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==Individual acts== {{Canadian Confederation sidebar}} The different acts of this series are distinguished by appending the year of their enactment. BNA Acts were passed in 1867, 1871, 1886, 1907, 1915, 1916*, 1930, 1940, 1943*, 1946*, 1949, 1949 (No. 2)*, 1951*, 1952*, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1974, 1975 and 1975 (No. 2). Those marked with (*) were repealed in Canada in 1982, but are still in force in Britain. Five of the British North America Acts were enacted by the Parliament of Canada; namely those of 1952, 1965, 1974, 1975, and 1975 (No. 2). The other fifteen were enacted by the Imperial Parliament in [[London]]. The first act, the ''British North America Act 1867'', created the (internally) self-governing Dominion of Canada. The remaining acts dealt with a variety of topics, though the majority were concerned with modifying the representation in Parliament or in the [[Senate of Canada]] as the country enlarged and changed (1886, 1915, 1943, 1946, 1952, 1974, 1975, 1975 (No. 2)), adding the newer provinces of [[Manitoba]], [[British Columbia]], [[Saskatchewan]], [[Alberta]], and [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]]. Other topics include modifying the country's boundaries (1871, 1949), transfer payments (1907), temporary changes due to two world wars (1916, 1943), federal-provincial powers (1930, 1964), power over changes in the constitution (1949 (No. 2)), the creation of new social programs (1951, 1964), and mandatory retirement ages in the Canadian government (1960, 1965) ===British North America Act 1867=== {{Main|Constitution Act, 1867}} The [[British North America Act 1867|'''''British North America Act 1867''''']] ([[30 & 31 Vict.]] c. 3), also known as the BNA Act, comprises a major part of the [[Constitution of Canada]]. The act entails the original creation of a [[federation|federal]] dominion and sets the framework for much of the operation of the [[Government of Canada]], including its [[Canadian federalism|federal structure]], the [[House of Commons of Canada]], the Senate, the [[Court system of Canada|justice system]], and the [[taxation]] system. In 1982, this act was renamed the ''Constitution Act, 1867'', with the [[patriation]] of the constitution (having originally been enacted by the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]]). Amendments were also made at this time: section 92A was added, giving the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|provinces]] greater control over non-renewable [[natural resource]]s. ===British North America Act 1871=== {{main|Constitution Act, 1871}} The [[British North America Act 1871|'''''British North America Act 1871''''']] ([[34 & 35 Vict.]] c. 28) gave Canada the power to establish new provinces and territories and to change provincial boundaries with the affected province's consent. The act recognized the creation of the province of Manitoba, and also the incorporation of [[Rupert's Land]] and the [[Northwest Territories]] into Canada. This act also allowed the Canadian parliament and the legislatures of Ontario and Quebec to redraw the boundaries of the province of [[Ontario]] and the province of Quebec in order to include parts of these land acquisitions, specifically around [[Hudson Bay]] and [[James Bay]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Canada/English/ca_1871.html|title = The Constitution Act, 1871}}</ref> In 1982, this act was renamed the ''Constitution Act, 1871''. ===British North America Act 1886=== {{Main|Constitution Act, 1886}} The [[British North America Act 1886|'''''British North America Act 1886''''']] ([[58 & 59 Vict.]] c. 35) gave parliament the authority to allow the [[Territories of Canada]] to have representation in the Canadian Senate and Canadian House of Commons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.efc.ca/pages/law/cons/Constitutions/Canada/English/ca_1886.html|title=The British North America Act, 1886|access-date=22 June 2006|archive-date=19 April 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060419153910/http://www.efc.ca/pages/law/cons/Constitutions/Canada/English/ca_1886.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1982, this act was renamed the ''Constitution Act, 1886''. ===British North America Act 1907=== {{Infobox UK legislation | short_title = British North America Act 1907 | type = Act | parliament = Parliament of the United Kingdom | long_title = An Act to make further provision with respect to the sums to be paid by Canada to the several provinces of the Dominion | year = 1907 | citation = [[7 Edw. 7]]. c. 11 | introduced_commons = | introduced_lords = | territorial_extent = Canada | royal_assent = 9 August 1907 | commencement = | expiry_date = | repeal_date = | amends = | replaces = | amendments = | repealing_legislation = | related_legislation = | status = Current | legislation_history = | theyworkforyou = | millbankhansard = | original_text = | revised_text = | use_new_UK-LEG = | UK-LEG_title = | collapsed = yes }} The '''''British North America Act 