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The Constitution of Canada is a large number of documents that have been entrenched in the constitution by various means. Regardless of how documents became entrenched, together those documents form the supreme law of Canada; no non-constitutional law may conflict with them, and none of them may be changed without following the amending formula given in Part V of the Constitution Act, 1982.
This is a list of significant documents related to the history of the Constitution of Canada, some of which constitute part of the Constitution itself. (see List of Canadian constitutional documents for a list of documents that make up the Constitution).
The Constitution of Canada (French: Constitution du Canada) is the supreme law in Canada. [1] It outlines Canada's system of government and the civil and human rights of those who are citizens of Canada and non-citizens in Canada. [ 2 ]
Canada Act 1982; Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms; Canadian constitutional law; Charlottetown Accord; Citizens' Forum on Canada's Future; Clergy Reserves in Canada Act 1840; Colonial Laws Validity Act 1865; Constitution Act, 1867; Constitution Act, 1871; Constitution Act, 1886; Constitution Act, 1982; Constitutional Act 1791 ...
Canadian constitutional law (French: droit constitutionnel du Canada) is the area of Canadian law relating to the interpretation and application of the Constitution of Canada by the courts. All laws of Canada, both provincial and federal, must conform to the Constitution and any laws inconsistent with the Constitution have no force or effect.
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 ...
Sections 41 and 42 of the Constitution Act, 1982, thus appear to include the Supreme Court of Canada in the Constitution of Canada. However, this conclusion is questionable because the "Constitution of Canada" is expressly defined in s. 52(2) as a set of 30 instruments that does not include the Supreme Court Act. Some scholars, including Peter ...
Constitution Act, 1867 (UK), 30 & 31 Victoria, c. 3 (UK). Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Part I of the Constitution Act, 1982, being Schedule B of the Canada Act 1982 (UK), 1982, c. 11 (UK). [7] Another option is to cite to reproductions of the constitutional enactments in Appendix II of the Revised Statutes of Canada 1985.