Portal:British North America Acts

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The British North America Acts (BNA Acts) formed the foundation of the Canadian constitution from Confederation until the patriation of the constitution in 1982. With patriation, several of these acts were repealed, and the remaider were "modernized" and renamed Constitution Acts, with the exception of the BNA Act, 1949, which became the Newfoundland Act. The BNA Act, 1867 (now the Constitution Act, 1867) along with the Constitution Act, 1982 form the backbone of the Canadian constitution.

Individual Acts

Year	Reign	Monarch	Chapter	Enacting Country	Long Title	Original Short Title	Current Short Title
1867	30 & 31	Victoria	3	U.K.	An Act for the Union of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, and the Government thereof; and for Purposes connected therewith	British North America Act, 1867	Constitution Act, 1867
1871	34 & 35	Victoria	28	U.K.	An Act respecting the establishment of Provinces in the Dominion of Canada	British North America Act, 1871	Constitution Act, 1871
1886	49 & 50	Victoria	35	U.K.	An Act respecting the Representation in the Parliament of Canada of Territories which for the time being form part of the Dominion of Canada, but are not included in any Province	British North America Act, 1886	Constitution Act, 1886
1907	7	Edward VII	11	U.K.	An Act to make further provision with respect to the sums to be paid by Canada to the several provinces of the Dominion	British North America Act, 1907	Constitution Act, 1907
1915	5 & 6	George V	45	U.K.	An Act to amend the British North America Act, 1867	British North America Act, 1915	Constitution Act, 1915
1916	6 & 7	George V	19	U.K.	An Act to amend the British North America Act, 1867	British North America Act, 1916	repealed
1930	20 & 21	George V	26	U.K.	An Act to confirm and give effect to certain agreements entered into between the Government of the Dominion of Canada and the Governments of the Provinces of Manitoba, British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan respectively	British North America Act, 1930	Constitution Act, 1930
1940	3 & 4	George VI	36	U.K.	An Act to include unemployment insurance among the classes of subjects enumerated in section ninety-one of the British North America Act, 1867	British North America Act, 1940	Constitution Act, 1940
1943	6 & 7	George VI	30	U.K.	An Act to provide for the readjustment of the representation of the provinces in the House of Commons of Canada consequent on the decennial census taken in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-one	British North America Act, 1943	repealed
1946	9 & 10	George VI	63	U.K.	An Act to provide for the readjustment of the representation of the House of Commons of Canada consequent on the basis of the population of Canada	British North America Act, 1946	repealed
1949	12 & 13	George VI	22	U.K.	An Act to confirm and give effect to Terms of Union agreed between Canada and Newfoundland	British North America Act, 1949	Newfoundland Act
1949	13	George VI	81	U.K.	An Act to amend the British North America Act, 1867, as respects the amendment of the Constitution of Canada	British North America (No. 2) Act, 1949	repealed
1951	14 & 15	George VI	32	U.K.	An Act to amend the British North America Act, 1867	British North America Act, 1951	repealed
1952	1	Elizabeth II	15	Canada	An Act to amend the British North America Acts, 1867 to 1951, with respect to the Readjustment of Representation in the House of Commons	British North America Act, 1952	repealed
1960	9	Elizabeth II	2	U.K.	An Act to amend the British North America Act, 1867	British North America Act, 1960	Constitution Act, 1960
1964	12 & 13	Elizabeth II	73	U.K.	An Act to amend the British North America Act, 1867	British North America Act, 1964	Constitution Act, 1964
1965	14	Elizabeth II	4	Canada	An Act to make provision for the retirement of members of the Senate, Part I	British North America Act, 1965	Constitution Act, 1965
1974	23	Elizabeth II	13	Canada	An Act to provide for representation in the House of Commons, to establish electoral boundaries commissions and to remove the temporary suspension of the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, Part I	British North America Act, 1974	Constitution Act, 1974
1975	23 & 24	Elizabeth II	28	Canada	An Act to increase the representation of the Northwest Territories in the House of Commons and to establish a commission to readjust the electoral boundaries of the Northwest Territories, Part I	British North America Act, 1975	Constitution Act (No. 1), 1975
1975	23 & 24	Elizabeth II	53	Canada	An Act to amend the British North America Acts, 1867 to 1975	British North America Act (No. 2), 1975	Constitution Act (No. 2), 1975

Portal:British North America Acts

Individual Acts

Multiple Acts cited together

British North America Acts, 1867 to 1886

British North America Acts, 1867 to 1915

British North America Acts, 1867 to 1916

British North America Acts, 1867 to 1930

British North America Acts, 1867 to 1940

British North America Acts, 1867 to 1943

British North America Acts, 1867 to 1946

British North America Acts, 1867 to 1949

British North America Acts, 1867 to 1951

British North America Acts, 1867 to 1952

British North America Acts, 1867 to 1960

British North America Acts, 1867 to 1964

British North America Acts, 1867 to 1965

British North America Acts, 1867 to 1974-75

British North America Acts, 1867 to 1975

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