The Components of Canada’s Written Constitution


In an earlier post on defining Canada’s constitution and its various written and unwritten components, I classified the types of written components and listed some of them. Thankfully, the Faculty of Law of the University of Ottawa provides an excellent explanation of the British and Canadian statutes and orders-in-council that make up the constitution, as well as a comprehensive list. The Supreme Court of Canada considers Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights parts of Canada’s constitution, so logically the Royal Proclamation of 1763 and the Quebec Act, 1774 also enjoy constitutional status.

I recommend this webpage for identifying the written constitution.

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About J.W.J. Bowden

My area of academic expertise lies in Canadian political institutions, especially the Crown, political executive, and conventions of Responsible Government; since 2011, I have made a valuable contribution to the scholarship by having been published and cited extensively. I’m also a contributing editor to the Dorchester Review and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Parliamentary and Political Law.
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4 Responses to The Components of Canada’s Written Constitution

  1. Pingback: Defining Canada’s Constitution: Canada Did Have One Before Trudeau and 1982! | Parliamentum, by James W.J. Bowden

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  3. Nick M. says:

    This is a good reference for written constitutional elements which followed patriation: http://www.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/compilations/Constitution/ConstitutionSincePatriation.aspx

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