| Constitution Act, 1867 |
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| Part of the Constitution of Canada |
| PREAMBLE |
| I. PRELIMINARY |
| 1, 2 |
| II. UNION |
| 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| III. EXECUTIVE POWER |
| 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 |
| IV. LEGISLATIVE POWER |
| 17, 18, 19, 20 |
| The Senate |
| 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 |
| The House of Commons |
| 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51(1), 51(2), 51A, 52 |
| Money Votes; Royal Assent |
| 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 |
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V. PROVINCIAL CONSTITUTIONS Executive Power |
| 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68 |
| Legislative Power |
| 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80,81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90 |
| VI. DISTRIBUTION OF LEGISLATIVE POWERS |
| 91, 92, 92A, 93, 93A, 94, 94A, 95 |
| VII. JUDICATURE |
| 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101 |
| VIII. REVENUES; DEBTS; ASSETS; TAXATION |
| 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126 |
| IX. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
| 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144 |
| X. INTERCOLONIAL RAILWAY |
| 145 |
| XI. ADMISSION OF OTHER COLONIES |
| 146, 147 |
| SCHEDULES |
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First: Electoral Districts of Ontario Second: Electoral Districts of Quebec Third: Property of Canada Fourth: Property of Ontario and Quebec Fifth: Allegiance and Senate Qualification Sixth: Natural Resources |
| COMING INTO FORCE |
| Proclamation of the Constitution Act, 1867 |
Section 56 of the Constitution Act, 1867 (French: article 56 de la Loi constitutionnelle de 1867) is a provision of the Constitution of Canada which previously set out the power of the British government to disallow laws passed by the Parliament of Canada. This power was only used once and no longer exists. The British government gave up the power as a result of the Balfour Declaration of 1926, which recognised Canada and the other British Dominions as equals of the United Kingdom.
The Constitution Act, 1867 is the constitutional statute which established Canada. Originally named the British North America Act, 1867, the Act continues to be the foundational statute for the Constitution of Canada, although it has been amended many times since 1867. It is now recognised as part of the supreme law of Canada.