Administrative Tribunals Act (British Columbia)
BC Human Rights Code (British Columbia)
Civil Resolution Tribunal Act (British Columbia)
Community Charter (British Columbia)
Constitution Act (British Columbia)
Criminal law as enacted by Parliament of Canada
Employment Standards Act (British Columbia)
Environmental Management Act (British Columbia)
Family Law Act (British Columbia)
Financial Administration Act (British Columbia)
Forest Act (British Columbia)
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (British Columbia)
Health Professions Act (British Columbia)
Human Rights Code (British Columbia)
Insurance (Vehicle) Act (British Columbia)
Interpretation Act (British Columbia)
Judicial Review Procedure Act (British Columbia)
Land Title Act (British Columbia)
Local Government Act (British Columbia)
Mental Health Act (British Columbia)
Mines Act (British Columbia)
Motor Vehicle Act (British Columbia)
Offence Act (British Columbia)
Police Act (British Columbia)
Public Health Act (British Columbia)
Public Service Act (British Columbia)
Residential Tenancy Act (British Columbia)
School Act (British Columbia)
Strata Property Act (British Columbia)
Transportation Act (British Columbia)
University Act (British Columbia)
Wildlife Act (British Columbia)
Workers Compensation Act (British Columbia)
influencedBy Westminster parliamentary tradition
linked to: Westminster system
interpretedBy Supreme Court of Canada
courts of British Columbia
languageOfLaw English
mustComplyWith federal laws of Canada
primaryLegislativeBody Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
scope matters within provincial jurisdiction under section 92 of the Constitution Act, 1867
subjectTo Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
division of powers under the Constitution of Canada
federal paramountcy doctrine
rule of law

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Provincial Court of British Columbia isSubordinateTo Legislative framework of British Columbia
Board of Governors (Simon Fraser University) parentOrganization Province of British Columbia (through legislation)
subject linked to: Board of Governors
linked to: Legislative framework of British Columbia
British Columbia Ministry of Education subordinateTo Legislative framework of British Columbia