(FORMERLY THE BRITISH NORTH AMERICA ACT, 1867)
Table of Contents
PREAMBLE
I. PRELIMINARY (1-2)
1. Short Title
2. Application of Provisions Referring to the Queen
II. UNION (3-8)
3. Declaration of Union
4. Construction of Subsequent Provisions of Act
5. Four Provinces
6. Provinces of Ontario and Quebec
7. Provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
8. Decennial Census
III. EXECUTIVE POWER (9-16)
9. Declaration of Executive Power in the Queen
10. Application of Provisions Referring to Governor-General
11. Constitution of Privy Council for Canada
12. All Powers Under Acts to Be Exercised By Governor-General with Advice of Privy Council, or Alone
13. Application of Provisions Referring to Governor General in Council
14. Power to Her Majesty to Authorize Governor General to Appoint Deputies
15. Command of Armed Forces to Continue to be Vested in the Queen
16. Seat of Government of Canada
IV. LEGISLATIVE POWER (17-57)
17. Constitution of Parliament of Canada
18. Privileges, etc., of Houses
19. First Session of the Parliament of Canada
20. Yearly Session of the Parliament of Canada
21. Number of Senators
22. Representation of Provinces in Senate
23. Qualifications of Senator
24. Summons of Senator
25. Summons of First Body of Senators
26. Addition of Senators in certain Cases
27. Reduction of Senate to Normal Number
28. Maximum Number of Senators
29. (1)Tenure of Place in Senate
29. (2)Retirement Upon Attaining Age of Seventy-Five Years
30. Resignation of Place in Senate
31. Disqualification of Senators
32. Summons on Vacancy in Senate
33. Questions as to Qualifications and Vacancies in Senate
34. Appointment of Speaker of Senate
35. Quorum of Senate
36. Voting in Senate
37. Constitution of House of Commons in Canada
38. Summoning of House of Commons
39. Senators Not to Sit in House of Commons
40. Electoral Districts of the Four Provinces
41. Continuance of Existing Election Laws Until Parliament of Canada Otherwise Provides
42. Writs for First Election
43. As to Casual Vacancies
44. As to Election of Speaker of House of Commons
45. As to Filling Up Vacancy in Office of Speaker
46. Speaker to Preside
47. Provision in Case of Absence of Speaker
48. Quorum of House of Commons
49. Voting in House of Commons
50. Duration of House of Commons
51. Decennial Readjustment of Representation
51.(1) Readjustment of Representation in Commons
1-2. Rules
(2) Yukon Territory and Northwest Territories
51A. Constitution of House of Commons
52. Increase of Number of House of Commons
53. Appropriation and Tax Bills
54. Recommendation of Money Votes
55. Royal Assent to Bills, etc.
56. Disallowance by Order in Council of Act Assented to By Governor General
57. Signification of Queen’s Pleasure on Bill Reserved
V. PROVINCIAL CONSTITUTIONS (58-90)
58. Appointment of Lieutenant Governors of Provinces
59. Tenure of Office of Lieutenant Governor
60. Salaries of Lieutenant Governors
61. Oaths, etc., of Lieutenant Governor
62. Application of Provisions Referring to Lieutenant Governor
63. Appointment of Executive Officers for Ontario and Quebec
64. Executive Government of Nova Scotia
65. Powers to be Exercised by Lieutenant Governor of Ontario or Quebec with Advice, or Alone
66. Application of Provisions Referring to Lieutenant Governor in Council
67. Administration in Absence, etc., of Lieutenant Governor
68. Seats of Provincial Governments
69. Legislature for Ontario
70. Electoral Districts
71. Legislature for Quebec
72. Constitution of Legislative Council
73. Qualification of Legislative Councillors
74. Resignation, Disqualification, etc.
75. Vacancies
76. Questions as to Vacancies, etc.
77. Speaker of Legislative Council
78. Quorum of Legislative Council
79. Voting in Legislative Council
80. Constitution of Legislative Assembly of Quebec
81. First Session of Legislatures
82. Summoning of Legislative Assemblies
83. Restriction on Election of Holders Offices
84. Continuance of Existing Election Laws
85. Duration of Legislative Assemblies
86. Yearly Session of Legislature
87. Speaker, Quorum, etc.
88. Constitutions of Legislatures of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
89. First Elections
90. Application to Legislatures of Provisions Respecting Money Votes, etc.
VI. DISTRIBUTION OF LEGISLATIVE POWERS (91-95)
91. Legislative Authority of Parliament of Canada
1-29. Amendment as to Legislative Authority of Parliament of Canada
92. Subjects of Exclusive Provincial Legislation
92A.(1) Laws Respecting Non-Renewable Natural Resources, Forestry Resources and Electrical Energy
(2) Export From Provinces of Resources
(3) Authority of Parliament
(4) Taxation of Resources
(5) “Primary Production”
(6) Existing Powers or Rights
93. Legislation Respecting Education
94. Legislation for Uniformity of Laws in Three Provinces
94A. Legislation Respecting Old Age Pensions and Supplementary Benefits
95. Concurrent Powers of Legislation Respecting Agriculture, etc.
VII. JUDICATURE (96-101)
96. Appointment of Judges
97. Selections of Judges in Ontario, etc.
98. Selection of Judges in Quebec
99. Tenure of Office of Judges
100. Salaries, etc., of Judges
101. General Court of Appeal, etc.
VIII. REVENUES; DEBTS; ASSETS; TAXATION (102-126)
102. Creation of Consolidated Revenue Fund
103. Expenses of Collection, etc.
104. Interest of Provincial Public Debts
105. Salary of Governor General
106. Appropriation from Time to Time
107. Transfer of Stocks, etc.
108. Transfer of Property in Schedule
109. Property in Lands, Mines, etc.
110. Assets Connected With Provincial Debts
111. Canada to be Liable for Provincial Debts
112. Debts of Ontario and Quebec
113. Assets of Ontario and Quebec
114. Debt of Nova Scotia
115. Debt of New Brunswick
116. Payment of Interest to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
117. Provincial Public Property
118. Grants to Provinces
119. Further Grant to New Brunswick
120. Form of Payments
121. Canadian Manufactures, etc.
122. Continuance of Customs and Excise Laws
123. Exportation and Importation as Between Two Provinces
124. Lumber Dues in New Brunswick
125. Exemption of Public Lands, etc.
126. Provincial Consolidated Revenue Fund
IX. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (127-144)
127. As to Legislative Councillors of Provinces Becoming Senators
128. Oaths of Allegiance, etc.
129. Continuance of Existing Laws, Courts, Officers, etc.
130. Transfer of Officers to Canada
131. Appointment of New Officers
132. Treaty Obligations
133. Use of English and French Languages
134. Appointment of Executive Officers for Ontario and Quebec
135. Powers, Duties, etc. of Executive Officers
136. Great Seals
137. Construction of Temporary Acts
138. As to Errors in names
139. As to Issue of Proclamations Before Union, to Commence After Union
140. As to Issue of Proclamations After Union
141. Penitentiary
142. Arbitration Respecting Debts, etc.
143. Division of Records
144. Constitution of Townships in Quebec
X. INTERCOLONIAL RAILWAY (145)
145. Duty of Government and Parliament of Canada to Make Railway Herein Described
XI. ADMISSION OF OTHER COLONIES (146)
146. Power to Admit Newfoundland, etc., into the Union
147. As to Representation of Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island in Senate
SCHEDULES
[Note: The present short title was substituted for the
original short title (in italics) by the Constitution Act, 1982 (No. 44 infra).]
30 & 31 Victoria, c. 3 (U.K.)
An Act for the Union of Canada, Nova Scotia,
and New Brunswick, and the Government
thereof; and for Purposes connected therewith
[29th March 1867]
Whereas the Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick have expressed their Desire to be federally united into One Dominion under the Crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, with a Constitution similar in Principle to that of the United Kingdom:
And whereas such a Union would conduce to the Welfare of the Provinces and promote the Interests of the British Empire:
And whereas on the Establishment of the Union by Authority of Parliament it is expedient, not only that the Constitution of the Legislative Authority in the Dominion be provided for, but also that the Nature of the Executive Government therein be declared:
And whereas it is expedient that Provision be made for the eventual Admission into the Union of other Parts of British North America:
Be it therefore enacted and declared by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, as follows:
[Note: The enacting clause was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act, 1893 (No. 17 infra).]
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I. PRELIMINARY
1. This Act may be cited as The British North America Act, 1867.
1. This Act may be cited as the Constitution Act, 1867. [Note: Section 1 (in italics) was repealed and the new section substituted by the Constitution Act, 1982 (No. 44 infra).]
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2. The Provisions of this Act referring to Her Majesty the Queen extend also to the Heirs and Successors of Her Majesty, Kings and Queens of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
[Note: Repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act, 1893 (No. 17 infra).]
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II. UNION
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3. It shall be lawful for the Queen, by and with the Advice of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council, to declare by Proclamation that, on and after a Day therein appointed, not being more than Six Months after the passing of this Act, the Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick shall form and be One Dominion under the Name of Canada; and on and after that Day those Three Provinces shall form and be One Dominion under that Name accordingly.
[Note: The first day of July, 1867 was fixed by proclamation dated May 22, 1867.]
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4. The subsequent Provisions of this Act shall, unless it is otherwise expressed or implied, commence and have effect on and after the Union, that is to say, on and after the Day appointed for the Union taking effect in the Queen’s Proclamation; and in the same Provisions, unless it is otherwise expressed or implied, the Name Canada shall be taken to mean Canada as constituted under this Act.
[Note: The words in italics were repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act, 1893 (No. 17 infra).]
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5. Canada shall be divided into Four Provinces, named Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick.
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6. The Parts of the Province of Canada (as it exists at the passing of this Act) which formerly constituted respectively the Provinces of Upper Canada and Lower Canada shall be deemed to be severed, and shall form Two separate Provinces. The Part which formerly constituted the Province of Upper Canada shall constitute the Province of Ontario; and the Part which formerly constituted the Province of Lower Canada shall constitute the Province of Quebec.
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7. The Provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick shall have the same Limits as at the passing of this Act.
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8. In the general Census of the Population of Canada which is hereby required to be taken in the Year One thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, and in every Tenth Year thereafter, the respective Populations of the Four Provinces shall be distinguished.
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III. EXECUTIVE POWER
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9. The Executive Government and Authority of and over Canada is hereby declared to continue and be vested in the Queen.
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10. The Provisions of this Act referring to the Governor General extend and apply to the Governor General for the Time being of Canada, or other the Chief Executive Officer or Administrator for the Time being carrying on the Government of Canada on behalf and in the Name of the Queen, by whatever Title he is designated.
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11. There shall be a Council to aid and advise in the Government of Canada, to be styled the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada; and the Persons who are to be Members of that Council shall be from Time to Time chosen and summoned by the Governor General and sworn in as Privy Councillors, and Members thereof may be from Time to Time removed by the Governor General.
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12. All Powers, Authorities, and Functions which under any Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, or of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, or of the Legislature of Upper Canada, Lower Canada, Canada, Nova Scotia, or New Brunswick, are at the Union vested in or exerciseable by the respective Governors or Lieutenant Governors of those Provinces, with the Advice, or with the Advice and Consent, of the respective Executive Councils thereof, or in conjunction with those Councils, or with any Number of Members thereof, or by those Governors or Lieutenant Governors individually, shall, as far as the same continue in existence and capable of being exercised after the Union in relation to the Government of Canada, be vested in and exerciseable by the Governor General, with the Advice or with the Advice and Consent of or in conjunction with the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada, or any Members thereof, or by the Governor General individually, as the Case requires, subject nevertheless (except with respect to such as exist under Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain or of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) to be abolished or altered by the Parliament of Canada.
[Note: See the note to section 129.]
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13. The Provisions of this Act referring to the Governor General in Council shall be construed as referring to the Governor General acting by and with the Advice of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada.
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14. It shall be lawful for the Queen, if Her Majesty thinks fit, to authorize the Governor General from Time to Time to appoint any Person or any Persons jointly or severally to be his Deputy or Deputies within any Part or Parts of Canada, and in that Capacity to exercise during the Pleasure of the Governor General such of the Powers, Authorities, and Functions of the Governor General as the Governor General deems it necessary or expedient to assign to him or them, subject to any Limitations or Directions expressed or given by the Queen; but the Appointment of such a Deputy or Deputies shall not affect the Exercise by the Governor General himself of any Power, Authority, or Function.
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15. The Command-in-Chief of the Land and Naval Militia, and of all Naval and Military Forces, of and in Canada, is hereby declared to continue and be vested in the Queen.
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16. Until the Queen otherwise directs, the Seat of Government of Canada shall be Ottawa.
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IV. LEGISLATIVE POWER
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17. There shall be One Parliament for Canada, consisting of the Queen, an Upper House styled the Senate, and the House of Commons.
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18. The Privileges, Immunities, and Powers to be held, enjoyed, and exercised by the Senate and by the House of Commons and by the Members thereof respectively shall be such as are from Time to Time defined by Act of the Parliament of Canada, but so that the same shall never exceed those at the passing of this Act held, enjoyed, and exercised by the Commons House of Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and by the Members thereof.
18. The privileges, immunities, and powers to be held, enjoyed, and exercised by the Senate and by the House of Commons, and by the members thereof respectively, shall be such as are from time to time defined by Act of the Parliament of Canada, but so that any Act of the Parliament of Canada defining such privileges, immunities, and powers shall not confer any privileges, immunities, or powers exceeding those at the passing of such Act held, enjoyed, and exercised by the Commons House of Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and by the members thereof.
[Note: Section 18 (in italics) was repealed and the new section substituted by the Parliament of Canada Act, 1875 (No. 13 infra).]
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19. The Parliament of Canada shall be called together not later than Six Months after the Union.
[Note: The first session of the first Parliament began on November 6, 1867.]
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20. There shall be a Session of the Parliament of Canada once at least in every Year, so that Twelve Months shall not intervene between the last Sitting of the Parliament in one Session and its first sitting in the next Session.
[Note: Repealed by the Constitution Act, 1982 (No. 44 infra). See also section 5 of that Act, which provides that there shall be a sitting of Parliament at least once every twelve months.]
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The Senate
21. The Senate shall, subject to the Provisions of this Act, consist of Seventy-two Members, who shall be styled Senators.
[Note: The Senate now consists of 104 Members, as amended by the Constitution Act, 1915 (No. 23 infra) and modified by the Newfoundland Act (No. 32 infra) and as again amended by the Constitution Act (No. 2), 1975 (No. 42 infra).]
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22. In relation to the Constitution of the Senate Canada shall be deemed to consist of Three Divisions:
1. Ontario;
2. Quebec;
3. The Maritime Provinces, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick;
which Three Divisions shall (subject to the Provisions of this Act) be equally represented in the Senate as follows: Ontario by Twenty-four Senators; Quebec by Twenty-four Senators; and the Maritime Provinces by Twenty-four Senators, Twelve thereof representing Nova Scotia, and Twelve thereof representing New Brunswick.
In the Case of Quebec each of the Twenty-four Senators representing that Province shall be appointed for One of the Twenty-four Electoral Divisions of Lower Canada specified in Schedule A. to Chapter One of the Consolidated Statutes of Canada.
