Succession to the Throne Act, 2013 (Canada)
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The Succession to the Throne Act, 2013 (Canada) is federal legislation that modernized the rules of royal succession for the Canadian Crown in line with changes agreed upon by Commonwealth realms.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Succession to the Throne Act, 2013 | 2 |
| Succession to the Throne Act, 2013 (Canada) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8934876 — 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: Succession to the Throne Act, 2013 (Canada) Context triple: [Perth Agreement, implementedBy, Succession to the Throne Act, 2013 (Canada)]
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A.
Succession to the Crown Act 2013
The Succession to the Crown Act 2013 is a UK law that modernized the rules of royal succession, notably ending male-preference primogeniture and removing disqualification for marrying a Roman Catholic.
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B.
Royal Succession Act 2015 (Australia)
The Royal Succession Act 2015 (Australia) is federal legislation that modernised the rules of succession to the Australian Crown in line with changes agreed by Commonwealth realms, including ending male preference primogeniture and removing disqualification for marrying a Catholic.
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C.
Royal Succession Act 2013 (New Zealand)
The Royal Succession Act 2013 (New Zealand) is legislation that modernised the rules for determining New Zealand’s next monarch, aligning them with contemporary UK succession reforms such as ending male preference and restrictions based on marriage to Catholics.
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D.
Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013
The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 is a landmark UK law that legalized civil marriage for same-sex couples in England and Wales, granting them equal marriage rights to opposite-sex couples.
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E.
Bill C-31 (1985)
Bill C-31 (1985) is a Canadian legislative amendment that reformed the Indian Act by restoring status to many Indigenous women and their descendants who had lost it through discriminatory provisions, and by changing rules around band membership and status transmission.
- 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: Succession to the Throne Act, 2013 (Canada) Target entity description: The Succession to the Throne Act, 2013 (Canada) is federal legislation that modernized the rules of royal succession for the Canadian Crown in line with changes agreed upon by Commonwealth realms.
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A.
Succession to the Crown Act 2013
The Succession to the Crown Act 2013 is a UK law that modernized the rules of royal succession, notably ending male-preference primogeniture and removing disqualification for marrying a Roman Catholic.
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B.
Royal Succession Act 2015 (Australia)
The Royal Succession Act 2015 (Australia) is federal legislation that modernised the rules of succession to the Australian Crown in line with changes agreed by Commonwealth realms, including ending male preference primogeniture and removing disqualification for marrying a Catholic.
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C.
Royal Succession Act 2013 (New Zealand)
The Royal Succession Act 2013 (New Zealand) is legislation that modernised the rules for determining New Zealand’s next monarch, aligning them with contemporary UK succession reforms such as ending male preference and restrictions based on marriage to Catholics.
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D.
Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013
The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 is a landmark UK law that legalized civil marriage for same-sex couples in England and Wales, granting them equal marriage rights to opposite-sex couples.
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E.
Bill C-31 (1985)
Bill C-31 (1985) is a Canadian legislative amendment that reformed the Indian Act by restoring status to many Indigenous women and their descendants who had lost it through discriminatory provisions, and by changing rules around band membership and status transmission.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of Canada
ⓘ
Canadian federal statute ⓘ |
| affects |
order of succession to the throne of Canada
ⓘ
rules of succession to the Canadian Crown ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Canada as a Commonwealth realm
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian system of constitutional monarchy
|
| basedOn | request and consent to United Kingdom legislation ⓘ |
| category |
2013 in Canadian law
ⓘ
Canadian constitutional law ⓘ Monarchy in Canada ⓘ Succession to the Canadian throne ⓘ
linked to:
British succession law
|
| chamberInvolved |
House of Commons of Canada
ⓘ
Senate of Canada ⓘ |
| constitutionalContext |
Constitution of Canada
ⓘ
Statute of Westminster 1931 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| dateOfRoyalAssent | 2013-03-27 ⓘ |
| government |
Government of Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
|
| hasTitleYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| implementsAgreement | Perth Agreement ⓘ |
| introduces | absolute primogeniture for the line of succession, in coordination with the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalForm | assent statute ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of Canada ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to assent to alterations in the law touching the Succession to the Throne ⓘ |
| modernizes |
rules of male-preference primogeniture for the Canadian Crown
ⓘ
rules on marriage to Roman Catholics in the line of succession ⓘ |
| monarchConcerned | Elizabeth II ⓘ |
| monarchTitle |
King of Canada
ⓘ
Queen of Canada ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian constitutional monarchy framework ⓘ |
| purpose |
to align Canadian succession rules with those of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
to assent to changes to the rules of succession to the throne ⓘ to modernize the rules of royal succession for the Canadian Crown ⓘ |
| realm |
Commonwealth realm
ⓘ
linked to:
Commonwealth realms
|
| realmCoordination | enacted in concert with other Commonwealth realms ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Succession to the Crown Act 2013 (United Kingdom)
ⓘ
linked to:
Succession to the Crown Act 2013
|
| removes | disqualification arising from marriage to a Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| royalAssentBy | Governor General of Canada ⓘ |
| shortTitle |
Succession to the Throne Act, 2013
ⓘ
linked to:
Succession to the Throne Act, 2013 (Canada)
|
| status | in force ⓘ |
| subject |
Canadian Crown
ⓘ
linked to:
Crown in right of Canada
royal succession ⓘ succession to the Canadian throne ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2013 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Succession to the Throne Act, 2013 (Canada) Description of subject: The Succession to the Throne Act, 2013 (Canada) is federal legislation that modernized the rules of royal succession for the Canadian Crown in line with changes agreed upon by Commonwealth realms.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Succession to the Throne Act, 2013 (Canada)
linked to: Succession to the Throne Act, 2013 (Canada)