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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| R.S.C. (Revised Statutes of Canada) | 1 |
| Revised Statutes of Canada canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8127833 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Revised Statutes of Canada Context triple: [National Defence Act, partOf, Revised Statutes of Canada]
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A.
Revised Statutes of Ontario
The Revised Statutes of Ontario are a consolidated, periodically updated collection of the province’s public general laws enacted by the Ontario legislature.
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B.
Constitution Act, 1871
The Constitution Act, 1871 is a key statute of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that clarified and expanded Canada’s constitutional framework, particularly regarding the creation and governance of provinces and their institutions.
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C.
Alberta Act, 1905
The Alberta Act, 1905 is the federal statute that created the province of Alberta and established its governmental and constitutional framework within Canada.
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D.
Constitution Act, 1867
The Constitution Act, 1867 is the foundational statute that created the Dominion of Canada and established its federal system of government, dividing powers between the federal and provincial levels.
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E.
Constitution Act 1986
The Constitution Act 1986 is a key statute that forms the core of New Zealand’s modern constitutional framework, defining the roles and powers of the branches of government and affirming the country’s status as a fully independent state.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Revised Statutes of Canada Target entity description: 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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A.
Revised Statutes of Ontario
The Revised Statutes of Ontario are a consolidated, periodically updated collection of the province’s public general laws enacted by the Ontario legislature.
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B.
Constitution Act, 1871
The Constitution Act, 1871 is a key statute of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that clarified and expanded Canada’s constitutional framework, particularly regarding the creation and governance of provinces and their institutions.
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C.
Alberta Act, 1905
The Alberta Act, 1905 is the federal statute that created the province of Alberta and established its governmental and constitutional framework within Canada.
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D.
Constitution Act, 1867
The Constitution Act, 1867 is the foundational statute that created the Dominion of Canada and established its federal system of government, dividing powers between the federal and provincial levels.
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E.
Constitution Act 1986
The Constitution Act 1986 is a key statute that forms the core of New Zealand’s modern constitutional framework, defining the roles and powers of the branches of government and affirming the country’s status as a fully independent state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCitationFormat | R.S.C. year, chapter number ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
Revised Statutes of Canada, 1886
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Revised Statutes of Canada, 1906 NERFINISHED ⓘ Revised Statutes of Canada, 1927 NERFINISHED ⓘ Revised Statutes of Canada, 1952 NERFINISHED ⓘ Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970 NERFINISHED ⓘ Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
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Queen’s Printer for Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
consolidation of federal statutes
ⓘ
organization of primary federal legislation ⓘ standardization of federal statutes ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Justice Laws Website
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Statutes of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
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legislative drafting reference ⓘ statutory interpretation ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Revised Statutes of Canada Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
R.S.C. (Revised Statutes of Canada)