[Note: Prince Edward Island, on admission into the Union in 1873, became part of the third division with a representation in the Senate of four members, the representation of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick being reduced from twelve to ten members each. See Section 147.
A fourth division represented in the Senate by twenty-four senators and comprising the Western Provinces of Manitoba, British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan, each represented by six senators, was added by the Constitution Act, 1915 (No. 23 infra).
Newfoundland is represented in the Senate by six members. See the Constitution Act, 1915 (No. 23 infra) and the Newfoundland Act (No. 32 infra).
The Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territories are represented in the Senate by one member each. See the Constitution Act (No. 2), 1975 (No. 42 infra).]
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Constitution of the Senate", 5th Parl, 4th Sess (14 May 1886)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "The Senate", 1st Parl, 5th Sess (22 May 1872)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (7 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (2 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (27 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (21 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (16 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (15 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (9 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 February 1865)
- A.T. Galt, "Speech on the Proposed Union of the British North American Provinces" (Delivered at Sherbrooke, 1864).
- UK, Colonial Office, Question of Federation of the British Provinces in America (1858)
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23. The Qualifications of a Senator shall be as follows:
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- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (7 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (2 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (21 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (16 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 February 1865)
- An Act to change the Constitution of the Legislative Council by rendering the same Elective, Prov C, 1856
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1. He shall be of the full age of Thirty Years:
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2. He shall be either a natural-born Subject of the Queen, or a Subject of the Queen naturalized by an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, or of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, or of the Legislature of One of the Provinces of Upper Canada, Lower Canada, Canada, Nova Scotia, or New Brunswick, before the Union, or of the Parliament of Canada after the Union:
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3. He shall be legally or equitably seised as of Freehold for his own Use and Benefit of Lands or Tenements held in Free and Common Socage, or seised or possessed for his own Use and Benefit of Lands or Tenements held in Franc-alleu or in Roture, within the Province for which he is appointed, of the Value of Four thousand Dollars, over and above all Rents, Dues, Debts, Charges, Mortgages, and Incumbrances due or payable out of or charged on or affecting the same:
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4. His Real and Personal Property shall be together worth Four thousand Dollars over and above his Debts and Liabilities:
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5. He shall be resident in the Province for which he is appointed:
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6. In the Case of Quebec he shall have his Real Property Qualification in the Electoral Division for which he is appointed, or shall be resident in that Division.
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[Note: For the purposes of the Constitution Act (No. 2), 1975 (No. 42 infra), the term “Province” in section 23 has the same meaning as is assigned to the term “province” by section 35 of the Interpretation Act (Canada).]
24. The Governor General shall from Time to Time, in the Queen’s Name, by Instrument under the Great Seal of Canada, summon qualified Persons to the Senate; and, subject to the Provisions of this Act, every Person so summoned shall become and be a Member of the Senate and a Senator.
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5th Parl, 4th Sess, (31 May 1886)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5th Parl, 4th Sess, (29 May 1886)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Canadian Pacific Railway", 5th Parl, 4th Sess, (18 May 1886)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Constitution of the Senate", 5th Parl, 4th Sess (14 May 1886)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Dismissal of Quebec Government by the Lieutenant-Governor", 4th Parl, 1st Sess (13 March 1879)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, “Vacancies in the Senate”, 2nd Parl, 1st Sess (23 May 1873)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Vacancies in the Senate", 2nd Parl, 1st Sess (3 March 1873)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "The Senate", 1st Parl, 5th Sess (22 May 1872)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Senate", 1st Parl, 5th Sess (29 April 1872)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (10 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (9 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (3 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (2 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (28 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (27 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (24 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (23 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (21 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (20 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (17 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (16 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (16 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (15 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (14 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (13 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (10 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (9 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (7 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 February 1865)
- A.T. Galt, "Speech on the Proposed Union of the British North American Provinces" (Delivered at Sherbrooke, 1864).
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25. Such Persons shall be first summoned to the Senate as the Queen by Warrant under Her Majesty’s Royal Sign Manual thinks fit to approve, and their Names shall be inserted in the Queen’s Proclamation of Union.
[Note: Repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act, 1893 (No. 17 infra).]
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Dominion Lands in the North-West", 4th Parl, 4th Sess (12 April 1882)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, “Vacancies in the Senate”, 2nd Parl, 1st Sess (23 May 1873)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Vacancies in the Senate", 2nd Parl, 1st Sess (3 March 1873)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Senate", 1st Parl, 5th Sess (29 April 1872)
- An Act relating to the Indemnity to Members and the Salaries of the Speakers, of both Houses of Parliament, C, 1867
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Indemnity to Members", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (19 November 1867)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 1st Parl, 1st Sess (13 November 1867)
- A Proclamation: For Uniting the Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, into One Dominion, under the name of CANADA (UK)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (10 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (2 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (27 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (17 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (16 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (16 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (15 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (14 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (9 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (7 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 February 1865)
- A.T. Galt, "Speech on the Proposed Union of the British North American Provinces" (Delivered at Sherbrooke, 1864).
- Bill 152, An Act to amend Act containing special provisions concerning both Houses of the Provincial Parliament, Prov C, 1860
- An Act for indemnifying the Members of both Houses of the Legislature for their expenses in attending the Sessions thereof, Prov C, 1859
- Bill 313, An Act to reduce the Salaries attached to certain Judicial Offices [...] and to fix the Salaries of the Speakers of the Legislative Council, and of the Legislative Assembly, Prov C, 1852
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26. If at any Time on the Recommendation of the Governor General the Queen thinks fit to direct that Three or Six Members be added to the Senate, the Governor General may by Summons to Three or Sixqualified Persons (as the Case may be), representing equally the Three Divisions of Canada, add to the Senate accordingly.
[Note: The number of members who may be added to the Senate was increased from three or six to four or eight, representing equally the four divisions of Canada. See the Constitution Act, 1915 (No. 23 infra).]
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5th Parl, 4th Sess, (14 May 1886)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Constitution of the Senate", 5th Parl, 4th Sess (14 May 1886)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (3 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (2 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (28 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (20 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (16 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (16 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (10 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (9 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 February 1865)
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27. In case of such Addition being at any Time made, the Governor General shall not summon any Person to the Senate, except on a further like Direction by the Queen on the like Recommendation, until each of the Three Divisions of Canada is represented by Twenty-four Senators and no more.
[Note: Superseded by the Constitution Act, 1915 , paragraph 1(1)(iv), (No. 23 infra). This paragraph reads as follows:
“In case of such addition being at any time made the Governor General of Canada shall not summon any person to the Senate except upon a further like direction by His Majesty the King on the like recommendation to represent one of the four Divisions until such Division is represented by twenty-four senators and no more:”]
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28. The Number of Senators shall not at any Time exceed Seventy-eight.
[Note: The maximum number of senators is now 112, as amended by the Constitution Act, 1915 (No. 23 infra) and the Constitution Act (No. 2), 1975 (No. 42 infra).]
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5th Parl, 4th Sess, (14 May 1886)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Constitution of the Senate", 5th Parl, 4th Sess (14 May 1886)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Currency Bill", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (1 May 1868)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (2 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (27 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (21 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (16 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (9 February 1865)
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29. A Senator shall, subject to the Provisions of this Act, hold his Place in the Senate for Life.
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- Constitution Act, 1965, SC
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Currency Bill", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (1 May 1868)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (3 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (3 February 1865)
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29. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a Senator shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, hold his place in the Senate for life.
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(2) A Senator who is summoned to the Senate after the coming into force of this subsection shall, subject to this Act, hold his place in the Senate until he attains the age of seventy-five years.
[Note: Section 29 (in italics) was repealed and the new section substituted by the Constitution Act, 1965 (No. 39 infra).]
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30. A Senator may by Writing under his Hand addressed to the Governor General resign his Place in the Senate, and thereupon the same shall be vacant.
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- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (24 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 February 1865)
- An Act to change the Constitution of the Legislative Council by rendering the same Elective, Prov C, 1856
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31. The Place of a Senator shall become vacant in any of the following Cases:
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1. If for Two consecutive Sessions of the Parliament he fails to give his Attendance in the Senate:
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2. If he takes an Oath or makes a Declaration or Acknowledgment of Allegiance, Obedience, or Adherence to a Foreign Power, or does an Act whereby he becomes a Subject or Citizen, or entitled to the Rights or Privileges of a Subject or Citizen, of a Foreign Power:
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3. If he is adjudged Bankrupt or Insolvent, or applies for the Benefit of any Law relating to Insolvent Debtors, or becomes a public Defaulter:
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4. If he is attainted of Treason or convicted of Felony or of any infamous Crime:
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5. If he ceases to be qualified in respect of Property or of Residence; provided, that a Senator shall not be deemed to have ceased to be qualified in respect of Residence by reason only of his residing at the Seat of the Government of Canada while holding an Office under that Government requiring his Presence there.
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32. When a Vacancy happens in the Senate by Resignation, Death, or otherwise, the Governor General shall by Summons to a fit and qualified Person fill the Vacancy.
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- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (27 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (24 February 1865)
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33. If any Question arises respecting the Qualification of a Senator or a Vacancy in the Senate the same shall be heard and determined by the Senate.
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34. The Governor General may from Time to Time, by Instrument under the Great Seal of Canada, appoint a Senator to be Speaker of the Senate, and may remove him and appoint another in his Stead.
[Note: See also the Canadian Speaker (Appointment of Deputy) Act, 1895 (No. 18 infra) and the provisions concerning the Speaker of the Senate in the Parliament of Canada Act (Canada).]
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- Canada, Senate Debates, "The Speakership of the Senate", 6th Parl, 2nd Sess (16 April 1888)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (17 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (16 February 1865)
- An Act to change the Constitution of the Legislative Council by rendering the same Elective, Prov C, 1856
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35. Until the Parliament of Canada otherwise provides, the Presence of at least Fifteen Senators, including the Speaker, shall be necessary to constitute a Meeting of the Senate for the Exercise of its Powers.
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36. Questions arising in the Senate shall be decided by a Majority of Voices, and the Speaker shall in all Cases have a Vote, and when the Voices are equal the Decision shall be deemed to be in the Negative.
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37. The House of Commons shall, subject to the Provisions of this Act, consist of One hundred and eighty-one Members, of whom Eighty-two shall be elected for Ontario, Sixty-five for Quebec, Nineteen for Nova Scotia, and Fifteen for New Brunswick.
[Note: On October 31, 1987, the House of Commons consisted of 282 members: 95 for Ontario, 75 for Quebec, II for Nova Scotia, 10 for New Brunswick, 14 for Manitoba, 28 for British Columbia, 4 for Prince Edward Island, 21 for Alberta, 14 for Saskatchewan, 7 for Newfoundland, 1 for the Yukon Territory and 2 for the Northwest Territories.
These figures result from the application of section 51 as re-enacted by the Constitution Act, 1974 (No. 40 infra) and amended by the Constitution Act (No. 1), 1975 (No. 41 infra), and of the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (Canada).]
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- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (28 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 February 1865)
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38. The Governor General shall from Time to Time, in the Queen’s Name, by Instrument under the Great Seal of Canada, summon and call together the House of Commons.
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39. A Senator shall not be capable of being elected or of sitting or voting as a Member of the House of Commons.
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "The Senate", 1st Parl, 5th Sess (22 May 1872)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, “Independence of the Senate”, 1st Parl, 4th Sess (27 March 1871)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Indemnity to Members", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (19 November 1867)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 February 1865)
- An Act to change the Constitution of the Legislative Council by rendering the same Elective, Prov C, 1856
- An Act for better securing the Independence of the Legislative Assembly of this Province, Prov C, 1844
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40. Until the Parliament of Canada otherwise provides, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick shall, for the Purposes of the Election of Members to serve in the House of Commons, be divided into Electoral Districts as follows:
1. ONTARIOOntario shall be divided into the Counties, Ridings of Counties, Cities, Parts of Cities, and Towns enumerated in the First Schedule to this Act, each whereof shall be an Electoral District, each such District as numbered in that Schedule being entitled to return One Member.
2. QUEBECQuebec shall be divided into Sixty-five Electoral Districts, composed of the Sixty-five Electoral Divisions into which Lower Canada is at the passing of this Act divided under Chapter Two of the Consolidated Statutes of Canada, Chapter Seventy-five of the Consolidated Statutes for Lower Canada, and the Act of the Province of Canada of the Twenty-third Year of the Queen, Chapter One, or any other Act amending the same in force at the Union, so that each such Electoral Division shall be for the Purposes of this Act an Electoral District entitled to return One Member.
3. NOVA SCOTIAEach of the Eighteen Counties of Nova Scotia shall be an Electoral District. The County of Halifax shall be entitled to return Two Members, and each of the other Counties One Member.
4. NEW BRUNSWICKEach of the Fourteen Counties into which New Brunswick is divided, including the City and County of St. John, shall be an Electoral District. The City of St. John shall also be a separate Electoral District. Each of those Fifteen Electoral Districts shall be entitled to return One Member.
[Note: The federal electoral districts of the 10 provinces and the Northwest Territories are now set out in the schedule to Proclamations issued from time to time pursuant to the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (Canada), as amended for particular districts by other Acts of Parliament.
The electoral district of the Yukon Territory is set out in section 30 of the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (Canada).]
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5th Parl, 1st Sess, (12 February 1888)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5th Parl, 2nd Sess, (14 March 1884)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Supperannuation of Civil Servants", 5th Parl, 1st Sess (25 April 1883)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "King's County (P.E.I.) Election", 5th Parl, 1st Sess (25 April 1883)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5th Parl, 1st Sess (12 February 1883)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (27 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (22 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (20 February 1865)
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41. Until the Parliament of Canada otherwise provides, all Laws in force in the several Provinces at the Union relative to the following Matters or any of them, namely,—the Qualifications and Disqualifications of Persons to be elected or to sit or vote as Members of the House of Assembly or Legislative Assembly in the several Provinces, the Voters at Elections of such Members, the Oaths to be taken by Voters, the Returning Officers, their Powers and Duties, the Proceedings at Elections, the Periods during which Elections may be continued, the Trial of controverted Elections, and Proceedings incident thereto, the vacating of Seats of Members, and the Execution of new Writs in case of Seats vacated otherwise than by Dissolution,—shall respectively apply to Elections of Members to serve in the House of Commons for the same several Provinces.
Provided that, until the Parliament of Canada otherwise provides, at any Election for a Member of the House of Commons for the District of Algoma, in addition to Persons qualified by the Law of the Province of Canada to vote, every Male British Subject, aged Twenty-one Years or upwards, being a Householder, shall have a Vote.
[Note: The principal provisions concerning elections are now found in the Parliament of Canada Act, Canada Elections Act and Dominion Controverted Elections Act (all three enacted by Canada). The right to vote and hold office is provided for in section 3 of the Constitution Act, 1982 (No. 44 infra).]
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Canadian Pacific Railway", 4th Parl, 4th Sess (19 April 1882)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (15 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 February 1865)
- An Act to change the Constitution of the Legislative Council by rendering the same Elective, Prov C, 1856
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42. For the First Election of Members to serve in the House of Commons the Governor General shall cause Writs to be issued by such Person, in such Form, and addressed to such Returning Officers as he thinks fit.
