Final Report of the French Constitutional Drafting Committee responsible for providing the Minister of Justice of Canada with a draft official French version of certain constitution enactments

Notice to the reader: This document represents the recommendation of the Committee constituted under s. 55 of the Constitution Act, 1982 and has never been superseded by any other report under that section.

Table of Contents

• Membership of the French Constitutional Drafting Committee
• Introduction
• Part I: The Thirty Enactments referred to in the Schedule to the Constitution Act, 1982
  • Enactment no. 1: British North America Act, 1867, 30-31 Vict., c. 3 (U.K.)
  • Enactment no. 2: An Act to amend and continue the Act 32-33 Victoria chapter 3; and to establish and provide for the Government of the Province of Manitoba, 1870, 33 Vict., c. 3 (Can.)
  • Enactment no. 3: Order of Her Majesty in Council admitting Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory into the union, dated the 23rd day of June, 1870.
  • Enactment no. 4: Order of Her Majesty in Council admitting British Columbia into the Union, dated the 16th day of May, 1871
  • Enactment no. 5: British North America Act, 1871, 34-35 Vict., c. 28 (U.K.)
  • Enactment no. 6: Order of Her Majesty in Council admitting Prince Edward Island into the Union, dated the 26th day of June, 1873
  • Enactment no. 7: Parliament of Canada Act, 1875, 38-39 Vict., c. 38 (U.K.)
  • Enactment no. 8: Order of Her Majesty in Council admitting all British possessions and Territories in North America and islands adjacent thereto into the Union, dated the 31st day of July, 1880
  • Enactment no. 9: British North America Act, 1886, 49-50 Vict., c. 35 (U.K.)
  • Enactment no. 10: Canada (Ontario Boundary) Act, 1889, 52-53 Vict., c. 28 (U.K.)
  • Enactment no. 11: Canadian Speaker (Appointment of Deputy) Act, 1895, 2nd Sess., 59 Vict., c. 3 (U.K.)
  • Enactment no. 12: The Alberta Act, 1905, 4-5 Edw. VII, c. 3 (Can.)
  • Enactment no. 13: The Saskatchewan Act, 1905, 4-5 Edw. VII, c. 42 (Can.)
  • Enactment no. 14: British North America Act, 1907, 7 Edw. VII, c. 11 (U.K.)
  • Enactment no. 15: British North America Act, 1915, 5-6 Geo. V, c. 45 (U.K.)
  • Enactment no. 16: British North America Act, 1930, 20-21 Geo. V, c. 26 (U.K.)
  • Enactment no. 17: Statute of Westminster, 1931, 22 Geo. V, c. 4 (U.K.)
  • Enactment no. 18: British North America Act, 1940, 3-4 Geo. VI, c. 36 (U.K.)
  • Enactment no. 19: British North America Act, 1943, 6-7 Geo. VI, c. 30 (U.K.)
  • Enactment no. 20: British North America Act, 1946, 9-10 Geo. VI, c. 63 (U.K.)
  • Enactment no. 21: British North America Act, 1949, 12-13 Geo. VI, c. 22 (U.K.)
  • Enactment no. 22: British North America (No. 2) Act, 1949, 13 Geo. VI, c. 81 (U.K.)
  • Enactment no. 23: British North America Act, 1951, 14-15 Geo. VI, c. 32 (U.K.)
  • Enactment no. 24: British North America Act, 1952, 1 Eliz. II, c. 15 (Can.)
  • Enactment no. 25: British North America Act, 1960, 9 Eliz. II, c. 2 (U.K.)
  • Enactment no. 26: British North America Act, 1964, 12-13 Eliz. II, c. 73 (U.K.)
  • Enactment no. 27: British North America Act, 1965, 14 Eliz. II, c. 4, Part I (Can.)
  • Enactment no. 28: British North America Act, 1974, 23 Eliz. II, c. 13, Part I (Can.)
  • Enactment no. 29: British North America Act, 1975, 23-24 Eliz. II, c. 28, Part I (Can.)
  • Enactment no. 30: British North America Act (No. 2), 1975, 23-24 Eliz. II, c. 53 (Can.)
• Part II: Additional Enactments
  • Enactment no. 1: Rupert's Land Act, 1868, 31-32 Vict., c. 105 (U.K.)
  • Enactment no. 2: An Act for the temporary Government of Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory when united with Canada, 1869, 32-33 Vict., c. 3 (Can.)
  • Enactment no. 3: Statute Law Revision Act, 1893, 56-57 Vict., c. 14 (U.K.)
  • Enactment no. 4: British North America Act, 1916, 6-7 Geo. V, c. 19 (U.K.)
  • Enactment no. 5: Statute Law Revision Act, 1927, 17-18 Geo. V, c. 42 (U.K.)
  • Enactment no. 6: Statute Law Revision Act, 1950, 14 Geo. VI, c. 6 (U.K.)
  • Enactment no. 7: Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 1977, 25-26 Eliz. II, c. 28, section 31 (Can.)
  • Enactment no. 8: Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 1977, 25-26 Eliz. II, c. 28, subsection 38(1) (Can.)
• Part III: Minor consequential changes
  • Canada Act 1982, Schedule A
  • Canada Act 1982, Schedule B, Constitution Act, 1982
  • Representation Act, 1985, Part I, Constitution Act, 1867
  • Constitution Amendment Proclamation, 1987 (Newfoundland Act)