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In this respect, the proposed Act is unlike federal competition legislation, which has been held to fall under s. 91(2) of the Constitution Act, 1867. It would regulate all aspects of contracts for securities within the provinces, including all aspects of public protection and professional competence within the provinces.
Section 91 of the Constitution Act, 1867 (French: article 91 de la Loi constitutionnelle de 1867) is a provision in the Constitution of Canada that sets out the legislative powers of the federal Parliament. The federal powers in section 91 are balanced by the list of provincial legislative powers set out in section 92 of the Constitution Act, 1867.
It found that the overarching purposes of the Constitution Act, 1867 were settlement, expansion and development of the Dominion; that building a transcontinental railroad was integral to those purposes, that section 91(24) of the Constitution Act, 1867, the power over "Indians," was related to these purposes, that by section 91(24) the Framers ...
The Parliament of Canada has exclusive jurisdiction to regulate matters relating to bankruptcy and insolvency, by virtue of Section 91(2) of the Constitution Act, 1867. It has passed the following statutes as a result: The Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act ("BIA") [1] The Companies' Creditors Arrangements Act ("CCAA") [2] The Farm Debt Mediation ...
The British North America (No. 2) Act, 1949 amended the division of powers in the Constitution Act, 1867, by adding section 91(1). This limited which portions of the constitution that the Parliament of Canada could unilaterally amend. One rule that Parliament could not unilaterally amend was that the House of Commons could not last for more ...
English. Read; Edit; View history; Tools. ... Section 91(2) of the Constitution Act, 1867; Section 91(27) of the Constitution Act, 1867 ... Wikipedia® is a ...
The Constitution Act, 1867 (French: Loi constitutionnelle de 1867), [1] originally enacted as the British North America Act, 1867 (BNA Act), is a major part of the Constitution of Canada. The act created a federal dominion and defines much of the operation of the Government of Canada, including its federal structure, the House of Commons, the ...
The National Assembly passed a resolution to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 by eliminating the application in Quebec of paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 93. The House of Commons and the Senate also passed the resolution, and the provision was added to the Constitution Act, 1867 as section 93A. [28]