The Person issuing Writs under this Section shall have the like Powers as are possessed at the Union by the Officers charged with the issuing of Writs for the Election of Members to serve in the respective House of Assembly or Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, Nova Scotia, or New Brunswick; and the Returning Officers to whom Writs are directed under this Section shall have the like Powers as are possessed at the Union by the Officers charged with the returning of Writs for the Election of Members to serve in the same respective House of Assembly or Legislative Assembly.
[Note: Repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act, 1893 (No. 17 infra).]
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43.In case a Vacancy in the Representation in the House of Commons of any Electoral District happens before the Meeting of the Parliament, or after the Meeting of the Parliament before Provision is made by the Parliament in this Behalf, the Provisions of the last foregoing Section of this Act shall extend and apply to the issuing and returning of a Writ in respect of such Vacant District.
[Note: Repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act, 1893 (No. 17 infra).]
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44. The House of Commons on its first assembling after a General Election shall proceed with all practicable Speed to elect One of its Members to be Speaker.
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45. In case of a Vacancy happening in the Office of Speaker by Death, Resignation, or otherwise, the House of Commons shall with all practicable Speed proceed to elect another of its Members to be Speaker.
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46. The Speaker shall preside at all Meetings of the House of Commons.
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47. Until the Parliament of Canada otherwise provides, in case of the Absence for any Reason of the Speaker from the Chair of the House of Commons for a Period of Forty-eight consecutive Hours, the House may elect another of its Members to act as Speaker, and the Member so elected shall during the Continuance of such Absence of the Speaker have and execute all the Powers, Privileges, and Duties of Speaker.
[Note: See also the provisions concerning the Speaker of the House of Commons in the Parliament of Canada Act (Canada).]
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48. The Presence of at least Twenty Members of the House of Commons shall be necessary to constitute a Meeting of the House for the Exercise of its Powers, and for that Purpose the Speaker shall be reckoned as a Member.
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49. Questions arising in the House of Commons shall be decided by a Majority of Voices other than that of the Speaker, and when the Voices are equal, but not otherwise, the Speaker shall have a Vote.
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50. Every House of Commons shall continue for Five Years from the Day of the Return of the Writs for choosing the House (subject to be sooner dissolved by the Governor General), and nolonger
[Note: See for an extension of this term the British North America Act, 1916 (No. 24 infra). See also section 4 of the Constitution Act, 1982 (No. 44 infra).]
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Canadian Pacific Railway", 4th Parl, 4th Sess (19 April 1882)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 February 1865)
- A.T. Galt, "Speech on the Proposed Union of the British North American Provinces" (Delivered at Sherbrooke, 1864).
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51. On the Completion of the Census in the Year One thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, and of each subsequent decennial Census, the Representation of the Four Provinces shall be readjusted by such Authority, in such Manner, and from such Time, as the Parliament of Canada from Time to Time provides, subject and according to the following Rules:
1. Quebec shall have the fixed Number of Sixty- five Members:
2. There shall be assigned to each of the other Provinces such a Number of Members as will bear the same Proportion to the Number of its Population (ascertained at such Census) as the Number Sixty-five bears to the Number of the Population of Quebec (so ascertained):
3. In the Computation of the Number of Members for a Province a fractional Part not exceeding One Half of the whole Number requisite for entitling the Province to a Member shall be disregarded; but a fractional Part exceeding One Half of that Number shall be equivalent to the whole Number:
4. On any such Re-adjustment the Number of Members for a Province shall not be reduced unless the Proportion which the Number of the Population of the Province bore to the Number of the aggregate Population of Canada at the then last preceding Re-adjustment of the Number of Members for the Province is ascertained at the then latest Census to be diminished by One Twentieth Part or upwards:
5. Such Re-adjustment shall not take effect until the Termination of the then existing Parliament.
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Redistribution of Seats", 4th Parl, 4th Sess (8 May 1882)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (13 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (10 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (9 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (7 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (3 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (2 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (27 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (24 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (23 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (22 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (21 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (20 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (17 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (16 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (16 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (15 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (14 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (9 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 February 1865)
- A.T. Galt, "Speech on the Proposed Union of the British North American Provinces" (Delivered at Sherbrooke, 1864).
- UK, Colonial Office, Question of Federation of the British Provinces in America (1858)
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51. (1) The number of members of the House of Commons and the representation of the provinces therein shall, on the coming into force of this subsection and thereafter on the completion of each decennial census, be readjusted by such authority, in such manner, and from such time as the Parliament of Canada from time to time provides, subject and according to the following rules:
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1. There shall be assigned to each of the provinces a number of members equal to the number obtained by dividing the total population of the provinces by two hundred and seventy-nine and by dividing the population of each province by the quotient so obtained, counting any remainder in excess of 0.50 as one after the said process of division.
2. If the total number of members that would be assigned to a province by the application of rule 1 is less than the total number assigned to that province on the date of coming into force of this subsection, there shall be added to the number of members so assigned such number of members as will result in the province having the same number of members as were assigned on that date.
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(2) The Yukon Territory as bounded and described in the schedule to chapter Y-2 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, shall be entitled to one member, and the Northwest Territories as bounded and described in section 2 of chapter N-22 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, shall be entitled to two members.
[Note: The original section 51 (in italics) was repealed and a new section 51 substituted by the British North America Act, 1946 (No. 30 infra).
The section enacted in 1946 was repealed and a new section 51 substituted by the British North America Act, 1952 (No. 36 infra).
Subsection (1) of the section 51 enacted in 1952 was repealed and a new subsection 51(1) substituted by the Constitution Act, 1974 (No. 40 infra). The subsection 51(1) enacted in 1974 was repealed and the present subsection 51(1) substituted by the Constitution Act, 1985 (Representation) (No. 47 infra).
Subsection (2) of the section 51 enacted in 1952 was repealed and the present subsection 51(2) substituted by the Constitution Act (No. 1), 1975 (No. 41 infra).
The words from “of the census” to “seventy-one and” and the word “subsequent” of the original section had previously been repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act, 1893 (No. 17 infra).]
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51A. Notwithstanding anything in this Act a province shall always be entitled to a number of members in the House of Commons not less than the number of senators representing such province.
[Note: Added by the Constitution Act, 1915 (No. 23 infra).]
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52. The Number of Members of the House of Commons may be from Time to Time increased by the Parliament of Canada, provided the proportionate Representation of the Provinces prescribed by this Act is not thereby disturbed.
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- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (13 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (9 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (7 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (3 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (2 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (27 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (24 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (23 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (22 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (21 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (20 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (17 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (16 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (15 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (14 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 February 1865)
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Money Votes; Royal Assent
53. Bills for appropriating any Part of the Public Revenue, or for imposing any Tax or Impost, shall originate in the House of Commons.
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Better Translation of the British North America Act", 3rd Parl, 5th Sess (13 March 1878)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (3 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 February 1865)
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54. It shall not be lawful for the House of Commons to adopt or pass any Vote, Resolution, Address, or Bill for the Appropriation of any Part of the Public Revenue, or of any Tax or Impost, to any Purpose that has not been first recommended to that House by Message of the Governor General in the Session in which such Vote, Resolution, Address, or Bill is proposed.
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55. Where a Bill passed by the Houses of the Parliament is presented to the Governor General for the Queen’s Assent, he shall declare, according to his Discretion, but subject to the Provisions of this Act and to Her Majesty’s Instructions, either that he assents thereto in the Queen’s Name, or that he withholds the Queen’s Assent, or that he reserves the Bill for the Signification of the Queen’s Pleasure.
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56. Where the Governor General assents to a Bill in the Queen’s Name, he shall by the first convenient Opportunity send an authentic Copy of the Act to One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State, and if the Queen in Council within Two Years after Receipt thereof by the Secretary of State thinks fit to disallow the Act, such Disallowance (with a Certificate of the Secretary of State of the Day on which the Act was received by him) being signified by the Governor General, by Speech or Message to each of the Houses of the Parliament or by Proclamation, shall annul the Act from and after the Day of such Signification.
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 6th Parl, 2nd Sess (6 April 1888)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Canadian Pacific Railway", 5th Parl, 4th Sess, (18 May 1886)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Disallowance of Streams' Bill", 4th Parl, 4th Sess (14 April 1882)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (27 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (21 February 1865)
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57. A Bill reserved for the Signification of the Queen’s Pleasure shall not have any Force unless and until, within Two Years from the Day on which it was presented to the Governor General for the Queen’s Assent, the Governor General signifies, by Speech or Message to each of the Houses of the Parliament or by Proclamation, that it has received the Assent of the Queen in Council.
An Entry of every such Speech, Message, or Proclamation shall be made in the Journal of each House, and a Duplicate thereof duly attested shall be delivered to the proper Officer to be kept among the Records of Canada.
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V. PROVINCIAL CONSTITUTIONS
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- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (27 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (24 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (16 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (15 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (14 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 February 1865)
- UK, Colonial Office, Question of Federation of the British Provinces in America (1858)
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Executive Power
58. For each Province there shall be an Officer, styled the Lieutenant Governor, appointed by the Governor General in Council by Instrument under the Great Seal of Canada.
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Dismissal of the Late Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec", 4th Parl, 2nd Sess (27 April 1880)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Dismissal of Quebec Government by the Lieutenant-Governor", 4th Parl, 1st Sess (13 March 1879)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Dismissal of Quebec Government by the Lieutenant-Governor", 4th Parl, 1st Sess, (12 March 1879)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (3 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (28 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (27 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (24 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (21 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 February 1865)
- UK, Colonial Office, Question of Federation of the British Provinces in America (1858)
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59. A Lieutenant Governor shall hold Office during the Pleasure of the Governor General; but any Lieutenant Governor appointed after the Commencement of the First Session of the Parliament of Canada shall not be removeable within Five Years from his Appointment, except for Cause assigned, which shall be communicated to him in Writing within One Month after the Order for his Removal is made, and shall be communicated by Message to the Senate and to the House of Commons within One Week thereafter if the Parliament is then sitting, and if not then within One Week after the Commencement of the next Session of the Parliament.
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Dismissal of the Late Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec", 4th Parl, 2nd Sess (27 April 1880)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Dismissal of Quebec Government by the Lieutenant-Governor", 4th Parl, 1st Sess (13 March 1879)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Dismissal of Quebec Government by the Lieutenant-Governor", 4th Parl, 1st Sess, (12 March 1879)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "The Quebec Crisis", 3rd Parl, 5th Sess (12 April 1878)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "The Quebec Crisis", 3rd Parl, 5th Sess (11 April 1878)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (27 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (24 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (21 February 1865)
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60. The Salaries of the Lieutenant Governors shall be fixed and provided by the Parliament of Canada.
[Note: See the Salaries Act (Canada).]
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Better Translation of the British North America Act", 3rd Parl, 5th Sess (13 March 1878)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (27 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (21 February 1865)
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61. Every Lieutenant Governor shall, before assuming the Duties of his Office, make and subscribe before the Governor General or some Person authorized by him Oaths of Allegiance and Office similar to those taken by the Governor General.
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62. The Provisions of this Act referring to the Lieutenant Governor extend and apply to the Lieutenant Governor for the Time being of each Province, or other the Chief Executive Officer or Administrator for the Time being carrying on the Government of the Province, by whatever Title he is designated.
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63. The Executive Council of Ontario and of Quebec shall be composed of such Persons as the Lieutenant Governor from Time to Time thinks fit, and in the first instance of the following Officers, namely,—the Attorney General, the Secretary and Registrar of the Province, the Treasurer of the Province, the Commissioner of Crown Lands, and the Commissioner of Agriculture and Public Works, within Quebec the Speaker of the Legislative Council and the Solicitor General.
[Note: See the Executive Council Act (Ontario) and the Executive Power Act (Quebec).]
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64. The Constitution of the Executive Authority in each of the Provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick shall, subject to the Provisions of this Act, continue as it exists at the Union until altered under the Authority of this Act.
[Note: The instruments admitting British Columbia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland contain similar provisions and the Manitoba Act, 1870, Alberta Act and Saskatchewan Act establish the executive authorities in the three provinces concerned. See the note to section 146.]
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65. All Powers, Authorities, and Functions which under any Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, or of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, or of the Legislature of Upper Canada, Lower Canada, or Canada, were or are before or at the Union vested in or exerciseable by the respective Governors or Lieutenant Governors of those Provinces, with the Advice or with the Advice and Consent of the respective Executive Councils thereof, or in conjunction with those Councils, or with any Number of Members thereof, or by those Governors or Lieutenant Governors individually, shall, as far as the same are capable of being exercised after the Union in relation to the Government of Ontario and Quebec respectively, be vested in and shall or may be exercised by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and Quebec respectively, with the Advice or with the Advice and Consent of or in conjunction with the respective Executive Councils, or any Members thereof, or by the Lieutenant Governor individually, as the Case requires, subject nevertheless (except with respect to such as exist under Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain, or of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,) to be abolished or altered by the respective Legislatures of Ontario and Quebec.
[Note: See the note to section 129.]
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Dismissal of Quebec Government by the Lieutenant-Governor", 4th Parl, 1st Sess (13 March 1879)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Dismissal of Quebec Government by the Lieutenant-Governor", 4th Parl, 1st Sess, (12 March 1879)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (27 February 1865)
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66. The Provisions of this Act referring to the Lieutenant Governor in Council shall be construed as referring to the Lieutenant Governor of the Province acting by and with the Advice of the Executive Council thereof.
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67. The Governor General in Council may from Time to Time appoint an Administrator to execute the Office and Functions of Lieutenant Governor during his Absence, Illness, or other Inability.
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68. Unless and until the Executive Government of any Province otherwise directs with respect to that Province, the Seats of Government of the Provinces shall be as follows, namely,—of Ontario, the City of Toronto; of Quebec, the City of Quebec; of Nova Scotia, the City of Halifax; and of New Brunswick, the City of Fredericton.
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Legislative Power1. ONTARIO
69. There shall be a Legislature for Ontario consisting of the Lieutenant Governor and of One House, styled the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
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70. The Legislative Assembly of Ontario shall be composed of Eighty-two Members, to be elected to represent the Eighty-two Electoral Districts set forth in the First Schedule to this Act.
[Note: See the Representation Act (Ontario).]
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2. QUEBEC
71. There shall be a Legislature for Quebec consisting of the Lieutenant Governor and of Two Houses, styled the Legislative Council of Quebec and the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.
[Note: The Legislative Council was abolished by the Act respecting the Legislative Council of Quebec, Statutes of Quebec, 1968, c. 9. Sections 72 to 79 following are therefore spent.]
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72. The Legislative Council of Quebec shall be composed of Twenty-four Members, to be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, in the Queen’s Name, by Instrument under the Great Seal of Quebec, one being appointed to represent each of the Twenty-four Electoral Divisions of Lower Canada in this Act referred to, and each holding Office for the Term of his Life, unless the Legislature of Quebec otherwise provides under the Provisions of this Act.
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73. The Qualifications of the Legislative Councillors of Quebec shall be the same as those of the Senators for Quebec.