1907''''' ([[7 Edw. 7]]. c. 11) regulated [[transfer payment]]s by the federal government to the smaller provinces to support their legislatures and governments. The funds transferred were set at between $100,000 and $250,000 depending on the province's population with an extra $100,000 a year for ten years to British Columbia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Canada/English/ca_1907.html|title = British North America Act, 1907}}</ref> In 1982, this Act was renamed the ''Constitution Act, 1907''. ===British North America Act 1915=== {{Infobox UK legislation | short_title = British North America Act 1915 | type = Act | parliament = Parliament of the United Kingdom | long_title = An Act to amend the British North America Act, 1867. | year = 1915 | citation = [[5 & 6 Geo. 5]]. c. 45 | introduced_commons = | introduced_lords = | territorial_extent = Canada | royal_assent = 19 May 1915 | commencement = | expiry_date = | repeal_date = | amends = British North America Act 1867 | replaces = | amendments = | repealing_legislation = | related_legislation = | status = Current | legislation_history = | theyworkforyou = | millbankhansard = | original_text = https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5/5-6/45/enacted | revised_text = | use_new_UK-LEG = Yes | UK-LEG_title = British North America Act 1915 | collapsed = yes }} The '''''British North America Act 1915''''' ([[5 & 6 Geo. 5]]. c. 45) expanded the Senate of Canada by giving the [[Western Canada|Western Canadian]] provinces 24 senators, the same number that had been guaranteed to Ontario, Quebec, and the [[The Maritimes|Maritime Provinces]]. This act also guaranteed [[Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland]] six senators should that British domain ever join the [[Canadian Confederation|Confederation]] β which it did in 1949. Finally, this act amended section 51 of the ''British North America Act 1867'' to guarantee that no province would have fewer members of the House of Commons than of the senate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Canada/English/ca_1915.html|title = The Constitution Act, 1915}}</ref> In 1982, this act was renamed the ''Constitution Act, 1915''. ===British North America Act 1916=== {{Infobox UK legislation | short_title = British North America Act 1916 | type = Act | parliament = Parliament of the United Kingdom | long_title = An Act to amend the British North America Act, 1867. | year = 1916 | citation = [[6 & 7 Geo. 5]]. c. 19 | introduced_commons = | introduced_lords = | territorial_extent = | royal_assent = 1 June 1916 | commencement = | expiry_date = | repeal_date = 1927 | amends = British North America Act 1867 | replaces = | amendments = | repealing_legislation = Statute Law Revision Act, 1927 | related_legislation = | status = Repealed | legislation_history = | theyworkforyou = | millbankhansard = | original_text = | revised_text = | use_new_UK-LEG = | UK-LEG_title = | collapsed = yes }} The '''B''ritish North America Act 1916''''' ([[6 & 7 Geo. 5]]. c. 19) extended the duration of the [[12th Canadian Parliament]] through October 1917, beyond the normal maximum of five years. The extension was carried out due to [[World War I]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Canada/English/bnaa_1916.html|title = British North America Act, 1916}}</ref> This act was repealed by the [[Statute Law Revision Act 1927|''Statute Law Revision Act 1927'']].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.efc.ca/pages/law/cons/Constitutions/Canada/English/slra_1927.html|title = Statute Law Revision Act, 1927}}</ref> ===British North America Act 1930=== {{Infobox UK legislation | short_title = British North America Act 1930 | type = Act | parliament = Parliament of the United Kingdom | long_title = An Act to confirm and give effect to certain agreements entered into between the Government of the Dominion of Canada and the Governments of the Provinces of Manitoba, British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan respectively | year = 1930 | citation = [[20 & 21 Geo. 5]]. c. 26 | introduced_commons = | introduced_lords = | territorial_extent = Canada | royal_assent = 10 July 1930 | commencement = | expiry_date = | repeal_date = | amends = | replaces = | amendments = | repealing_legislation = | related_legislation = | status = Current | legislation_history = | theyworkforyou = | millbankhansard = | original_text = | revised_text = | use_new_UK-LEG = | UK-LEG_title = | collapsed = yes }} {{further|Natural Resources Acts}} The '''''British North America Act 1930''''' ([[20 & 21 Geo. 5]]. c. 26) gave the newer provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan rights over certain natural resources found in federally controlled lands.