Canada: Polity Style: 1867-2024 |
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| 1 Jul 1867 | the provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick constituted a dominion under the name of Canada on the date (1 Jul 1867) appointed by a royal proclamation of 22 May 1867 issued in accordance with an act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom (House of Lords on 26 Feb 1867, House of Commons on 9 Mar 1867 with amendments, amendments were agreed to by the House of Lords on 12 Mar 1867; received royal assent on 29 Mar 1867) (Public General Acts, 1867, pp. 3-33; Canada Gazette, No. 1, 1 Jul 1867, pp. 1-3) [1] |
| 1 Jul 1867 - | Canada [2] |
| 11 Dec 1931 | the legislative independence of Canada from the United Kingdom is achieved in accordance with the Statute of Westminster, 1931 passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom (House of Commons on 24 Nov 1931; House of Lords on 3 Dec 1931 with amendments; the amendments were agreed to by the House of Commons on 8 Dec 1931; received royal assent on 11 Dec 1931) (Public General Acts, 1931-1932, pp. 13-17) [3][4] |
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| [1] | Full title: An Act for the Union of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, and the Government thereof, and for purposes connected therewith (may be cited as the British North America Act, 1867). |
| [2] | Also in official use: Dominion of Canada; this usage became obsolete by 17 Apr 1982, the day when the Constitution Act received royal assent. |
| [3] | Full title: An Act to give effect to certain resolutions passed by Imperial Conferences held in the years 1926 and 1930. |
| [4] | The amendments of the British North America Acts, 1867-1975 (i.e. the constitution of Canada) remained exclusively the preserve of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until the passage of the Constitution Act, 1982. |
Last update: 17 Jan 2024