• Constitution Act, 1867 (Consolidated) (Formerly known as the British North America Act, 1867 [Consolidated])
• The base document of the Canadian Constitution
• United Upper Canada (Ontario), Lower Canada (Québec), Nova Scotia and New Brunswick into the Dominion of Canada.
• Created a U.K. style parliament: a House of Commons and a Senate
• Section 91 provided for federal powers, while section 92 laid out the powers for the provinces.
• Neither a domestic amending formula nor a 'bill of rights' included.
• Rupert's Land Act, 1868
• All lands belonging to the Hudson's bay company and the North-Western Territory (as it was then called) become part of the Dominion of Canada.
• Temporary Government of Rupert's Land Act, 1869
• Allowed the government of Canada to have a transitional government set up for Rupert's Land upon admittance, until it could change it to suit Canada's needs.
• Manitoba Act, 1870
• Created the Province of Manitoba and established its government.
• Constitution Act, 1871 (Formerly British North America Act, 1871)
• Gave Parliament the power to create new provinces out of the Northwest Territories (then recently acquired from the Hudson's Bay Company and the Queen).
• Parliament of Canada Act, 1875
• Clarified the power of the Canadian Parliament to legislate over, "privileges, immunities, and powers of," its members.
• Adjacent Territories Order
• Admitted all remaining territories of British North America surrounding Canada into Canada.
• Constitution Act, 1886 (Formerly British North America Act, 1886)
• Allowed parliamentary representation for citizens residing in the Territories.
• Canada (Ontario Boundary) Act, 1889
• Boundary extensions to Ontario.
• Statute Law Revision Act, 1893
• An omnibus bill repealing certain 'spent' enactments, including 10 affected sections in the Constitution Act, 1867.
• Canadian Speaker (Appointment of Deputy) Act, 1895, Session 2 (Repealed by Constitution Act, 1982)
• A technical act which confirmed the validity of another act regarding the Deputy Speaker of the Senate.
• Constitution Act, 1907 (Formerly British North America Act, 1907)
• Amends the federal-provincial transfer payment schedule.
• Constitution Act, 1915 (Formerly British North America Act, 1915)
• Readjusts Senate seat allocation.
• British North America Act, 1916 (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act, 1927)
• Extended the term of the Twelfth Parliament during World War I
• Statute Law Revision Act, 1927
• An omnibus bill that repealed a number of Acts, including the British North America Act, 1916.
• Statute of Westminster, 1931
• Removed legislative authority of Parliament in the United Kingdom over the Dominions (Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Newfoundland), with the following caveat:
• As the Canadian delegation had been unable to settle on an amending formula, the existing scheme (ie. a simple British law, subject to amendment) was retained.
• Constitution Act, 1940 (Formerly British North America Act, 1940)
• Gave the Federal Government under Parliament the power to legislate laws repecting unemployment insurance.
• British North America Act, 1943 (Repealed by the Constitution Act, 1982)
• Delayed the decennial re-adjustment of the seats in the House of Commons until World War II was over.
• British North America Act, 1946 (Repealed by the Constitution Act, 1982)
• Changed section 51 of the Constitution Act, 1867, to bring the number of members in the House of Commons to 255.
• Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor General of Canada
• Describes the office of Governor General of Canada
• Defines the role of the Governor General in relation to the monarchy and government.
• Succession to the office in case of death or incapacity.
• Defines his powers.
• Constitution Act, 1960 (Formerly British North America Act, 1960)
• Changed the length of term of office for superior court judges (including those of the Supreme Court) to 75 years of age instead of for-life.
• Constitution Act, 1964 (Formerly British North America Act, 1964)
• Gave Parliament the power to legislate laws regarding old age pensions.
• Constitution Act, 1965 (Formerly British North America Act, 1965)
• Changed the length of term of office for Senators to 75 years of age instead of for-life.
• Constitution Act, 1974 (Formerly British North America Act, 1974)
• Changed the rules for calculating the number of MPs to sit in the next Parliament.
• Constitution Act, 1982 (Part of the Canada Act, 1982)
• Part of an act which 'patriated' Canada's constitution, due to Pierre Trudeau
• Included a domestic amending formula (7 provinces/50% of population)
• Includes the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
• Includes the "Notwithstanding clause" allowing governments to suspend the certain parts of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms for renewable 5-year periods.
• Includes a comprehensive schedule affecting many constitutional documents, including repeals and re-enactments.
• Never signed by the separatist Quebec government of the day, or even since then, but nevertheless is legally binding throughout Canada.
• The last act to amend the Canadian constitution to be enacted by the United Kingdom Parliament.
• Constitution Amendment Proclamation, 1983
• Entrenched the recognition of rights obtained under aboriginal land claims agreements.
• Commitment of all governments to invite aboriginal and territotorial government representatives to conferences on issues related to them.
• Constitution Act, 1985 (Representation)
• Replaced section 51 of the Constitution Act, 1867.
• It did away with the old, complex formula that the Mulroney government claimed would have created too many House of Commons seats, therefore costing more money.
• Constitution Amendment, 1987 (Newfoundland Act)
• Amended Term 17 of the Terms of Union of Newfoundland with Canada to include rights and privileges of more denominational schools.
• Constitution Amendment Proclamation, 1993 (New Brunswick Act)
• Amends the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to include the equality of the French and English linguistic communities in New Brunswick.
• Includes a provision for the New Brunswich legislature and government to "preserve and promote the status, rights and privileges," of those communities.
• Constitution Amendment Proclamation, 1993 (Prince Edward Island)
• Amends the Prince Edward Island Terms of Union to recognize that the province can levy tolls for the use of a, "fixed crossing joining the Island to the mainland."