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Canada/English/ca_1930.html|title = Constitution Act, 1930}}</ref> In 1982, this act was renamed the ''Constitution Act, 1930''. ===British North America Act 1940=== {{Infobox UK legislation | short_title = British North America Act 1940 | type = Act | parliament = Parliament of the United Kingdom | long_title = An Act to include unemployment insurance among the classes of subjects enumerated in section ninety-one of the British North America Act, 1867 | year = 1940 | citation = [[3 & 4 Geo. 6]]. c. 36 | introduced_commons = | introduced_lords = | territorial_extent = Canada | royal_assent = 10 July 1940 | commencement = | expiry_date = | repeal_date = | amends = British North America Act 1867 | replaces = | amendments = | repealing_legislation = | related_legislation = | status = Current | legislation_history = | theyworkforyou = | millbankhansard = | original_text = | revised_text = | use_new_UK-LEG = yes | UK-LEG_title = British North America Act 1940 | collapsed = yes }} The '''''British North America Act 1940''''' ([[3 & 4 Geo. 6]]. c. 36) gave the federal government jurisdiction over [[unemployment insurance]], thus allowing such a program to be established on a national level.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Canada/English/ca_1940.html|title = Constitution Act, 1940}}</ref> An earlier attempt to create an [[Employment and Social Insurance Act|''Employment and Social Insurance Act'']] during the [[Great Depression]] had been ruled to be [[unconstitutional]], since unemployment assistance was judged by the courts to be a provincial responsibility. In 1982, this act was renamed the ''Constitution Act, 1940''. ===British North America Act 1943=== {{Infobox UK legislation | short_title = British North America Act 1943 | type = Act | parliament = Parliament of the United Kingdom | long_title = An Act to provide for the readjustment of the representation of the provinces in the House of Commons of Canada consequent on the decennial census taken in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-one | year = 1943 | citation = [[6 & 7 Geo. 6]]. c. 30 | introduced_commons = | introduced_lords = | territorial_extent = Canada | royal_assent = 22 July 1943 | commencement = | expiry_date = | repeal_date = | amends = | replaces = | amendments = | repealing_legislation = | related_legislation = | status = spent | legislation_history = | theyworkforyou = | millbankhansard = | original_text = | revised_text = | use_new_UK-LEG = | UK-LEG_title = | collapsed = yes }} The '''''British North America Act 1943''''' ([[6 & 7 Geo. 6]]. c. 30) delayed [[redistricting|redistribution]] of seats in the Canadian House of Commons until the end of [[World War II]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Canada/English/bnaa_1943.html|title = British North America Act, 1943}}</ref> This Act was repealed in Canada in 1982 fore being obsolete. ===British North America Act 1946=== {{Infobox UK legislation | short_title = British North America Act 1946 | type = Act | parliament = Parliament of the United Kingdom | long_title = An Act to provide for the readjustment of the representation of the House of Commons of Canada consequent on the basis of the population of Canada | year = 1946 | citation = [[9 & 10 Geo. 6]]. c. 63 | introduced_commons = | introduced_lords = | territorial_extent = Canada | royal_assent = 26 July 1946 | commencement = | expiry_date = | repeal_date = | amends = British North America Act 1867 | replaces = | amendments = | repealing_legislation = | related_legislation = | status = spent | legislation_history = | theyworkforyou = | millbankhansard = | original_text = https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/9-10/63/contents/enacted | revised_text = | use_new_UK-LEG = Yes | UK-LEG_title = British North America Act 1946 | collapsed = yes }} The '''''British North America Act 1946''''' adjusted the formula for distributing seats in the Canadian House of Commons among the provinces and territories.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Canada/English/bnaa_1946.html|title = British North America Act, 1946}}</ref> It was repealed in Canada in 1982, as having been superseded. ===British North America Act 1949=== {{Infobox UK legislation |short_title = British North America Act 1949 |type = act |parliament = United Kingdom |long_title = An Act to confirm and give effect to Terms of Union agreed between Canada and Newfoundland |year = 1949 |citation = [[12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6]]. c. 22 |introduced_by = |territorial_extent = Dominion of Newfoundland, Dominion of Canada |si_made_date = |si_laid_date = |royal_assent = 23 March 1949 |commencement = 31 March 1949 |repeal_date = |replaces = |primary_legislation = |eu_directives = |amendments = |related_legislation = |repealing_legislation= |status = Current |original_text = https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1949/22/enacted |legislation_history = |use_new_UK-LEG = |UK-LEG_title = |revised_text = https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/12-13-14/22?timeline=false&view=extent |theyworkforyou = |millbankhansard = |collapsed = yes }} {{main|Newfoundland Act}} {{see also|1949 in Canada}} The '''''British North America Act 1949''''' ([[12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6]]. c. 22) allowed for the entry of Newfoundland as Canada's tenth