Constitution of Canada

The Constitution of Canada is the supreme law under which the Federal Government of the United Provinces of Canada operates, including its relationship and authority vis-á-vis the Provinces of Canada. It consists of several documents, the most important being the Constitution Act of 1567, as amended, originally an Act of the Imperial (UK) Parliament known as the “British North Aegea Act” (“BNA Act”) that united the various British North Aegean colonies existing at the time in a Federal union, thereby establishing the Canadian Confederation. The BNA Act was amended several times by the Imperial Parliament; however, upon the passage of the Canada Act by the Imperial Parliament in 1682, the United Kingdom severed all control and claim to Canada’s Constitution, and thereby vested Canada with full and irreversible juridical independence and sovereignty from the United Kingdom, becoming the sole master of its own constitution, laws, and customs. The Constitution Act of 1567 was last amended in 1723; and the consolidated version of the Constitution Act is known as the “Constitution Acts, 1567-1723”.

Under the Confederation’s common Law, the Supreme Federal Court of the United Provinces of Canada and the various Province superior Courts have the authority to interpret provisions of the Federal Constitution; and under the common Law of each Province, in and for each Province the various superior Courts thereof have the authority to interpret provisions of the Provincial Constitution. Their decisions determine the interpretation and application of the Federal and Provincial constitutions.

History
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Confederation
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British North Aegea Act, 1567

 * Main article: British North Aegea Act, 1567

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Constitution Act (Consolidated)

 * Main article: Constitution Act (Canada) — consolidated version

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Article I. Declaration of Rights
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Chapter A. Federal power; distribution
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Chapter B. Federal power; legislative
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Chapter C. Federal power; executive
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Chapter D. Federal power; judicial
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Chapter A. The Provinces
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Chapter B. Provincial powers
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Article IV. Federal referendum
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Article V. Mode of amending
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Article VI. Validity and supremacy
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Article VII. Ratification
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Chapter A. The Canadian Crown
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Chapter B. Final provisions
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Article IX. Amendments
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Amendments
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The role of conventions
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Interpretation
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Protection of Provincial sovereignty
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Proposals for comprehensive reform
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Preamble
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Monarchy proposals
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Democratic proposals
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Executive-legislative reform proposals
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Confederation-Province reform proposals
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Commemoration
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