Revised Statutes of Canada

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The Revised Statutes of Canada are a consolidated codification of the federal statutes of Canada, periodically updated to organize and standardize the country’s primary legislative laws.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf edition of Revised Statutes of Canada
federal legislation compilation
statutory codification
appliesTo federal jurisdiction of Canada
contains federal statutes in force as of December 31, 1984
public general statutes of Canada
country Canada
effectiveDate 1985
excludes most appropriation Acts
most private Acts
most temporary Acts
governingBody Parliament of Canada
hasCitationFormat R.S.C. year, chapter number
hasEdition Revised Statutes of Canada, 1886
Revised Statutes of Canada, 1906
Revised Statutes of Canada, 1927
Revised Statutes of Canada, 1952
Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970
Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985
isBasisFor citation of federal statutes by chapter number
isPartOf corpus of Canadian federal statutes
jurisdiction federal
language English
French
legalForm statute book
legalStatus official consolidation
legalSystem Canadian law
publisher Government of Canada
Queen’s Printer for Canada
purpose consolidation of federal statutes
organization of primary federal legislation
standardization of federal statutes
relatedTo Justice Laws Website
Statutes of Canada
scope primary federal legislation in force at time of revision
supersededInPracticeBy ongoing annual statutes and electronic consolidations
updateMethod periodic large-scale revision
usedFor legal research
legislative drafting reference
statutory interpretation

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National Defence Act partOf Revised Statutes of Canada
subject linked to: NDA
National Capital Act citationJurisdiction R.S.C. (Revised Statutes of Canada)
linked to: Revised Statutes of Canada
Revised Statutes of Ontario relatedTo Revised Statutes of Canada
Revised Statutes of Canada hasEdition Revised Statutes of Canada, 1886
linked to: Revised Statutes of Canada
Revised Statutes of Canada hasEdition Revised Statutes of Canada, 1906
linked to: Revised Statutes of Canada
Revised Statutes of Canada hasEdition Revised Statutes of Canada, 1927
linked to: Revised Statutes of Canada
Revised Statutes of Canada hasEdition Revised Statutes of Canada, 1952
linked to: Revised Statutes of Canada
Revised Statutes of Canada hasEdition Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970
linked to: Revised Statutes of Canada
Revised Statutes of Canada hasEdition Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985
linked to: Revised Statutes of Canada
Weights and Measures Act codifiedIn Revised Statutes of Canada