province. This act was renamed the ''[[Newfoundland Act]]'' when the Canadian Constitution was patriated from the United Kingdom in 1982. This act should not be confused with the ''British North America (No. 2) Act 1949'' ([[12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6]]. c. 81) (see below). ===British North America (No. 2) Act 1949=== {{Infobox UK legislation | short_title = British North America (No. 2) Act 1949 | type = Act | parliament = Parliament of the United Kingdom | long_title = An Act to amend the British North America Act, 1867, as respects the amendment of the Constitution of Canada | year = 1949 | citation = [[12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6]]. c. 81 | introduced_commons = | introduced_lords = | territorial_extent = Canada | royal_assent = 16 December 1949 | commencement = | expiry_date = | repeal_date = | amends = British North America Act 1867 | replaces = | amendments = | repealing_legislation = | related_legislation = | status = | legislation_history = | theyworkforyou = | millbankhansard = | original_text = | revised_text = | use_new_UK-LEG = yes | UK-LEG_title = British North America (No. 2) Act 1949 | collapsed = yes }} The '''''British North America (No. 2) Act 1949''''' ([[12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6]]. c. 81) granted Canada limited powers to amend its own constitution.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Canada/English/bnaa_1949.html|title=British North America (No. 2) Act, 1949}}</ref> The Parliament of [[Canada]] was thereafter allowed to amend the Canadian constitution ''in many areas of its own jurisdiction'' without first obtaining the consent of the British Parliament. However, the approval of the British Parliament was still needed for wider constitutional changes, such as those involving areas of provincial and federal responsibilities. Therefore, this act can at best be considered a "partial patriation" of the Canadian Constitution. This act was repealed in 1982 with the full patriation of the Canadian Constitution from the United Kingdom, and with the incorporation of a new, comprehensive procedure for amending the constitution. This act is not to be confused with the ''British North America Act 1949'' ([[12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6]]. c. 22) (see above). ===British North America Act 1951=== {{Infobox UK legislation | short_title = British North America Act 1951 | type = Act | parliament = Parliament of the United Kingdom | long_title = An Act to amend the British North America Act, 1867 | year = 1951 | citation = [[14 & 15 Geo. 6]]. c. 32 | introduced_commons = | introduced_lords = | territorial_extent = Canada | royal_assent = 31 May 1951 | commencement = | expiry_date = | repeal_date = | amends = British North America Act 1867 | replaces = | amendments = | repealing_legislation = | related_legislation = | status = spent | legislation_history = | theyworkforyou = | millbankhansard = | original_text = https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/14-15/32/contents/enacted | revised_text = | use_new_UK-LEG = yes | UK-LEG_title = British North America Act 1951 | collapsed = yes }} The '''''British North America Act 1951''''' ([[14 & 15 Geo. 6]]. c. 32) gave the federal government the power to pass legislation concerning [[pension|old age pension]]s, while also recognizing the rights of provincial legislatures to do so.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Canada/English/bnaa_1951.html|title = British North America Act, 1951}}</ref> While the Canadian Parliament had established an old age pension program in 1927, this was administered by the provinces and jointly funded by them. This act of the British Parliament allowed the Federal government of Canada to administer and operate its own pension plan and allowed it to pass the ''[[Old Age Security Act]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canadianencyclopedia.ca/index.cfm?PgNm%3DTCE%26Params%3DA1SEC825568 |title=The Old Age Security Act - The Canadian Encyclopedia |access-date=June 22, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930165433/http://www.canadianencyclopedia.ca/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1SEC825568 |archive-date=September 30, 2007 }}</ref> This act was repealed in Canada in 1982, since it had been superseded. ===British North America Act, 1952=== {{Infobox Canadian legislation |short_title = British North America Act, 1952 |type = Act |parliament = Parliament of Canada |long_title = An Act to amend the British North America Acts, 1867 to 1951, with respect to the Readjustment of Representation in the House of Commons |year = 1952 |citation = SC 1952, c 15 |introduced_by = |territorial_extent = Canada |royal_assent = 18 June 1952 |commencement = |repeal_date = 17 April 1982 |replaces = British North America Act 1946 |amends = British North America Act 1867 |amendments = British North America Act 1974 |related_legislation = |repealing_legislation= Constitution Act, 1982 |status = Repealed |original_text = |legislation_history = |revised_text = |collapsed = yes }} The ''British North America Act, 1952'' was the first of the British North America Acts to be enacted by the Canadian Parliament (rather than by the British Parliament). That had been made possible under the provisions of the ''British North America (No. 2) Act 1949''. This act changed the number of seats in the House of Commons and it also limited the number of seats that a province could lose due to [[Redistribution (election)|redistribution]] based on the national [[census]] to 15% of its previous number of seats. This act also gave the [[Yukon (electoral district)|Yukon Territory]] its own Member of Parliament.