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74. The Place of a Legislative Councillor of Quebec shall become vacant in the Cases, mutatis mutandis, in which the Place of Senator becomes vacant.
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75. When a Vacancy happens in the Legislative Council of Quebec by Resignation, Death, or otherwise, the Lieutenant Governor, in the Queen’s Name, by Instrument under the Great Seal of Quebec, shall appoint a fit and qualified Person to fill the Vacancy.
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76. If any Question arises respecting the Qualification of a Legislative Councillor of Quebec, or a Vacancy in the Legislative Council of Quebec, the same shall be heard and determined by the Legislative Council.
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77. The Lieutenant Governor may from Time to Time, by Instrument under the Great Seal of Quebec, appoint a Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec to be Speaker thereof, and may remove him and appoint another in his Stead.
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78. Until the Legislature of Quebec otherwise provides, the Presence of at least Ten Members of the Legislative Council, including the Speaker, shall be necessary to constitute a Meeting for the Exercise of its Powers.
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79. Questions arising in the Legislative Council of Quebec shall be decided by a Majority of Voices, and the Speaker shall in all Cases have a Vote, and when the Voices are equal the Decision shall be deemed to be in the Negative.
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80. The Legislative Assembly of Quebec shall be composed of Sixty-five Members, to be elected to represent the Sixty-five Electoral Divisions or Districts of Lower Canada in this Act referred to, subject to Alteration thereof by the Legislature of Quebec: Provided that it shall not be lawful to present to the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec for Assent any Bill for altering the Limits of any of the Electoral Divisions or Districts mentioned in the Second Schedule to this Act, unless the Second and Third Readings of such Bill have been passed in the Legislative Assembly with the Concurrence of the Majority of the Members representing all those Electoral Divisions or Districts, and the Assent shall not be given to such Bill unless an Address has been presented by the Legislative Assembly to the Lieutenant Governor stating that it has been so passed.
[Note: Declared to be of no effect by the Act respecting electoral districts, Statutes of Quebec, 1970, c. 7.]
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3. ONTARIO AND QUEBEC
81. The Legislatures of Ontario and Quebec respectively shall be called together not later than Six Months after the Union.
[Note: Repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act, 1893 (No. 17 infra).]
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82. The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and of Quebec shall from Time to Time, in the Queen’s Name, by Instrument under the Great Seal of the Province, summon and call together the Legislative Assembly of the Province.
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83. Until the Legislature of Ontario or of Quebec otherwise provides, a Person accepting or holding in Ontario or in Quebec any Office, Commission, or Employment, permanent or temporary, at the Nomination of the Lieutenant Governor, to which an annual Salary, or any Fee, Allowance, Emolument, or Profit of any Kind or Amount whatever from the Province is attached, shall not be eligible as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the respective Province, nor shall he sit or vote as such; but nothing in this Section shall make ineligible any Person being a Member of the Executive Council of the respective Province, or holding any of the following Offices, that is to say, the Offices of Attorney General, Secretary and Registrar of the Province, Treasurer of the Province, Commissioner of Crown Lands, and Commissioner of Agriculture and Public Works, and in Quebec Solicitor General, or shall disqualify him to sit or vote in the House for which he is elected, provided he is elected while holding such Office.
[Note: See also the Legislative Assembly Act (Ontario) and the National Assembly Act (Quebec).]
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84. Until the Legislatures of Ontario and Quebec respectively otherwise provide, all Laws which at the Union are in force in those Provinces respectively, relative to the following Matters, or any of them, namely,—the Qualifications and Disqualifications of Persons to be elected or to sit or vote as Members of the Assembly of Canada, the Qualifications or Disqualifications of Voters, the Oaths to be taken by Voters, the Returning Officers, their Powers and Duties, the Proceedings at Elections, the Periods during which such Elections may be continued, and the Trial of controverted Elections and the Proceedings incident thereto, the vacating of the Seats of Members and the issuing and execution of new Writs in case of Seats vacated otherwise than by Dissolution,—shall respectively apply to Elections of Members to serve in the respective Legislative Assemblies of Ontario and Quebec.
Provided that, until the Legislature of Ontario otherwise provides, at any Election for a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for the District of Algoma, in addition to Persons qualified by the Law of the Province of Canada to vote, every Male British Subject, aged Twenty-one Years or upwards, being a Householder, shall have a Vote.
[Note: See also the Election Act and Legislative Assembly Act (Ontario) and the Elections Act and National Assembly Act (Quebec).]
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85. Every Legislative Assembly of Ontario and every Legislative Assembly of Quebec shall continue for Four Years from the Day of the Return of the Writs for choosing the same (subject nevertheless to either the Legislative Assembly of Ontario or the Legislative Assembly of Quebec being sooner dissolved by the Lieutenant Governor of the Province), and nolongen
[Note: Now five years in both provinces: see the Legislative Assembly Act (Ontario) and the National Assembly Act (Quebec). See also section 4 of the Constitution Act, 1982 (No. 44 infra).]
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86. There shall be a Session of the Legislature of Ontario and of that of Quebec once at least in every Year, so that Twelve Months shall not intervene between the last Sitting of the Legislature in each Province in one Session and its first Sitting in the next Session.
[Note: See section 5 of the Constitution Act, 1982 (No. 44 infra).]
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87. The following Provisions of this Act respecting the House of Commons of Canada shall extend and apply to the Legislative Assemblies of Ontario and Quebec, that is to say,—the Provisions relating to the Election of a Speaker originally and on Vacancies, the Duties of the Speaker, the Absence of the Speaker, the Quorum, and the Mode of voting, as if those Provisions were here re-enacted and made applicable in Terms to each such Legislative Assembly.
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4. NOVA SCOTIA AND NEW BRUNSWICK
88. The Constitution of the Legislature of each of the Provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick shall, subject to the Provisions of this Act, continue as it exists at the Union until altered under the Authority of this Act; and the House of Assembly of New Brunswick existing at the passing of this Act shall, unless sooner dissolved, continue for the Period for which it was elected.
[Note: The words in italics were repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act, 1893 (No. 17 infra). The note to section 64 also applies to the Legislatures of the provinces mentioned therein. See also sections 3 to 5 of the Constitution Act, 1982 (No. 44 infra) and sub-item 2(2) of the Schedule to that Act.]
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5. ONTARIO, QUEBEC, AND NOVA SCOTIA
89. Each of the Lieutenant Governors of Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia shall cause Writs to be issued for the First Election of Members of the Legislative Assembly thereof in such Form and by such Person as he thinks fit, and at such Time and addressed to such Returning Officer as the Governor General directs, and so that the First Election of Member of Assembly for any Electoral District or any Subdivision thereof shall be held at the same Time and at the same Places as the Election for a Member to serve in the House of Commons of Canada for that Electoral District.
[Note: Repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act, 1893 (No. 17 infra).]
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6. THE FOUR PROVINCES
90. The following Provisions of this Act respecting the Parliament of Canada, namely, —the Provisions relating to Appropriation and Tax Bills, the Recommendation of Money Votes, the Assent to Bills, the Disallowance of Acts, and the Signification of Pleasure on Bills reserved,—shall extend and apply to the Legislatures of the several Provinces as if those Provisions were here re-enacted and made applicable in Terms to the respective Provinces and the Legislatures thereof, with the Substitution of the Lieutenant Governor of the Province for the Governor General, of the Governor General for the Queen and for a Secretary of State, of One Year for Two Years, and of the Province for Canada.
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 6th Parl, 2nd Sess (6 April 1888)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "The Address", 6th Parl, 2nd Sess (27 February 1888)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Canadian Pacific Railway", 5th Parl, 4th Sess, (18 May 1886)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Disallowance of Streams' Bill", 4th Parl, 4th Sess (14 April 1882)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Better Translation of the British North America Act", 3rd Parl, 5th Sess (13 March 1878)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (27 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (24 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (23 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (22 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (21 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (20 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (16 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (16 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (15 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (14 February 1865)
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VI. DISTRIBUTION OF LEGISLATIVE POWERS
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Powers of the Parliament
91. It shall be lawful for the Queen, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate and House of Commons, to make Laws for the Peace, Order, and good Government of Canada, in relation to all Matters not coming within the Classes of Subjects by this Act assigned exclusively to the Legislatures of the Provinces; and for greater Certainty, but not So as to restrict the Generality of the foregoing Terms of this Section, it is hereby declared that (notwithstanding anything in this Act) the exclusive Legislative Authority of the Parliament of Canada extends to all Matters coming Within the Classes of Subjects next herein-after enumerated; that is to say,—
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- COLLECTION: "Peace, Order, and Good Government"
- Lord Henry Thring, Practical Legislation (1902)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Divorce Proceedings", 6th Parl, 2nd Sess (28 February 1888)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5th Parl, 1st Sess, (12 February 1888)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Constitution of the Senate", 5th Parl, 4th Sess (14 May 1886)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5th Parl, 4th Sess, (30 March 1886)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5th Parl, 2nd Sess, (14 March 1884)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "King's County (P.E.I.) Election", 5th Parl, 1st Sess (25 April 1883)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5th Parl, 1st Sess, (4 April 1883)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5th Parl, 1st Sess, (19 March 1883)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5th Parl, 1st Sess (12 February 1883)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Commercial Treaties", 4th Parl, 4th Sess (21 April 1882)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Disallowance of Streams' Bill", 4th Parl, 4th Sess (14 April 1882)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Marriage with a Deceased Wife's Sister", 4th Parl, 4th Sess (22 March 1882)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Edison Electric Light", 4th Parl, 4th Sess (20 March 1882)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Dismissal of the Late Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec", 4th Parl, 2nd Sess (27 April 1880)
- Samuel James Watson, The Powers of Canadian Parliaments (1880)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Dismissal of Quebec Government by the Lieutenant-Governor", 4th Parl, 1st Sess (13 March 1879)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Dismissal of Quebec Government by the Lieutenant-Governor", 4th Parl, 1st Sess, (12 March 1879)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Dismissal of the Quebec Government by the Lieutenant-Governor", 4th Parl, 1st Sess (11 March 1879)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Admission of Rupert's Land and the North-West", 1st Parl, 4th Sess (23 March 1871)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Independence of Parliament", 1st Parl, 2nd Sess (28 April 1869)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "An Act Respecting Penitentiaries", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (12 May 1868)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Dominion Notes—Resumed Debate", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (8 May 1868)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Aliens and Naturalization", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (8 May 1868)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Substitution of Dominion Notes for Bank Notes", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (7 May 1868)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Richelieu and Pasumsic R.N.C.", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (6 May 1868)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Penitentiaries", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (5 May 1868)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Currency Bill", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (4 May 1868)
- Canada, Senate Debates, Whiteaves Relief Bill—Third Reading", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (4 May 1868)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Currency Bill", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (1 May 1868)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Whiteaves Relief Bill Second Reading", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (30 April 1868)
- Canada, Senate Debates, [Whiteaves Divorce Bill] 1st Parl, 1st Sess (24 April 1868)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Secretary of State's Departmental Bill", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (23 April 1868)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Departmental Bill", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (22 April 1868)
- Canada, Senate Debates, [Secretary of State's Departmental Bill], 1st Parl, 1st Sess (20 April 1868)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "The Estimates", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (16 April 1868)
- Canada, Senate Debates, [Secretary of State's Departmental Bill], 1st Parl, 1st Sess (16 April 1868)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Penitentiaries", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (2 April 1868)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Secretary of State", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (2 April 1868)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Alien Laws Amendment" & "Divorce Bill", 1st Parl, 1st Sess, (31 March 1868)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Penitentiaries", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (27 March 1868)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Fisheries", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (26 March 1868)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Secretary of State for Canada", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (24 March 1868)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Patents for Indian Lands", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (23 March 1868)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Aliens and Naturalization", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (19 March 1868)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Intercolonial Railway", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (19 December 1867)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Postal Bill", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (9 December 1867)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Indian Matters", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (9 December 1867)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "North-West Territory", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (9 December 1867)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Postal Bill", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (6 December 1867)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "The North-West Territory", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (6 December 1867)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "The North-West Territory", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (5 December 1867)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Postal Bill (In Committee)", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (5 December 1867)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Marine and Fishery Department", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (4 December 1867)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Incorporation of Rupert's Land, Etc.", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (4 December 1867)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Postal Service Regulation Bill", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (3 December 1867)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, [Divorce Court], 1st Parl, 1st Sess (2 December 1867)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Marine and Fisheries Department",1st Parl, 1st Sess (2 December 1867)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 1st Parl, 1st Sess (25 November 1867)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Questions", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (21 November 1867)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Secretary of State for Canada", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (19 November 1867)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Court of Appeal for the Dominion" & "Government Telegraphing", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (18 November 1867)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Debate on the Address", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (14 November 1867)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 1st Parl, 1st Sess (13 November 1867)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Debate on the Address", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (8 November 1867)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, [Speech from the Throne], 1st Parl, 1st Sess (7 November 1867)
- New Brunswick, House of Assembly, Debates of the House of Assembly [County Courts] (30 May 1867)
- UK, HC, “(Lords)—[Bill 52.]—Second Reading”, vol 185 (1867), cols 1164-1196
- UK, HL, "Second Reading", vol 185 (1867), cols 557-582
- Colonial Laws Validity Act, UK, 1865
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (13 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (10 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (9 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (7 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (3 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (2 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (28 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (27 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (24 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (23 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (22 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (21 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (20 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (20 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (17 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (16 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (16 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (15 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (13 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (10 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (9 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (9 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (7 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (3 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (3 February 1865)
- Governor James Douglas, Proclamation [English law in force in British Columbia], 19 November 1858
- UK, Colonial Office, Question of Federation of the British Provinces in America (1858)
- An Act to provide for the Government of British Columbia, UK, 1858
- New Zealand Constitution Act, UK, 1852
- UK, HL, “Australian Colonies Government Bill”, vol 111 (1850), cols 497-528 (31 May 1850)
- UK, HL, “Intercourse with China”, vol 71 (1843), cols 316-7 (7 August 1843)
- Union Act, 1840 (UK)
- UK, House of Commons, "Canada", vol 47, cols 1254-90 (3 June 1839)
- UK, House of Lords, "Canada—Declatory and Indemnity Bill," vol 44 (9 August 1838)
- An Act to Make Temporary Provision for the Government of Lower Canada, UK, 1838
- UK, HL, "The Earl of Durham's Ordinances", vol 44 (1838), cols 1019-35 (7 August 1838)
- UK, House of Commons, "Affairs of Canada", vol 36 (6 March 1837)
- UK, HL, “The King's Speech on Opening the Session”, vol 1 (1830), cols 8-11 (2 November 1830)
- Constitutional Act, 1791 (UK)
- Quebec Act, 1774 (UK)
- The Massachusetts Government Act, UK, 1774
- George R. to Governor James Murray, Royal Instructions, 7 December 1763
- George R. to Governor James Murray, Royal Commission, 21 November 1763
- Royal Proclamation of 1763 (7 October 1763)
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1. The amendment from time to time of the Constitution of Canada, except as regards matters coming within the classes of subjects by this Act assigned exclusively to the Legislatures of the provinces, or as regards rights or privileges by this or any other Constitutional Act granted or secured to the Legislature or the Government of a province, or to any class of persons with respect to schools or as regards the use of the English or the French language or as regards the requirements that there shall be a session of the Parliament of Canada at least once each year, and that no House of Commons shall continue for more than five years from the day of the return of the Writs for choosing the House: Provided, however, that a House of Commons may in time of real or apprehended war, invasion or insurrection be continued by the Parliament of Canada if such continuation is not opposed by the votes of more than one-third of the members of such House.
