the Constitution Act 1867

GPTKB entity

Statements (66)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Constitutional law
gptkbp:amends gptkb:Constitution_Act_1982
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:John_A._Macdonald
gptkb:Charles_Monck
George-Étienne Cartier
gptkbp:composedOf Sections 1 to 146
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:Senate_of_Canada
House of Commons of Canada
gptkbp:defines Powers of the Governor General
gptkbp:divisions Powers between federal and provincial governments
gptkbp:effectiveDate July 1, 1867
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:British_North_America_Act_1867
gptkbp:established gptkb:Dominion_of_Canada
Judicial_system_of_Canada
gptkbp:facilitates gptkb:Confederation_of_Canada
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Constitution Act 1867
gptkbp:includes Constitutional_provisions_for_Canada
gptkbp:influenced Subsequent_constitutional_reforms_in_Canada
gptkbp:is_a_document_that Establishes the rule of law
Defines the responsibilities of provincial governments
Includes provisions for the establishment of a national foreign policy
Includes provisions for the establishment of a national energy policy
Includes provisions for the protection of minority rights
Includes provisions for the establishment of a national telecommunications policy
Includes provisions for the establishment of a national railway
Includes provisions for the establishment of a national defense system
Outlines the division of powers
Provides for the amendment process
Includes provisions for the establishment of a national cultural policy
Includes provisions for the establishment of a national currency
Includes provisions for the establishment of a national sports policy
Includes provisions for the admission of new provinces
Includes provisions for the establishment of a national transportation policy
Includes provisions for the establishment of a national trade policy
Includes provisions for the establishment of a national education system
Includes provisions for the establishment of new territories
Includes provisions for the establishment of a national security policy
Includes provisions for the establishment of a national social policy
Defines the responsibilities of the federal government
Includes provisions for the establishment of a national immigration policy
Includes provisions for the establishment of a national postal service
Includes provisions for the establishment of a national labor policy
Includes provisions for the establishment of a national environmental policy
Includes provisions for the establishment of a national housing policy
Includes provisions for the establishment of a national health care system
Significance_to_Indigenous_rights
gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of Canadian_history
gptkbp:is_a_platform_for Provincial autonomy
Canadian_federalism
Government_structure_in_Canada
gptkbp:is_a_source_of Legal_authority_in_Canada
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of Constitutional debates
Judicial interpretation
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Canadian_Constitution
gptkbp:is_referenced_in Canadian_sovereignty
Canadian_political_discourse
gptkbp:is_studied_in Legal studies
gptkbp:is_used_in Canadian_legal_cases
gptkbp:legalStatus Intergovernmental relations
gptkbp:maintainedBy gptkb:Archives_of_Canada
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:British_North_America_Act,_1867
gptkbp:provides Federal and provincial elections
gptkbp:recognizes French_and_English_as_official_languages
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:British_North_America_Act_1867
gptkbp:taught Canadian_schools