Parliament of Canada Act

Parliament of Canada Act
Parliament of Canada
Enacted by	Parliament of Canada

The Parliament of Canada Act (French: Loi sur le Parlement du Canada) is an Act of the Parliament of Canada to define the rules, customs and regulations of the Parliament of Canada itself.

The Parliament of Canada was defined in the 1867 Constitution Act forming Canada. The rules were defined as following the Parliament of Great Britain and Ireland. The rules were to be updated from time to time by the Parliament of Canada, but not exceeding the Parliament of Great Britain and Ireland:

"The privileges, immunities, and powers to be held, enjoyed. and exercised by the Senate and by the House of Commons, and by the Members thereof respectively, shall be such as are from time to time defined by Act of the Parliament of Canada. but so that the same shall never exceed those at the passing of this Act held, enjoyed, and exercised by the Commons House of Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and by the Members thereof"