[Note: Class 1 was added by the British North America Act (No. 2), 1949 (No. 33 infra) and repealed by the Constitution Act, 1982 (No. 44 infra).]
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Admission of Rupert's Land and the North-West", 1st Parl, 4th Sess (23 March 1871)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (13 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (10 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (9 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (7 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (2 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (15 February 1865)
- UK, Colonial Office, Question of Federation of the British Provinces in America (1858)
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1A. The Public Debt and Property. [Note: Re-numbered 1A by the British North America Act (No. 2), 1949 (No. 33 infra).]
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2. The Regulation of Trade and Commerce.
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2A. Unemployment insurance. [Note: Added by the Constitution Act, 1940 (No. 28 infra).]
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3. The raising of Money by any Mode or System of Taxation.
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5th Parl, 4th Sess, (1 April 1886)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (7 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (24 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (21 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (20 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (15 February 1865)
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4. The borrowing of Money on the Public Credit.
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5. Postal Service.
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- Canada, Senate Debates, "Postal Bill", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (9 December 1867)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Postal Bill", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (6 December 1867)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Postal Service Regulation Bill", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (3 December 1867)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Questions", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (21 November 1867)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Court of Appeal for the Dominion" & "Government Telegraphing", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (18 November 1867)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Debate on the Address", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (14 November 1867)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Debate on the Address", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (8 November 1867)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, [Speech from the Throne], 1st Parl, 1st Sess (7 November 1867)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (24 February 1865)
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6. The Census and Statistics.
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7. Militia, Military and Naval Service, and Defence.
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5th Parl, 1st Sess, (10 April 1883)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (24 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (22 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (21 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (20 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (17 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (16 February 1865)
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8. The fixing of and providing for the Salaries and Allowances of Civil and other Officers of the Government of Canada.
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9. Beacons, Buoys, Lighthouses, and Sable Island.
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10. Navigation and Shipping.
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11. Quarantine and the Establishment and Maintenance of Marine Hospitals.
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12. Sea Coast and Inland Fisheries.
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5th Parl, 4th Sess, (30 April 1886)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5th Parl, 4th Sess, (1 April 1886)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Fisheries", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (26 March 1868)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Intercolonial Railway", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (19 December 1867)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Marine and Fishery Department", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (4 December 1867)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Marine and Fisheries Department",1st Parl, 1st Sess (2 December 1867)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (13 February 1865)
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13. Ferries between a Province and any British or Foreign Country or between Two Provinces.
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14. Currency and Coinage.
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15. Banking, Incorporation of Banks, and the Issue of Paper Money.
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- Canada, Senate Debates, "Dominion Notes—Resumed Debate", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (8 May 1868)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Substitution of Dominion Notes for Bank Notes", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (7 May 1868)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Currency Bill", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (4 May 1868)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Currency Bill", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (1 May 1868)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Postal Bill (In Committee)", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (5 December 1867)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (17 February 1865)
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16. Savings Banks.
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17. Weights and Measures.
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18. Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes.
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19. Interest.
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20. Legal Tender.
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21. Bankruptcy and Insolvency.
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22. Patents of Invention and Discovery.
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23. Copyrights.
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24. Indians, and Lands reserved for the Indians.
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5th Parl, 4th Sess, (8 March 1886)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Secretary of State's Departmental Bill", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (23 April 1868)
- Canada, Senate Debates, [Secretary of State's Departmental Bill], 1st Parl, 1st Sess (20 April 1868)
- Canada, Senate Debates, [Secretary of State's Departmental Bill], 1st Parl, 1st Sess (16 April 1868)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Secretary of State", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (2 April 1868)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Secretary of State for Canada", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (24 March 1868)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Patents for Indian Lands", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (23 March 1868)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Indian Matters", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (9 December 1867)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "North-West Territory", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (9 December 1867)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "The North-West Territory", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (6 December 1867)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "The North-West Territory", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (5 December 1867)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Incorporation of Rupert's Land, Etc.", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (4 December 1867)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Questions", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (21 November 1867)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Secretary of State for Canada", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (19 November 1867)
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25. Naturalization and Aliens.
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Aliens and Naturalization", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (8 May 1868)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Alien Laws Amendment" & "Divorce Bill", 1st Parl, 1st Sess, (31 March 1868)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Aliens and Naturalization", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (19 March 1868)
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26. Marriage and Divorce.
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- Canada, Senate Debates, "Divorce Proceedings", 6th Parl, 2nd Sess (28 February 1888)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Marriage with a Deceased Wife's Sister", 4th Parl, 4th Sess (22 March 1882)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Richelieu and Pasumsic R.N.C.", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (6 May 1868)
- Canada, Senate Debates, Whiteaves Relief Bill—Third Reading", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (4 May 1868)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Whiteaves Relief Bill Second Reading", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (30 April 1868)
- Canada, Senate Debates, [Whiteaves Divorce Bill] 1st Parl, 1st Sess (24 April 1868)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Alien Laws Amendment" & "Divorce Bill", 1st Parl, 1st Sess, (31 March 1868)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Aliens and Naturalization", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (19 March 1868)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, [Divorce Court], 1st Parl, 1st Sess (2 December 1867)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 1st Parl, 1st Sess (25 November 1867)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (10 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (9 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (2 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (21 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (20 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (16 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (15 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (13 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (3 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (3 February 1865)
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27. The Criminal Law, except the Constitution of Courts of Criminal Jurisdiction, but including the Procedure in Criminal Matters.
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- New Brunswick, House of Assembly, Debates of the House of Assembly [County Courts] (30 May 1867)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (2 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (27 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (21 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 February 1865)
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28. The Establishment, Maintenance, and Management of Penitentiaries.
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- Canada, Senate Debates, "An Act Respecting Penitentiaries", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (12 May 1868)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Penitentiaries", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (5 May 1868)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "The Estimates", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (16 April 1868)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Penitentiaries", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (2 April 1868)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Penitentiaries", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (27 March 1868)
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29. Such Classes of Subjects as are expressly excepted in the Enumeration of the Classes of Subjects by this Act assigned exclusively to the Legislatures of the Provinces.
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- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (20 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (16 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (13 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 February 1865)
- UK, Colonial Office, Question of Federation of the British Provinces in America (1858)
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And any Matter coming within any of the Classes of Subjects enumerated in this Section shall not be deemed to come Within the Class of Matters of a local or private Nature comprised in the Enumeration of the Classes of Subjects by this Act assigned exclusively to the Legislatures of the Provinces.
[Note: Legislative authority has also been conferred by the Rupert’s Land Act, 1868 (No. 6 infra), Constitution Act, 1871 (No. 11 infra), Constitution Act, 1886 (No. 15 infra), Statute of Westminster, 1931 (No. 27infra) and section 44 of the Constitution Act, 1982 (No. 44 infra), and see also sections 38 and 41 to 43 of the latter Act.]
Exclusive Powers of Provincial Legislatures
92. In each Province the Legislature may exclusively make Laws in relation to Matters coming within the Classes of Subjects next herein-after enumerated; that is to say,—
1. The Amendment from Time to Time, notwithstanding anything in this Act, of the Constitution of the Province, except as regards the Office of Lieutenant Governor. [Note: Class 1 was repealed by the Constitution Act, 1982 (No. 44 infra). The subject is now provided for in section 45 of that Act, and see also sections 38 and 41 to 43 of the same Act.]
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- REPORT: Compilation of primary documents to assist in interpreting the English phrases: “Provincial Constitutions” or “Constitution of the Province” or “Local Constitutions”
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Quebec Crisis" & "Supply", 3rd Parl, 5th Sess (9 April 1878)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (13 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (10 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (9 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (7 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (20 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (15 February 1865)
- UK, Colonial Office, Question of Federation of the British Provinces in America (1858)
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2. Direct Taxation within the Province in order to the raising of a Revenue for Provincial Purposes.
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5th Parl, 4th Sess, (1 April 1886)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Admission of Rupert's Land and the North-West", 1st Parl, 4th Sess (23 March 1871)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (7 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (2 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (28 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (24 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (21 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (20 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (7 February 1865)
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3. The borrowing of Money on the sole Credit of the Province.
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4. The Establishment and Tenure of Provincial Offices and the Appointment and Payment of Provincial Officers.
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5. The Management and Sale of the Public Lands belonging to the Province and of the Timber and Wood thereon.
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- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (9 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (2 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (28 February 1865)
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6. The Establishment, Maintenance, and Management of Public and Reformatory Prisons in and for the Province.
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7. The Establishment, Maintenance, and Management of Hospitals, Asylums, Charities, and Eleemosynary Institutions in and for the Province, other than Marine Hospitals.
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8. Municipal Institutions in the Province.
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5th Parl, 1st Sess, (16 March 1883)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5th Parl, 1st Sess, (14 March 1883)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (10 March 1865)
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9. Shop, Saloon, Tavern, Auctioneer, and other Licences in order to the raising of a Revenue for Provincial, Local, or Municipal Purposes.
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10. Local Works and Undertakings other than such as are of the following Classes:—
a. Lines of Steam or other Ships, Railways, Canals, Telegraphs, and other Works and Undertakings connecting the Province with any other or others of the Provinces, or extending beyond the Limits of the Province:
b. Lines of Steam Ships between the Province and any British or Foreign Country:
c. Such Works as, although wholly situate within the Province, are before or after their Execution declared by the Parliament of Canada to be for the general Advantage of Canada or for the Advantage of Two or more of the Provinces.
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11. The Incorporation of Companies with Provincial Objects.
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5th Parl, 1st Sess, (9 April 1883)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5th Parl, 1st Sess, (4 April 1883)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (13 February 1865)
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12. The Solemnization of Marriage in the Province.
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Marriage with a Deceased Wife's Sister", 4th Parl, 4th Sess (22 March 1882)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Marriage with a Deceased Wife's Sister Legislation Bill", 4th Parl, 2nd Sess (14 April 1880)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (10 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (9 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (2 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (21 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (20 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (16 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (15 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (13 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (3 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (3 February 1865)
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13. Property and Civil Rights in the Province.
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5th Parl, 1st Sess, (4 April 1883)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Disallowance of Streams' Bill", 4th Parl, 4th Sess (14 April 1882)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Edison Electric Light", 4th Parl, 4th Sess (20 March 1882)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (2 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (15 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (13 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (7 February 1865)
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14. The Administration of Justice in the Province, including the Constitution, Maintenance, and Organization of Provincial Courts, both of Civil and of Criminal Jurisdiction, and including Procedure in Civil Matters in those Courts.
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Revised Statutes of Canada", 5th Parl, 4th Sess (12 May 1886)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Maritime Court of Ontario", 5th Parl, 4th Sess (7 April 1886)
- New Brunswick, House of Assembly, Debates of the House of Assembly [County Courts] (30 May 1867)
- New Brunswick, House of Assembly, Debates of the House of Assembly [County Courts] (29 May 1867)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (2 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (16 February 1865)
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15. The Imposition of Punishment by Fine, Penalty, or Imprisonment for enforcing any Law of the Province made in relation to any Matter coming within any of the Classes of Subjects enumerated in this Section.
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16. Generally all Matters of a merely local or private Nature in the Province.
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Non-Renewable Natural Resources, Forestry Resources and Electrical Energy
92A. (1) In each province, the legislature may exclusively make laws in relation to
(a) exploration for non-renewable natural resources in the province;
(b) development, conservation and management of non-renewable natural resources and forestry resources in the province, including laws in relation to the rate of primary production therefrom; and
(c) development, conservation and management of sites and facilities in the province for the generation and production of electrical energy.
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(2) In each province, the legislature may make laws in relation to the export from the province to another part of Canada of the primary production from non-renewable natural resources and forestry resources in the province and the production from facilities in the province for the generation of electrical energy, but such laws may not authorize or provide for discrimination in prices or in supplies exported to another part of Canada.
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(3) Nothing in subsection (2) derogates from the authority of Parliament to enact laws in relation to the matters referred to in that subsection and, where such a law of Parliament and a law of a province conflict, the law of Parliament prevails to the extent of the conflict.
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(4) In each province, the legislature may make laws in relation to the raising of money by any mode or system of taxation in respect of
(a) non-renewable natural resources and forestry resources in the province and the primary production therefrom, and
(b) sites and facilities in the province for the generation of electrical energy and the production therefrom,
whether or not such production is exported in whole or in part from the province, but such laws may not authorize or provide for taxation that differentiates between production exported to another part of Canada and production not exported from the province.
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(5) The expression “primary production” has the meaning assigned by the Sixth Schedule.
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(6) Nothing in subsections (1) to (5) derogates from any powers or rights that a legislature or government of a province had immediately before the coming into force of this section.
[Note: Added by section 50 of the Constitution Act, 1982 (No. 44 infra).]
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Education
93. In and for each Province the Legislature may exclusively make Laws in relation to Education, subject and according to the following Provisions:—
(1) Nothing in any such Law shall prejudicially affect any Right or Privilege with respect to Denominational Schools which any Class of Persons have by Law in the Province at the Union:
(2) All the Powers, Privileges, and Duties at the Union by Law conferred and imposed in Upper Canada on the Separate Schools and School Trustees of the Queen’s Roman Catholic Subjects shall be and the same are hereby extended to the Dissentient Schools of the Queen’s Protestant and Roman Catholic Subjects in Quebec:
(3) Where in any Province a System of Separate or Dissentient Schools exists by Law at the Union or is thereafter established by the Legislature of the Province, an Appeal shall lie to the Governor General in Council from any Act or Decision of any Provincial Authority affecting any Right or Privilege of the Protestant or Roman Catholic Minority of the Queen’s Subjects in relation to Education:
(4) In case any such Provincial Law as from Time to Time seems to the Governor General in Council requisite for the due Execution of the Provisions of this Section is not made, or in case any Decision of the Governor General in Council on any Appeal under this Section is not duly executed by the proper Provincial Authority in that Behalf, then and in every such Case, and as far only as the Circumstances of each Case require, the Parliament of Canada may make remedial Laws for the due Execution of the Provisions of this Section and of any Decision of the Governor General in Council under this Section.
[Note: Altered for Manitoba by section 22 of the Manitoba Act, 1870 (No. 8 infra) confirmed by the Constitution Act, 1871 (No. 11 infra); for Alberta, by Section 17 of the Alberta Act (No. 20 infra); for Saskatchewan, by section 17 of the Saskatchewan Act (No. 21 infra); and for Newfoundland, by Term 17 of the Terms of Union of Newfoundland with Canada, confirmed by the Newfoundland Act (No. 32 infra). See also sections 23, 29 and 59 of the Constitution Act, 1982 (No. 44 infra).]
