Constitution Act (British Columbia)

Constitution Act, 1996 is a provincial Act passed by the British Columbia legislature. The Act outlines the powers and rules governing the executive and legislative branches of the provincial government of British Columbia.

Unlike the Constitution of Canada, the British Columbia Constitution is a regular Act of the legislature and can be amended by a normal majority vote.

British Columbia is the only province of Canada to have such an act.

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Constitution of Canada (by province or territory)

Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Northwest Territories Nunavut Yukon

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Constitution of Canada

List of Constitutional Documents

Pre-Confederation constitutional documents

Iroquois constitution Mi'kmaq constitution Constitution of New France Royal Proclamation of 1763 Quebec Act of 1774 Constitutional Act of 1791 Declaration of Independence of Lower Canada (1838) Report on the Affairs of British North America (1839) Act of Union 1840

Confederation

Constitution Act, 1867

Powers under Section 91	Peace, order, and good government Trade and commerce Criminal law Matters excepted from s. 92

Powers under Section 92	Licensing Works and undertakings Property and civil rights Administration of justice Fines and penalties for provincial laws Matters of a local or private nature

Amendments and other constitutional documents 1867–1982

British North America Acts, 1867–1982 Manitoba Act, 1870 Alberta Act, 1905 Saskatchewan Act, 1905 Statute of Westminster, 1931 Newfoundland Act, 1949

Patriation

Constitution Act, 1982

Part I – Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms	Preamble 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34

Part II – Rights of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada	35

Part III – Equalization and regional disparities	36

Part VII – General	52 59

Conventions

At Her Majesty's pleasure Cabinet collective responsibility Disallowance and reservation Equal authenticity rule Responsible government Fusion of powers Queen-in-Parliament Individual ministerial responsibility Interpellation Question period Parliamentary privilege Parliamentary sovereignty Reserve power Royal prerogative

Constitutional debate since 1982

Triple-E Senate Meech Lake Accord Charlottetown Accord Calgary Declaration Other unsuccessful amendments

Interpretation of the Constitution

Aboriginal self-government Pith and substance Double aspect Paramountcy Living tree Implied Bill of Rights Interjurisdictional immunity Purposive theory Dialogue principle

Provincial constitutional law

Constitution of Alberta Constitution of Quebec Constitution Act (British Columbia)

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