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Canada/English/bnaa_1952.html|title = British North America Act, 1952}}</ref> This act was repealed in 1982 as having become obsolete and superseded. ===British North America Act 1960=== {{Infobox UK legislation | short_title = British North America Act 1960 | type = Act | parliament = Parliament of the United Kingdom | long_title = An Act to amend the British North America Act, 1867 | year = 1960 | citation = [[9 & 10 Eliz. 2]]. c. 2 | introduced_commons = | introduced_lords = | territorial_extent = Canada | royal_assent = 20 December 1960 | commencement = 1 March 1961 | expiry_date = | repeal_date = | amends = British North America Act 1867 | replaces = | amendments = | repealing_legislation = | related_legislation = | status = Current | legislation_history = | theyworkforyou = | millbankhansard = | original_text = | revised_text = | use_new_UK-LEG = | UK-LEG_title = British North America Act 1960 | collapsed = yes }} The '''''British North America Act 1960''''' ([[9 & 10 Eliz. 2]]. c. 2) instituted a mandatory retirement age of 75 for all [[superior court]] judges.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Canada/English/ca_1960.html|title = Constitution Act, 1960}}</ref> In 1982, this act was renamed the ''Constitution Act, 1960''. ===British North America Act 1964=== {{Infobox UK legislation | short_title = British North America Act 1964 | type = Act | parliament = Parliament of the United Kingdom | long_title = An Act to amend the British North America Act 1867. | year = 1964 | citation = [[List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1964|1964]] c. 73 | introduced_commons = | introduced_lords = | territorial_extent = Canada | royal_assent = 31 July 1964 | commencement = | expiry_date = | repeal_date = | amends = British North America Act 1867 | replaces = | amendments = | repealing_legislation = | related_legislation = | status = current | legislation_history = | theyworkforyou = | millbankhansard = | original_text = https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1964/73/contents/enacted | revised_text = | use_new_UK-LEG = yes | UK-LEG_title = British North America Act 1964 | collapsed = yes }} The '''''British North America Act 1964''''' (c. 73) extended the federal government's jurisdiction over pensions to include those of survivor's benefits and disability benefits while continuing to allow the provinces to have their own pension programs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Canada/English/ca_1964.html|title = Constitution Act, 1964}}</ref> This amendment to the BNA Act made the [[Canada Pension Plan]] possible. In 1982, this act was renamed the ''Constitution Act, 1964''. This was the last time that the British Parliament enacted legislation on Canada's behalf before the patriation of the Canadian constitution in 1982. The inability of Canada to amend its own constitution already seemed antiquated in 1964. In the debate, a British MP called it an "astonishing and absurd historical anomaly" that "the Canadian Parliament is the only Parliament in the Commonwealth that has to come to us to ask permission to legislate about domestic matters."<ref>{{cite hansard |house=House of Commons |title=British North America Bill |url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1964/jul/15/british-north-america-bill |date=15 July 1964}}</ref> ===British North America Act, 1965=== {{Infobox Canadian legislation |short_title = Constitution Act, 1965 |type = Act |parliament = Parliament of Canada |long_title = An Act to make provision for the retirement of members of the Senate |year = 1965 |citation = SC 1965, c 4, part I |introduced_by = |territorial_extent = Canada |royal_assent = 2 June 1965 |commencement = |repeal_date = |replaces = |amends = British North America Act 1867 |amendments = |related_legislation = |repealing_legislation= |status = Current |original_text = |legislation_history = |revised_text = |collapsed = yes }} This was the second of the British North America Acts to be enacted by the [[Parliament of Canada]]. This was made possible by the provisions of the ''British North America (No. 2) Act 1949''. This act established a [[mandatory retirement]] age of 75 for all members who were appointed to the Canadian Senate in future. Those who had been appointed before the passage of this act were exempted.