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- Canada, Senate Debates, "Nibset Academy Bill", 6th Parl, 2nd Sess (1 May 1888)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Better Translation of the British North America Act", 3rd Parl, 5th Sess (13 March 1878)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "The New Brunswick School Act", 3rd Parl, 2nd Sess, (10 March 1875)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "New Brunswick School Law", 3rd Parl, 2nd Sess, (8 March 1875)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, [New Brunswick Common Schools], 3rd Parl, 1st Sess (8 April 1874)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Resignations and Appointments", 3rd Parl, 1st Sess, (30 March 1874)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "New Brunswick School Question", 2nd Parl, 1st Sess (14 May 1873)
- UK, HL, "Committee", vol 185 (1867), cols 804-807
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (10 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (3 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (2 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (27 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (24 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (23 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (22 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (21 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (20 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (17 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (16 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (16 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (15 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (14 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (13 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (9 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (7 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (3 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (3 February 1865)
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Uniformity of Laws in Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick
94. Notwithstanding anything in this Act, the Parliament of Canada may make Provision for the Uniformity of all or any of the Laws relative to Property and Civil Rights in Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, and of the Procedure of all or any of the Courts in those Three Provinces, and from and after the passing of any Act in that Behalf the Power of the Parliament of Canada to make Laws in relation to any Matter comprised in any such Act shall, notwithstanding anything in this Act, be unrestricted; but any Act of the Parliament of Canada making Provision for such Uniformity shall not have effect in any Province unless and until it is adopted and enacted as Law by the Legislature thereof.
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, “Property and Civil Rights”, 9th Parl, 2nd Sess (12 March 1902)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Questions", 1st Parl, 4th Sess (1 March 1871)
- Dominion of Canada, "PRELIMARY REPORT of Hon. J.H. GRAY on the uniformity of the Statutory Laws of the Province of Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia (1871)
- Dominion of Canada, "RETURN: To an Address of the HOUSE OF COMMONS, on the 28th ult. [...] "To defray expenses for the Commission of making provisions for the uniformity of Laws of the Provinces;"...(1870)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, [Uniformity of Laws], 1st Parl, 2nd Sess (17 June 1869)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Insolvency Laws", 1st Parl, 2nd Sess (15 June 1869)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Insolvency Laws", 1st Parl, 2nd Sess (9 June 1869)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, [Uniformity of Laws], 1st Parl, 2nd Sess (25 May 1869)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, [Codification of the Laws], 1st Parl, 2nd Sess (21 May 1869)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Codification Commission", 1st Parl, 2nd Sess (26 April 1869)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Alien Laws Amendment" & "Divorce Bill", 1st Parl, 1st Sess, (31 March 1868)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Aliens and Naturalization", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (19 March 1868)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (3 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (2 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (27 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (24 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (21 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 February 1865)
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94A. The Parliament of Canada may make laws in relation to old age pensions and supplementary benefits, including survivors’ and disability benefits irrespective of age, but no such law shall affect the operation of any law present or future of a provincial legislature in relation to any such matter.
[Note: Substituted by the Constitution Act, 1964 (No. 38 infra) for the section 94A that was originally added by the British North America Act, 1951 (No. 35 infra).]
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Agriculture and Immigration
95. In each Province the Legislature may make Laws in relation to Agriculture in the Province, and to Immigration into the Province; and it is hereby declared that the Parliament of Canada may from Time to Time make Laws in relation to Agriculture in all or any of the Provinces, and to Immigration into all or any of the Provinces; and any Law of the Legislature of a Province relative to Agriculture or to Immigration shall have effect in and for the Province as long and as far only as it is not repugnant to any Act of the Parliament of Canada.
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Vital Statistics", 3rd Parl, 4th Sess, (21 February 1877)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Immigration—Address", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (7 May 1868)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "The North-West Territory", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (11 December 1867)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Immigration", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (9 December 1867)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "North-West Territory", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (9 December 1867)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Debate on the Address", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (8 November 1867)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (13 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (2 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (28 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (27 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (24 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (21 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (20 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (16 February 1865)
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VII. JUDICATURE
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96. The Governor General shall appoint the Judges of the Superior, District, and County Courts in each Province, except those of the Courts of Probate in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Maritime Court of Ontario", 5th Parl, 4th Sess (7 April 1886)
- New Brunswick, House of Assembly, Debates of the House of Assembly [County Courts] (30 May 1867)
- New Brunswick, House of Assembly, Debates of the House of Assembly [County Courts] (29 May 1867)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (2 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (27 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (24 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (21 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (16 February 1865)
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97. Until the Laws relative to Property and Civil Rights in Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, and the Procedure of the Courts in those Provinces, are made uniform, the Judges of the Courts of those Provinces appointed by the Governor General shall be selected from the respective Bars of those Provinces.
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- New Brunswick, House of Assembly, Debates of the House of Assembly [County Courts] (29 May 1867)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (10 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (27 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (24 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (21 February 1865)
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98. The Judges of the Courts of Quebec shall be selected from the Bar of that Province.
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- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (10 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (27 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (24 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (21 February 1865)
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99. The Judges of the Superior Courts shall hold Office during good Behaviour, but shall be removable by the Governor General on Address of the Senate and House of Commons.
99. (1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, the judges of the superior courts shall hold office during good behaviour, but shall be removable by the Governor General on address of the Senate and House of Commons.
(2) A judge of a superior court, whether appointed before or after the coming into force of this section, shall cease to hold office upon attaining the age of seventy-five years, or upon the coming into force of this section if at that time he has already attained that age.
[Note: Section 99 (in italics) was repealed and the new section substituted by the Constitution Act, 1960 (No. 37 infra).]
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100. The Salaries, Allowances, and Pensions of the Judges of the Superior, District, and County Courts (except the Courts of Probate in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick), and of the Admiralty Courts in Cases where the Judges thereof are for the Time being paid by Salary, shall be fixed and provided by the Parliament of Canada.
[Note: See the Judges Act (Canada).]
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- Canada, Senate Debates, [Expenses of the Judiciary], 1st Parl, 1st Sess (30 March 1868)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Salaries of Judges", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (26 March 1868)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "The Judiciary", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (5 December 1867)
- New Brunswick, House of Assembly, Debates of the House of Assembly [County Courts] (30 May 1867)
- New Brunswick, House of Assembly, Debates of the House of Assembly [County Courts] (29 May 1867)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (16 February 1865)
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101. The Parliament of Canada may, notwithstanding anything in this Act, from Time to Time provide for the Constitution, Maintenance, and Organization of a General Court of Appeal for Canada, and for the Establishment of any additional Courts for the better Administration of the Laws of Canada.
[Note: See the Supreme Court Act, Federal Court Act and Tax Court of Canada Act (Canada).]
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Salaries of Judges", 4th Parl, 4th Sess (16 May 1882)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Court of Railway Commissioners", 4th Parl, 4th Sess, (2 March 1882)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Supreme Court", 3rd Parl, 2nd Sess, (30 March 1875)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Supreme Court", 3rd Parl, 2nd Sess, (27 March 1875)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "The Supreme Court", 3rd Parl, 2nd Sess, (25 March 1875)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Supreme Court", 3rd Parl, 2nd Sess, (16 March 1875)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "The Supreme Court", 3rd Parl, 2nd Sess, (23 February 1875)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Court of Appeal", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (27 April 1868)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Court of Appeal", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (2 April 1868)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Court of Appeal for the Dominion" & "Government Telegraphing", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (18 November 1867)
- New Brunswick, House of Assembly, Debates of the House of Assembly [County Courts] (30 May 1867)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (10 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (2 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (27 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (20 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (7 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 February 1865)
- UK, Colonial Office, Question of Federation of the British Provinces in America (1858)
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VIII. REVENUES; DEBTS; ASSETS; TAXATION
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102. All Duties and Revenues over which the respective Legislatures of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick before and at the Union had and have Power of Appropriation, except such Portions thereof as are by this Act reserved to the respective Legislatures of the Provinces, or are raised by them in accordance with the special Powers conferred on them by this Act, shall form One Consolidated Revenue Fund, to be appropriated for the Public Service of Canada in the Manner and subject to the Charges in this Act provided.
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103. The Consolidated Revenue Fund of Canada shall be permanently charged with the Costs, Charges, and Expenses incident to the Collection, Management, and Receipt thereof, and the same shall form the First Charge thereon, subject to be reviewed and audited in such Manner as shall be ordered by the Governor General in Council until the Parliament otherwise provides.
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104. The annual Interest of the Public Debts of the several Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick at the Union shall form the Second Charge on the Consolidated Revenue Fund of Canada.
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105. Unless altered by the Parliament of Canada, the Salary of the Governor General shall be Ten thousand Pounds Sterling Money of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of Canada, and the same shall form the Third Charge thereon.
[Note: See the Governor General’s Act (Canada).]
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106. Subject to the several Payments by this Act charged on the Consolidated Revenue Fund of Canada, the same shall be appropriated by the Parliament of Canada for the Public Service.
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107. All Stocks, Cash, Banker’s Balances, and Securities for Money belonging to each Province at the Time of the Union, except as in this Act mentioned, shall be the Property of Canada, and shall be taken in Reduction of the Amount of the respective Debts of the Provinces at the Union.
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108. The Public Works and Property of each Province, enumerated in the Third Schedule to this Act, shall be the Property of Canada.
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109. All Lands, Mines, Minerals, and Royalties belonging to the several Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick at the Union, and all Sums then due or payable for such Lands, Mines, Minerals, or Royalties, shall belong to the several Provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick in which the same are situate or arise, subject to any Trusts existing in respect thereof, and to any Interest other than that of the Province in the same.
[Note: The Provinces of Manitoba, British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan were placed in the same position as the original provinces by the Constitution Act, 1930 (No. 26 infra).
Newfoundland was also placed in the same position by the Newfoundland Act (No. 32 infra).
With respect to Prince Edward Island, see the Schedule to the Prince Edward Island Terms of Union (No. 12 infra).]
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- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (10 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (9 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (7 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (2 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (28 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (21 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (20 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 February 1865)
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110. All Assets connected with such Portions of the Public Debt of each Province as are assumed by that Province shall belong to that Province.
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111. Canada shall be liable for the Debts and Liabilities of each Province existing at the Union.
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112. Ontario and Quebec conjointly shall be liable to Canada for the Amount (if any) by which the Debt of the Province of Canada exceeds at the Union Sixty-two million five hundred thousand Dollars, and shall be charged with Interest at the Rate of Five per Centum per Annum thereon.
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113. The Assets enumerated in the Fourth Schedule to this Act belonging at the Union to the Province of Canada shall be the Property of Ontario and Quebec conjointly.
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Arbitration", 1st Parl, 4th Sess (13 March 1871)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "The Arbitration Award", 1st Parl, 4th Sess (9 March 1871)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Dominion Officials Hired by Provinces", 1st Parl, 4th Sess (27 February 1871)
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114. Nova Scotia shall be liable to Canada for the Amount (if any) by which its Public Debt exceeds at the Union Eight million Dollars, and shall be charged with Interest at the Rate of Five per Centum per Annum thereon.
[Note: As to sections 114, 115 and 116, see the Provincial Subsidies Act (Canada).]
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115. New Brunswick shall be liable to Canada for the Amount (if any) by which its Public Debt exceeds at the Union Seven million Dollars, and shall be charged with Interest at the Rate of Five per Centum per Annum thereon.
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116. In case the Public Debts of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick do not at the Union amount to Eight million and Seven million Dollars respectively, they shall respectively receive by half-yearly Payments in advance from the Government of Canada Interest at Five per Centum per Annum on the Difference between the actual Amounts of their respective Debts and such stipulated Amounts.
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117. The several Provinces shall retain all their respective Public Property not otherwise disposed of in this Act, subject to the Right of Canada to assume any Lands or Public Property required for Fortifications or for the Defence of the Country.
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118. The following Sums shall be paid yearly by Canada to the several Provinces for the Support of their Governments and Legislatures:
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Dollars. |
Ontario. |
Eighty thousand. |
Quebec. |
Seventy thousand. |
Nova Scotia. |
Sixty thousand. |
New Brunswick. |
Fifty thousand. |
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Two hundred and sixty thousand. |
and an annual Grant in aid of each Province shall be made, equal to Eighty Cents per Head of the Population as ascertained by the Census of One thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, and in the Case of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, by each subsequent Decennial Census until the Population of each of those two Provinces amounts to Four hundred thousand Souls, at which Rate such Grant shall thereafter remain. Such Grants shall be in full Settlement of all future Demands on Canada, and shall be paid half-yearly in advance to each Province; but the Government of Canada shall deduct from such Grants, as against any Province, all Sums chargeable as Interest on the Public Debt of that Province in excess of the several Amounts stipulated in this Act.
[Note: Repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act, 1950 (No. 34 infra). The section had been previously superseded by the Constitution Act, 1907 (No. 22 infra). See the Provincial Subsidies Act and the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements and Federal Post-Secondary Education and Health Contributions Act (Canada).]
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119. New Brunswick shall receive by half-yearly Payments in advance from Canada for the Period of Ten Years from the Union an additional Allowance of Sixty-three thousand Dollars per Annum; but as long as the Public Debt of that Province remains under Seven million Dollars, a Deduction equal to the Interest at Five per Centum per Annum on such Deficiency shall be made from that Allowance of Sixty-three thousand Dollars.
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120. All Payments to be made under this Act, or in discharge of Liabilities created under any Act of the Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick respectively, and assumed by Canada, shall, until the Parliament of Canada otherwise directs, be made in such Form and Manner as may from Time to Time be ordered by the Governor General in Council.
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121. All Articles of the Growth, Produce, or Manufacture of any one of the Provinces shall, from and after the Union, be admitted free into each of the other Provinces.
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- Canada, Minister of Justice, Securing the Canadian economic union in the Constitution, by Jean Chretien (1980)
- Edward Whelan, The Union of the British Provinces (1927)
- Joseph Pope, Confederation Being a Series of Hitherto Unpublished Documents Bearing On the British North America Act (1895)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 6th Parl, 2nd Sess (6 April 1888)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 6th Parl, 2nd Sess, (20 March 1888)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5th Parl, 1st Sess, (13 March 1888)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5th Parl, 1st Sess, (8 March 1888)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5th Parl, 1st Sess, (5 March 1888)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5th Parl, 4th Sess, (25 May 1886)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5th Parl, 4th Sess, (30 March 1886)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5th Parl, 4th Sess, (26 February 1886)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5th Parl, 1st Sess, (4 April 1883)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5th Parl, 1st Sess, (19 March 1883)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5th Parl, 1st Sess, (16 March 1883)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5th Parl, 1st Sess, (8 March 1883)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5th Parl, 1st Sess, (5 March 1883)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Voting by Ballot on the Dunkin Act", 3rd Parl, 4th Sess, (11 April 1877)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Customs", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (16 December 1867)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Excise", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (13 December 1867)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Excise Duties", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (12 December 1867)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "The Financial Statement", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (7 December 1867)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 1st Parl, 1st Sess (13 November 1867)
- UK, HC, “(Lords.) [Bill 52.] Committee”, vol 185 (1867), cols 1310-1322
- UK, HC, “Question”, vol 185 (1867), cols 1090-1091
- UK, HL, "Committee", vol 185 (1867), cols 804-807
- W.H. Pope, The Confederation Question, Considered From a Prince Edward Island Point of View (1866)
- Nova Scotia, House of Assembly, Debates and Proceedings: Union of the Colonies (10 April 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (10 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (9 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (3 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (28 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (27 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (24 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (22 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (21 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (20 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (20 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (17 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (16 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (13 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (10 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (9 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (9 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (7 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (6 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (3 February 1865)
- A.T. Galt, "Speech on the Proposed Union of the British North American Provinces" (Delivered at Sherbrooke, 1864).
