Section 91 (federal powers)

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gptkbp:instanceOf section of the Constitution Act, 1867
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Section_91_of_the_British_North_America_Act,_1867
gptkbp:approvedBy Parliament to make laws for peace, order, and good government of Canada
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Section_92_(provincial_powers)
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1867
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Section 91 (federal powers)
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:legalCitation gptkb:RSC_1985,_Appendix_II,_No._5
gptkbp:listsPowerOver gptkb:Indians_and_lands_reserved_for_Indians
gptkb:citizenship
gptkb:currency
gptkb:fish
gptkb:post_office
gptkb:crime
banking
defence
taxation
copyright
militant
patents
trade and commerce
weights and measures
bankruptcy and insolvency
marriage and divorce
census and statistics
immigration (shared with provinces)
interprovincial and international transportation
naturalization and aliens
navigation and shipping
telegraphs and other forms of communication
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Constitution_Act,_1867
gptkbp:powers gptkb:Parliament_of_Canada
gptkbp:purpose enumerates federal legislative powers
gptkbp:subject federal jurisdiction
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:BNA_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5