British North America Acts

The British North America Acts (French Actes de l' Amérique British North ), in Canada known as Constitution Acts are laws that decided the British Parliament 1867-1982 to regulate the system of government in Canada. They form the most important part of the Canadian Constitution.

The first and most important law is the Constitution Act of 1867, which created the self-governing Dominion of Canada from the various British provinces. With the Statute of Westminster received Canada and the other Dominions 1931 full legislative sovereignty. However, except were changes to the British North America Act, could still be decided only by the British Parliament.

Because of the problems, to agree on a change process in Canada, who satisfied all the provinces, including Quebec, this power remained in the United Kingdom. It was not until 1982, the opinion-forming process in Canada was so far completed that the British Parliament on Canadian request, could decide the Constitutional Act of 1982: this also contains a procedure to change the constitution can.

The British Parliament British North America Acts adopted in the years 1867, 1871, 1886, 1907, 1915, 1916, 1930, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1949 (No. 2 ), 1951, 1960, 1964, 1974 and 1975. Important laws are:

• Act of 1867: Forms the basis of the Canadian Constitution. It defines the Government of Canada, the Canadian House of Commons, the Senate, the judiciary and the tax system.

• Act of 1871: Bestowed Canada 's sovereignty, to create new provinces and territories and to change the boundaries of existing provinces.

• Act of 1886 territories were MPs in the House and Senate.

• Act of 1907 obligated the federal government smaller and economically weaker provinces to support financially.

• Act of 1915 extended the Senate by West Canada zusprach own 24 senators; also it looked before six senators for Newfoundland, this should be a Canadian province.

• Act of 1940: Allowed it a nationwide unemployment introduce.

• Act of 1949 ( Newfoundland Act ): Took the then British colony of Newfoundland to as the tenth province of Canada.

• Act of 1965: In the the maximum age limit Canadian senators to 75.