- Despatch — November 5, 1861 — Stating that Imperial Government have no objection to Reciprocal Free Trade between B.N.A. Colonies being established
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122. The Customs and Excise Laws of each Province shall, subject to the Provisions of this Act, continue in force until altered by the Parliament of Canada.
[Note: See the current federal customs and excise legislation.]
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 1st Parl, 1st Sess (13 November 1867)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (24 February 1865)
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123. Where Customs Duties are, at the Union, leviable on any Goods, Wares, or Merchandises in any Two Provinces, those Goods, Wares, and Merchandises may, from and after the Union, be imported from one of those Provinces into the other of them on Proof of Payment of the Customs Duty leviable thereon in the Province of Exportation, and on Payment of such further Amount (if any) of Customs Duty as is leviable thereon in the Province of Importation.
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124. Nothing in this Act shall affect the Right of New Brunswick to levy the Lumber Dues provided in Chapter Fifteen of Title Three of the Revised Statutes of New Brunswick, or in any Act amending that Act before or after the Union, and not increasing the Amount of such Dues; but the Lumber of any of the Provinces other than New Brunswick shall not be subject to such Dues.
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- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (16 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (13 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (10 February 1865)
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125. No Lands or Property belonging to Canada or any Province shall be liable to Taxation.
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126. Such Portions of the Duties and Revenues over which the respective Legislatures of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick had before the Union Power of Appropriation as are by this Act reserved to the respective Governments or Legislatures of the Provinces, and all Duties and Revenues raised by them in accordance with the special Powers conferred upon them by this Act, shall in each Province form One Consolidated Revenue Fund to be appropriated for the Public Service of the Province.
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IX. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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General
127. If any Person being at the passing of this Act a Member of the Legislative Council of Canada, Nova Scotia, or New Brunswick, to whom a Place in the Senate is offered, does not within Thirty Days thereafter, by Writing under his Hand addressed to the Governor General of the Province of Canada or to the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia or New Brunswick (as the Case may be), accept the same, he shall be deemed to have declined the same; and any Person who, being at the passing of this Act a Member of the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia or New Brunswick, accepts a Place in the Senate, shall thereby vacate his Seat in such Legislative Council.
[Note: Repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act, 1893 (No. 17 infra).]
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128. Every Member of the Senate or House of Commons of Canada shall before taking his Seat therein take and subscribe before the Governor General or some Person authorized by him, and every Member of a Legislative Council or Legislative Assembly of any Province shall before taking his Seat therein take and subscribe before the Lieutenant Governor of the Province or some Person authorized by him, the Oath of Allegiance contained in the Fifth Schedule to this Act; and every Member of the Senate of Canada and every Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec shall also, before taking his Seat therein, take and subscribe before the Governor General, or some Person authorized by him, the Declaration of Qualification contained in the same Schedule.
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129. Except as otherwise provided by this Act, all Laws in force in Canada, Nova Scotia, or New Brunswick at the Union, and all Courts of Civil and Criminal Jurisdiction, and all legal Commissions, Powers, and Authorities, and all Officers, Judicial, Administrative, and Ministerial, existing therein at the Union, shall continue in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick respectively, as if the Union had not been made; subject nevertheless (except with respect to such as are enacted by or exist under Acts of the Parliament. of Great Britain or of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,) to be repealed, abolished, or altered by the Parliament of Canada, or by the Legislature of the respective Province, according to the Authority of the Parliament or of that Legislature under this Act.
[Note: The restriction against altering or repealing laws enacted by or existing under statutes of the United Kingdom was removed by the Statute of Westminster, 1931 (No. 27 infra), except in respect of certain constitutional documents. See also Part V of the Constitution Act, 1982 (No. 44 infra).]
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- Canada, Senate Debates, "Marine and Fishery Department", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (4 December 1867)
- Canada, Senate Debates, "Marine and Fisheries Department",1st Parl, 1st Sess (2 December 1867)
- New Brunswick, House of Assembly, Debates of the House of Assembly [Bill to Prevent Dual Representation] (3 June 1867)
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130. Until the Parliament of Canada otherwise provides, all Officers of the several Provinces having Duties to discharge in relation to Matters other than those coming within the Classes of Subjects by this Act assigned exclusively to the Legislatures of the Provinces shall be Officers of Canada, and shall continue to discharge the Duties of their respective Offices under the same Liabilities, Responsibilities, and Penalties as if the Union had not been made.
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131. Until the Parliament of Canada otherwise provides, the Governor General in Council may from Time to Time appoint such Officers as the Governor General in Council deems necessary or proper for the effectual Execution of this Act.
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132. The Parliament and Government of Canada shall have all Powers necessary or proper for performing the Obligations of Canada or of any Province thereof, as Part of the British Empire, towards Foreign Countries, arising under Treaties between the Empire and such Foreign Countries.
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- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (28 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (22 February 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (21 February 1865)
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133. Either the English or the French Language may be used by any Person in the Debates of the Houses of the Parliament of Canada and of the Houses of the Legislature of Quebec; and both those Languages shall be used in the respective Records and Journals of those Houses; and either of those Languages may be used by any Person or in any Pleading or Process in or issuing from any Court of Canada established under this Act, and in or from all or any of the Courts of Quebec.
The Acts of the Parliament of Canada and of the Legislature of Quebec shall be printed and published in both those Languages.
[Note: See also section 23 of the Manitoba Act, 1870 (No. 8 infra) and sections 17 to 23 of the Constitution Act, 1982 (No. 44 infra).]
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- Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence of the Special Joint Committee of the Senate and of the House of Commons on the Constitution of Canada, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess, No 17 (2 December 1980)
- Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence of the Special Joint Committee of the Senate and of the House of Commons on the Constitution of Canada, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess, No 14 (27 November 1980)
- Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence of the Special Joint Committee of the Senate and of the House of Commons on the Constitution of Canada, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess, No 13 (26 November 1980)
- Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence of the Special Joint Committee of the Senate and of the House of Commons on the Constitution of Canada, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess, No 12 (25 November 1980)
- Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence of the Special Joint Committee of the Senate and of the House of Commons on the Constitution of Canada, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess, No 8 (19 November 1980)
- Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence of the Special Joint Committee of the Senate and of the House of Commons on the Constitution of Canada, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess, No 7 (18 November 1980)
- Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence of the Special Joint Committee of the Senate and of the House of Commons on the Constitution of Canada, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess, No 6 (17 November 1980)
- Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence of the Special Joint Committee of the Senate and of the House of Commons on the Constitution of Canada, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess, No 4 (13 November 1980)
- Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence of the Special Joint Committee of the Senate and of the House of Commons on the Constitution of Canada, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess, No 3 (12 November 1980)
- Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence of the Special Joint Committee of the Senate and of the House of Commons on the Constitution of Canada, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess, No 2 (7 November 1980)
- Canada, Senate Debates, [French Translations of House Proceedings], 1st Parl, 1st Sess (23 April 1868)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "The French Language", 1st Parl, 1st Sess (22 November 1867)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (10 March 1865)
- Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North America Provinces, 8th Parl, 3rd Sess, (8 March 1865)
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Ontario and Quebec
134. Until the Legislature of Ontario or of Quebec otherwise provides, the Lieutenant Governors of Ontario and Quebec may each appoint under the Great Seal of the Province the following Officers, to hold Office during Pleasure, that is to say,—the Attorney General, the Secretary and Registrar of the Province, the Treasurer of the Province, the Commissioner of Crown Lands, and the Commissioner of Agriculture and Public Works, and in the Case of Quebec the Solicitor General, and may, by Order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, from Time to Time prescribe the Duties of those Officers, and of the several Departments over which they shall preside or to which they shall belong, and of the Officers and Clerks thereof, and may also appoint other and additional Officers to hold Office during Pleasure, and may from Time to Time prescribe the Duties of those Officers, and of the several Departments over which they shall preside or to which they shall belong, and of the Officers and Clerks thereof.
[Note: See the Executive Council Act (Ontario) and the Executive Power Act (Quebec).]
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135. Until the Legislature of Ontario or Quebec otherwise provides, all Rights, Powers, Duties, Functions, Responsibilities, or Authorities at the passing of this Act vested in or imposed on the Attorney General, Solicitor General, Secretary and Registrar of the Province of Canada, Minister of Finance, Commissioner of Crown Lands, Commissioner of Public Works, and Minister of Agriculture and Receiver General, by any Law, Statute, or Ordinance of Upper Canada, Lower Canada, or Canada, and not repugnant to this Act, shall be vested in or imposed on any Officer to be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor for the Discharge of the same or any of them; and the Commissioner of Agriculture and Public Works shall perform the Duties and Functions of the Office of Minister of Agriculture at the passing of this Act imposed by the Law of the Province of Canada, as well as those of the Commissioner of Public Works.
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136. Until altered by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, the Great Seals of Ontario and Quebec respectively shall be the same, or of the same Design, as those used in the Provinces of Upper Canada and Lower Canada respectively before their Union as the Province of Canada.
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137. The Words “and from thence to the End of the then next ensuing Session of the Legislature,” or Words to the same Effect, used in any temporary Act of the Province of Canada not expired before the Union, shall be construed to extend and apply to the next Session of the Parliament of Canada if the Subject Matter of the Act is within the Powers of the same as defined by this Act, or to the next Sessions of the Legislatures of Ontario and Quebec respectively if the Subject Matter of the Act is within the Powers of the same as defined by this Act.
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138. From and after the Union the Use of the Words “Upper Canada” instead of “Ontario,” or “Lower Canada” instead of “Quebec,” in any Deed, Writ, Process, Pleading, Document, Matter, or Thing, shall not invalidate the same.
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139. Any Proclamation under the Great Seal of the Province of Canada issued before the Union to take effect at a Time which is subsequent to the Union, whether relating to that Province, or to Upper Canada, or to Lower Canada, and the several Matters and Things therein proclaimed, shall be and continue of like Force and Effect as if the Union had not been made.
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140. Any Proclamation which is authorized by any Act of the Legislature of the Province of Canada to be issued under the Great Seal of the Province of Canada, whether relating to that Province, or to Upper Canada, or to Lower Canada, and which is not issued before the Union, may be issued by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario or of Quebec, as its Subject Matter requires, under the Great Seal thereof; and from and after the Issue of such Proclamation the same and the several Matters and Things therein proclaimed shall be and continue of the like Force and Effect in Ontario or Quebec as if the Union had not been made.
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141. The Penitentiary of the Province of Canada shall, until the Parliament of Canada otherwise provides, be and continue the Penitentiary of Ontario and of Quebec.
[Note: See the Penitentiary Act (Canada).]
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142. The Division and Adjustment of the Debts, Credits, Liabilities, Properties, and Assets of Upper Canada and Lower Canada shall be referred to the Arbitrament of Three Arbitrators, One chosen by the Government of Ontario, One by the Government of Quebec, and One by the Government of Canada; and the Selection of the Arbitrators shall not be made until the Parliament of Canada and the Legislatures of Ontario and Quebec have met; and the Arbitrator chosen by the Government of Canada shall not be a Resident either in Ontario or in Quebec.
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Arbitration", 1st Parl, 4th Sess (13 March 1871)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "The Arbitration Award", 1st Parl, 4th Sess (9 March 1871)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Dominion Officials Hired by Provinces", 1st Parl, 4th Sess (27 February 1871)
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143. The Governor General in Council may from Time to Time order that such and so many of the Records, Books, and Documents of the Province of Canada as he thinks fit shall be appropriated and delivered either to Ontario or to Quebec, and the same shall thenceforth be the Property of that Province; and any Copy thereof or Extract therefrom, duly certified by the Officer having charge of the Original thereof, shall be admitted as Evidence.
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144. The Lieutenant Governor of Quebec may from Time to Time, by Proclamation under the Great Seal of the Province, to take effect from a Day to be appointed therein, constitute Townships in those Parts of the Province of Quebec in which Townships are not then already constituted, and fix the Metes and Bounds thereof.
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X. INTERCOLONIAL RAILWAY
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145. Inasmuch as the Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick have joined in a Declaration that the Construction “of the Intercolonial Railway is essential to the Consolidation of the Union of British North America, and to the Assent thereto of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and have consequently agreed that Provision should be made for its immediate Construction by the Government of Canada: Therefore, in order to give effect to that Agreement, it shall be the Duty of the Government and Parliament of Canada to provide for the Commencement, within Six Months after the Union, of a Railway connecting the River St. Lawrence with the City of Halifax in Nova Scotia, and for the Construction thereof without Intermission, and the Completion thereofwith all practicable Speed.
[Note: Repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act, 1893 (No. 17 infra).]
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XI. ADMISSION OF OTHER COLONIES
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146. It shall be lawful for the Queen, by and with the Advice of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council, on Addresses from the Houses of the Parliament of Canada, and from the Houses of the respective Legislatures of the Colonies or Provinces of Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, and British Columbia, to admit those Colonies or Provinces, or any of them, into the Union, and on Address from the Houses of the Parliament of Canada to admit Rupert’s Land and the North-western Territory, or either of them, into the Union, on such Terms and Conditions in each Case as are in the Addresses expressed and as the Queen thinks fit to approve, subject to the Provisions of this Act; and the Provisions of any Order in Council in that Behalf shall have effect as if they had been enacted by the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
[Note: Rupert’s Land and the North-Western Territory (subsequently designated the Northwest Territories) became part of Canada, pursuant to this section and the Rupert’s Land Act, 1868 (No. 6 infra), by the Rupert’s Land and North-Western Territory Order (June 23, 1870) (No. 9 infra).
The Province of Manitoba was established by the Manitoba Act, 1870 (No. 8 infra). This Act was confirmed by the Constitution Act, 1871 (No. 11 infra).
British Columbia was admitted into the Union pursuant to this section by the British Columbia Terms of Union (May 16, 1871) (No. 10 infra).
Prince Edward Island was admitted into the Union pursuant to this section by the Prince Edward Island Terms of Union (June 26, 1873) (No. 12 infra).
The Provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan were established, pursuant to the Constitution Act, 1871 (No. 11 infra), by the Alberta Act (July 20, 1905) (No. 20 infra) and the Saskatchewan Act (July 20, 1905) (No. 21 infra) respectively.
Newfoundland was admitted as a province by the Newfoundland Act (March 23, 1949) (No. 32 infra), which confirmed the Agreement containing the Terms of Union between Canada and Newfoundland.
The Yukon Territory was created out of the Northwest Territories in 1898 by the Yukon Territory Act (No. 19 infra).]
