Section 52(2) of the Constitution Act, 1982 identifies which documents are part of the constitution.
- - stipulates that judges remain in office during good behaviour, instead of the "pleasure of the sovereign", also dictates royal succession
- (Consolidated) (Formerly known as the British North America Act, 1867 {Link without Title} - Establishment of Dominion Of Canada as self-governing British colony, with own national parliament and four provincial legislatures
- - annexation of Rupert's Land territory
- - creation of Northwest Territories
- - creation of the province of Manitoba
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- (Formerly Order of Her Majesty in Council admitting British Columbia into the Union)- joining of the province of British Columbia
- (Formerly British North America Act, 1871)
- (1873)- joining of Province of Prince Edward Island
- - allowing the Parliament of Canada to expand lawmaking powers
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- (Formerly British North America Act, 1886)
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- - acceptance of the constitutional validity of the post of deputy speaker
- - creation of Yukon Territory
- (Formerly The Alberta Act, 1905)- creation of Province of Alberta
- (Formerly The Saskatchewan Act , 1905)- creation of Province of Saskatchewan
- Constitution Act, 1907 (Formerly British North America Act, 1907)
- Constitution Act, 1915 (Formerly British North America Act, 1915)
- British North America Act, 1916 (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act, 1927)
- Statute Law Revision Act, 1927
- Constitution Act, 1930
- - removing all remaining lawmaking powers from British Parliament, allowing for Canadian parliament to modify British-made legislation
- Constitution Act, 1940 (Formerly British North America Act, 1940)
- British North America Act, 1943 (Repealed by the Constitution Act, 1982)
- British North America Act, 1946 (Repealed by the Constitution Act, 1982)
- - Order delegating many of the political powers of the Crown over Canada to the Governor General
- (Formerly British North America Act, 1949)- joining of the Province of Newfoundland
- British North America Act 1949 (Repealed by the Constitution Act, 1982)
- Statute Law Revision Act, 1950
- British North America Act, 1951 (Partially repealed by the Constitution Act, 1964, Repealed by the Constitution Act, 1982)
- British North America Act, 1952 (Repealed by the Constitution Act, 1982)
- Constitution Act, 1960 (Formerly British North America Act, 1960)
- Constitution Act, 1964 (Formerly British North America Act, 1964)
- Constitution Act, 1965 (Formerly British North America Act, 1965)
- Constitution Act, 1974 (Formerly British North America Act, 1974)
- Constitution Act (No. 1), 1975 (Formerly British North America Act (No. 1), 1975)
- Constitution Act (No. 2), 1975 (Formerly British North America Act (No. 2), 1975)
- Miscellaneous Statute Law Revision Act, 1977
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