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Canada/English/ca_1965.html|title = Constitution Act, 1965}}</ref> In 1982, this act was renamed the ''Constitution Act, 1965''. ===British North America Act, 1974=== {{Infobox Canadian legislation |short_title = Constitution Act, 1974 |type = Act |parliament = Parliament of Canada |long_title = An Act to provide for representation in the House of Commons, to establish electoral boundaries commissions and to remove the temporary suspension of the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act |year = 1974 |citation = SC 1974-75-76, c 13, part I |introduced_by = |territorial_extent = Canada |royal_assent = 20 December 1974 |commencement = |repeal_date = |replaces = |amends = British North America Act 1867 |amendments = |related_legislation = |repealing_legislation= |status = Current |original_text = |legislation_history = |revised_text = |collapsed = yes }} The ''British North America Act, 1974'' was the third of the British North America Acts to be enacted by the Parliament of Canada. This had been made possible by the provisions of the ''British North America (No. 2) Act 1949''. It was originally titled ''Representation Act, 1974'', then changed to ''British North America Act, 1974'' in 1977 before changing to ''Constitution Act, 1974'' in 1982. This act changed the rules for the redistribution of seats in the House of Commons of Canada so that Quebec was allocated the fixed number of 75 seats, while the number of seats allocated to each of the other provinces would always be determined based upon the sizes of their populations in comparison with that of Quebec. However, the Provinces continued to be guaranteed to have at least as many members of the House of Commons as they had Senators.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Canada/English/ca_1974.html|title = Constitution Act, 1974}}</ref> In 1982, this act was renamed the ''Constitution Act, 1974''. ===British North America Act, 1975=== {{Infobox Canadian legislation |short_title = Constitution Act (No. 1), 1975 |type = Act |parliament = Parliament of Canada |long_title = An Act to increase the representation of the Northwest Territories in the House of Commons and to establish a commission to readjust the electoral boundaries of the Northwest Territories |year = 1975 |citation = SC 1974-75-76, c 28, part I |introduced_by = |territorial_extent = Canada |royal_assent = 13 March 1975 |commencement = |repeal_date = 1 April 1999 |replaces = |amends = British North America Act 1867 |amendments = |related_legislation = |repealing_legislation= Constitution Act, 1999 (Nunavut) |status = Repealed |original_text = |legislation_history = |revised_text = |collapsed = yes }} The ''British North America Act, 1975'' was the fourth of the British North America Acts to be enacted by the Parliament of Canada. This had been made possible by the provisions of the ''British North America (No. 2) Act 1949''. It was originally titled ''Northwest Territories Representation Act'', then changed to ''British North America Act (No 1), 1975'' in 1977 before changing to ''Constitution Act (No. 1), 1975'' in 1982. This act increased the number of representatives from the Northwest Territories in the Canadian House of Commons, from one to two members.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Canada/English/ca_1975_1.html|title = Constitution Act 1975 (No. 1)}}</ref> In 1982, this act was renamed the ''Constitution Act (No. 1), 1975''. ===British North America Act (No. 2), 1975=== {{Infobox Canadian legislation |short_title = Constitution Act (No. 2), 1975 |type = Act |parliament = Parliament of Canada |long_title = An Act to amend the British North America Acts, 1867 to 1975 |year = 1975 |citation = SC 1974-75-76, c 53 |introduced_by = |territorial_extent = Canada |royal_assent = 19 March 1975 |commencement = |repeal_date = |replaces = |amends = |amendments = |related_legislation = |repealing_legislation= |status = Current |original_text = |legislation_history = |revised_text = |collapsed = yes }} The ''British North America Act (No. 2), 1975'' was the fifth of the British North America Acts to be enacted by the Parliament of Canada. This act increased the number of seats in the Canadian Senate from 102 to 104, and it allocated one seat to the [[Yukon Territory]] and one to the Northwest Territories.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Canada/English/ca_1975_2.html|title = Constitution Act 1975 (No. 2)}}</ref> In 1982, this act was renamed the ''Constitution Act (No. 2), 1975''. ===Canada Act 1982=== {{main|Canada Act 1982}} The [[Canada Act 1982|''Canada Act 1982'']], the final act of the British Parliament regarding Canada had a different name, since it renamed all the unrepealed earlier British North America Acts, amended some of them, and repealed all others, patriated all remaining legislative and constitutional powers to Canada, and included the ''[[Constitution Act, 1982]]'' as its schedule. It is the only UK legislation to be enacted in both English and French, although the French version only has equal authority in Canada.
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