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- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 6th Parl, 2nd Sess, (10 April 1888)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 6th Parl, 2nd Sess, (9 March 1888)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5th Parl, 2nd Sess, (14 March 1884)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Supperannuation of Civil Servants", 5th Parl, 1st Sess (25 April 1883)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "King's County (P.E.I.) Election", 5th Parl, 1st Sess (25 April 1883)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Prince Edward Island", 2nd Parl, 1st Sess (20 May 1873)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Prince Edward's Island", 2nd Parl, 1st Sess, (20 March 1873)
- Canada, House of Commons Debates, "Establishment of Provinces", 1st Parl, 4th Sess (11 April 1871)
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147. In case of the Admission of Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island, or either of them, each shall be entitled to a Representation in the Senate of Canada of Four Members, and (notwithstanding anything in this Act) in case of the Admission of Newfoundland the normal Number of Senators shall be Seventy-six and their maximum Number shall be Eighty-two; but Prince Edward Island when admitted shall be deemed to be comprised in the third of the Three Divisions into which Canada is, in relation to the Constitution of the Senate, divided by this Act, and accordingly, after the Admission of Prince Edward Island, whether Newfoundland is admitted or not, the Representation of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in the Senate shall, as Vacancies occur, be reduced from Twelve to Ten Members respectively, and the Representation of each of those Provinces shall not be increased at any Time beyond Ten, except under the Provisions of this Act for the Appointment of Three or Six additional Senators under the Direction of the Queen.
[Note: See the notes to sections 21, 22, 26, 27 and 28.]
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SCHEDULES
The FIRST SCHEDULEElectoral Districts of OntarioAEXISTING ELECTORAL DIVISIONSCOUNTIES1. Prescott.
2. Glengarry.
3. Stormont.
4. Dundas.
5. Russell.
6. Carleton
7. Prince Edward
8. Halton
9. Essex.
RIDINGS OF COUNTIES10. North Riding of Lanark.
11. South Riding of Lanark.
12. North Riding of Leeds and North Riding of Grenville.
13. South Riding of Leeds.
14. South Riding of Grenville.
15. East Riding of Northumberland.
16. West Riding of Northumberland (excepting therefrom the Township of South Monaghan).
17. East Riding of Durham.
18. West Riding of Durham.
19. North Riding of Ontario.
20. South Riding of Ontario.
21. East Riding of York.
22. West Riding of York.
23. North Riding of York.
24. North Riding of Wentworth.
25. South Riding of Wentworth.
26. East Riding of Elgin.
27. West Riding of Elgin.
28. North Riding of Waterloo.
29. South Riding of Waterloo.
30. North Riding of Brant.
31. South Riding of Brant.
32. North Riding of Oxford.
33. South Riding of Oxford.
34. East Riding of Middlesex.
CITIES, PARTS OF CITIES, AND TOWNS
35. West Toronto.
36. East Toronto.
37. Hamilton.
38. Ottawa.
39. Kingston.
40. London.
41. Town of Brockville, with the Township of Elizabethtown thereto attached.
42. Town of Niagara, with the Township of Niagara thereto attached.
43. Town of Cornwall, with the Township of Cornwall thereto attached.
BNEW ELECTORAL DIVISIONS
44. The Provisional Judicial District of ALGOMA.
The County of BRUCE, divided into Two Ridings, to be called respectively the North and South Ridings:—
45. The North Riding of Bruce to consist of the Townships of Bury, Lindsay, Eastnor, Albermarle, Amabel, Arran, Bruce, Elderslie, and Saugeen, and the Village of Southampton.
46. The South Riding of Bruce to consist of the Townships of Kincardine (including the Village of Kincardine), Greenock, Brant, Huron, Kinloss, Culross, and Carrick.
The County of HURON, divided into Two Ridings, to be called respectively the North and South Ridings:—
47. The North Riding to consist of the Townships of Ashfield, Wawanosh, Turnberry, Howick, Morris, Grey, Colborne, Hullett, including the Village of Clinton, and McKillop.
48. The South Riding to consist of the Town of Goderich and the Townships of Goderich, Tuckersmith, Stanley, Hay, Usborne, and Stephen.
The County of MIDDLESEX, divided into three Ridings, to be called respectively the North, West and East Ridings:—
49. The North Riding to consist of the Townships of McGillivray and Biddulph (taken from the County of Huron), and Williams East, Williams West, Adelaide, and Lobo.
50. The West Riding to consist of the Townships of Delaware, Carradoc, Metcalfe, Mosa and Ekfrid, and the Village of Strathroy.
[The East Riding to consist of the Townships now embraced therein, and be. bounded as it is at present.]
51. The County of LAMBTON to consist of the Townships of Bosanquet, Warwick, Plympton, Sarnia, Moore, Enniskillen, and Brooke, and the Town of Sarnia.
52. The County of KENT to consist of the Townships of Chatham, Dover, East Tilbury, Romney, Raleigh, and Harwich, and the Town of Chatham.
53. The County of BOTHWELL to consist of the Townships of Sombra, Dawn, and Euphemia (taken from the County of Lambton), and the Townships of Zone, Camden with the Gore thereof, Orford, and Howard (taken from the County of Kent).
The County of GREY, divided into Two Ridings, to be called respectively the South and North Ridings:—
54. The South Riding to consist of the Townships of Bentinck, Glenelg, Artemesia, Osprey, Normanby, Egremont, Proton, and Melancthon.
55. The North Riding to consist of the Townships of Collingwood, Euphrasia, Holland, Saint-Vincent, Sydenham, Sullivan, Derby, and Keppel, Sarawak and Brooke, and the Town of Owen Sound.
The County of PERTH, divided into Two Ridings, to be called respectively the South and North Ridings:-
56. The North Riding to consist of the Townships of Wallace, Elma, Logan, Ellice, Mornington, and North Easthope, and the Town of Stratford.
57. The South Riding to consist of the Townships of Blanchard, Downie, South Easthope, Fullarton, Hibbert, and the Villages of Mitchell and Ste. Marys.
The County of WELLINGTON, divided into Three Ridings, to be called respectively North, South and Centre Ridings:—
58. The North Riding to consist of the Townships of Amaranth, Arthur, Luther, Minto, Maryborough, Peel, and the Village of Mount Forest.
59. The Centre Riding to consist of the Townships of Garafraxa, Erin, Eramosa, Nichol, and Pilkington, and the Villages of Fergus and Elora.
60. The South Riding to consist of the Town of Guelph, and the Townships of Guelph and Puslinch.
The County of NORFOLK, divided into Two Ridings, to be called respectively the South and North Ridings:—
61. The South Riding to consist of the Townships of Charlotteville, Houghton, Walsingham, and Woodhouse and with the Gore thereof.
62. The North Riding to consist of the Townships of Middleton, Townsend, and Windham, and the Town of Simcoe.
63. The County of HALDIMAND to consist of the Townships of Oneida, Seneca, Cayuga North, Cayuga South, Rayn- ham, Walpole, and Dunn.
64. The County of MONCK to consist of the Townships of Canborough and Moulton, and Sherbrooke, and the Village of Dunnville (taken from the County of Haldimand), the Townships of Caistor and Gainsborough (taken from the County of Lincoln), and the Townships of Pelham and Wainfleet (taken from the County of Welland).
65. The County of LINCOLN to consist of the Townships of Clinton, Grantham, Grimsby, and Louth, and the Town of St. Catherines.
66. The County of WELLAND to consist of the Townships of Bertie, Crowland, Humberstone, Stamford, Thorold, and Willoughby, and the Villages of Chippewa, Clifton, Fort Erie, Thorold, and Welland.
67. The County of PEEL to consist of the Townships of Chinguacousy, Toronto, and the Gore of Toronto, and the Villages of Brampton and Streetsville.
68. The County of CARDWELL to consist of the Townships of Albion and Caledon (taken from the County of Peel), and the Townships of Adjala and Mono (taken from the County of Simcoe).
The County of SIMCOE, divided into Two Ridings, to be called respectively the South and North Ridings:—
69. The South Riding to consist of the Townships of West Gwillimbury, Tecumseth, Innisfil, Essa, Tosorontio, Mulmur, and the Village of Bradford.
70. The North Riding to consist of the Townships of Nottawasaga, Sunnidale, Vespra, Flos, Oro, Medonte, Orillia and Matchedash, Tiny and Tay, Balaklava and Robinson, and the Towns of Barrie and Collingwood.
The County of VICTORIA, divided into Two Ridings, to be called respectively the South and North Ridings:—
71. The South Riding to consist of the Townships of Ops, Mariposa, Emily, Verulam, and the Town of Lindsay.
72. The North Riding to consist of the Townships of Anson, Bexley, Carden, Dalton, Digby, Eldon, Fenelon, Hindon, Laxton, Lutterworth, Macaulay and Draper, Sommerville, and Morrison, Muskoka, Monck and Watt (taken from the County of Simcoe), and any other surveyed Townships lying to the North of the said North Riding.
The County of PETERBOROUGH, divided into Two Ridings, to be called respectively the West and East Ridings:—
73. The West Riding to consist of the Townships of South Monaghan (taken from the County of Northumberland), North Monaghan, Smith, and Ennismore, and the Town of Peterborough.
74. The East Riding to consist of the Townships of Asphodel, Belmont and Methuen, Douro, Dummer, Galway, Harvey, Minden, Stanhope and Dysart, Otonabee, and Snowden, and the Village of Ashburnham, and any other surveyed Townships lying to the North of the said East Riding.
The County of HASTINGS, divided into Three Ridings, to be called respectively the West, East, and North Ridings:—
75. The West Riding to consist of the Town of Belleville, the Township of Sydney, and the Village of Trenton.
76. The East Riding to consist of the Townships of Thurlow, Tyendinaga, and Hungerford.
77. The North Riding to consist of the Townships of Rawdon, Huntingdon, Madoc, Elzevir, Tudor, Marmora, and Lake, and the Village of Stirling, and any other surveyed Townships lying to the North of the said North Riding.
78. The County of LENNOX, to consist of the Townships of Richmond, Adolphustown, North Fredericksburg, South Fredericksburg, Ernest Town, and Amherst Island, and the Village of Napanee.
79. The County of ADDINGTON to consist of the Townships of Camden, Portland, Sheffield, Hinchinbrooke, Kaladar, Kennebec, Olden, Oso, Anglesea, Barrie, Clarendon, Palmerston, Effingham, Abinger, Miller, Canonto, Denbigh, Loughborough, and Bedford.
80. The County of FRONTENAC to consist of the Townships of Kingston, Wolfe Island, Pittsburg and Howe Island, and Storrington.
The County of RENFREW, divided into two Ridings, to be called respectively the South and North Ridings:-
81. The South Riding to consist of the Townships of McNab, Bagot, Blithfield, Brougham, Horton, Admaston, Grattan, Matawatchan, Griffith, Lyndoch, Raglan, Radcliffe, Brudenell, Sebastopol, and the Villages of Arnprior and Renfrew.
82. The North Riding to consist of the Townships of Ross, Bromley, Westmeath, Stafford, Pembroke, Wilberforce, Alice, Petawawa, Buchanan, South Algona, North Algona, Fraser, McKay, Wylie, Rolph, Head, Maria, Clara, Haggerty, Sherwood, Burns, and Richards, and any other surveyed Townships lying North-westerly of the said North Riding.
Every Town and incorporated Village existing at the Union, not especially mentioned in this Schedule, is to be taken as Part of the County or Riding within which it is locally situate.
The SECOND SCHEDULEElectoral Districts of Quebec specially fixedCOUNTIES OF—Pontiac.
Ottawa.
Argenteuil.
Huntingdon.
Mississquoi.
Brome.
Shefford.
Stanstead.
Compton.
Wolfe and Richmond.
Megantic.
Town of Sherbrooke.
The THIRD SCHEDULEProvincial Public Works and Property to be the Property of Canada
1. Canals, with Lands and Water Power connected therewith.
2. Public Harbours.
3. Lighthouses and Piers, and Sable Island.
4. Steamboats, Dredges, and public Vessels.
5. Rivers and Lake Improvements.
6. Railways and Railway Stocks, Mortgages, and other Debts due by Railway Companies.
7. Military Roads.
8. Custom Houses, Post Offices, and all other Public Buildings, except such as the Government of Canada appropriate for the Use of the Provincial Legislatures and Governments.
9. Property transferred by the Imperial Government, and known as Ordnance Property.
10. Armouries, Drill Sheds, Military Clothing, and Munitions of War, and Lands set apart for general Public Purposes.
The FOURTH SCHEDULEAssets to be the Property of Ontario and Quebec conjointlyUpper Canada Building Fund.
Lunatic Asylums.
Normal School.
Court Houses in
Aylmer,
Montreal, Lower Canada
Kamouraska,
Law Society, Upper Canada.
Montreal Turnpike Trust.
University Permanent Fund.
Royal Institution.
Consolidated Municipal Loan Fund, Upper Canada.
Consolidated Municipal Loan Fund, Lower Canada.
Agricultural Society, Upper Canada.
Lower Canada Legislative Grant.
Quebec Fire Loan.
Temiscouata Advance Account.
Quebec Turnpike Trust.
Education—East.
Building and Jury Fund, Lower Canada.
Municipalities Fund.
Lower Canada Superior Education Income Fund.
The FIFTH SCHEDULEOATH OF ALLEGIANCE
I A.B. do swear, That I will be faithful and bear true Allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Victoria.
Note.—The Name of the King or Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for the Time being is to be substituted from Time to Time, with proper Terms of Reference thereto.
DECLARATION OF QUALIFICATION
I A.B. do declare and testify, That I am by Law duly qualified to be appointed a Member of the Senate of Canada [or as the Case may be], and that I am legally or equitably seised as of Freehold for my own Use and Benefit of Lands or Tenements held in Free and Common Socage [or seised or possessed for my own Use and Benefit of Lands or Tenements held in Franc-alleu or in Roture (as the Case may be),] in the Province of Nova Scotia [or as the Case may be] of the Value of Four thousand Dollars over and above all Rents, Dues, Debts, Mortgages, Charges, and Incumbrances due or payable out of or charged on or affecting the same, and that I have not collusively or colourably obtained a Title to or become possessed of the said Lands and Tenements or any Part thereof for the Purpose of enabling me to become a Member of the Senate of Canada [or as the Case may be], and that my Real and Personal Property are together worth Four thousand Dollars over and above my Debts and Liabilities.
THE SIXTH SCHEDULEPrimary Production from Non-Renewable Natural Resources
and Forestry Resources
1. For the purposes of section 92A of this Act,
(a) production from a non-renewable natural resource is primary production therefrom if
(i) it is in the form in which it exists upon its recovery of severance from its natural state, or
(ii) it is a product resulting from processing or refining the resource, and is not a manufactured product or a product resulting from refining crude oil, refining upgraded heavy crude oil, refining gases or liquids derived from coal or refining a synthetic equivalent of crude oil; and
(b) production from a forestry resource is primary production therefrom if it consists of sawlogs, poles, lumber, wood chips, sawdust or any other primary wood product, or wood pulp, and is not a product manufactured from wood.
[Note: The sixth schedule was added by section 51 of the Constitution Act, 1982 (No. 44 infra).]
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