PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:22 constituteproject.org Canada's Constitution of 1867 with Amendments through 2011 This complete constitution has been generated from excerpts of texts from the repository of the Comparative Constitutions Project, and distributed on constituteproject.org. constituteproject.org PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:22 Table of contents CONSTITUTION ACT 1867 . 13 I. PRELIMINARY . 13 1. Short title . 13 2. Repealed . 13 II. UNION . 13 3. Declaration of Union . 13 4. Construction of subsequent Provisions of Act . 13 5. Four Provinces . 13 6. Provinces of Ontario and Quebec . 14 7. Provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick . 14 8. Decennial Census . 14 III. EXECUTIVE POWER . 14 9. Declaration of Executive Power in the Queen . 14 10. Application of Provisions referring to Governor General . 14 11. Constitution of Privy Council for Canada . 14 12. All Powers under Acts to be exercised by Governor General with Advice of Privy Council, or alone . 15 13. Application of Provisions referring to Governor General in Council . 15 14. Power to Her Majesty to authorize Governor General to appoint Deputies . 15 15. Command of Armed Forces to continue to be vested in the Queen . 15 16. Seat of Government of Canada . 15 IV. LEGISLATIVE POWER . 16 17. Constitution of Parliament of Canada . 16 18. Privileges, etc., of Houses . 16 19. First Session of the Parliament of Canada . 16 20. Repealed . 16 Part 1: THE SENATE . 16 21. Number of Senators . 16 22. Representation of Provinces in Senate . 16 23. Qualifications of Senator . 17 24. Summons of Senator . 17 25. Repealed . 17 26. Addition of Senators in certain cases . 18 27. Reduction of Senate to normal Number . 18 28. Maximum Number of Senators . 18 1. Tenure of Place in Senate . 18 2. Retirement upon attaining age of seventy-five years . 18 Canada 1867 (rev. 2011) Page 2 constituteproject.org PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:22 30. Resignation of Place in Senate . 18 31. Disqualification of Senators . 18 32. Summons on Vacancy in Senate . 19 33. Questions as to Qualifications and Vacancies in Senate . 19 34. Appointment of Speaker of Senate . 19 35. Quorum of Senate . 19 36. Voting in Senate . 19 Part 2: THE HOUSE OF COMMONS . 19 37. Constitution of House of Commons in Canada . 19 38. Summoning of House of Commons . 19 39. Senators not to sit in House of Commons . 20 40. Electoral districts of the four Provinces . 20 41. Continuance of existing Election Laws until Parliament of Canada otherwise provides . 20 42. Repealed . 21 43. Repealed . 21 44. As to Election of Speaker of House of Commons . 21 45. As to filling up Vacancy in Office of Speaker . 21 46. Speaker to preside . 21 47. Provision in case of Absence of Speaker . 21 48. Quorum of House of Commons . 21 49. Voting in House of Commons . 21 50. Duration of House of Commons . 21 1. Readjustment of representation in Commons . 21 1.1. Population estimates . 23 2. Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories and Nunavut . 23 51A. Constitution of House of Commons . 23 52. Increase of Number of House of Commons . 23 Part 3: MONEY VOTES; ROYAL ASSENT . 23 53. Appropriation and Tax Bills . 23 54. Recommendation of Money Votes . 23 55. Royal Assent to Bills, etc . 23 56. Disallowance by Order in Council of Act assented to by Governor General . 24 57. Signification of Queen’s Pleasure on Bill reserved . 24 V. PROVINCIAL CONSTITUTIONS . 24 Part 1: EXECUTIVE POWER . 24 58. Appointment of Lieutenant Governors of Provinces . 24 59. Tenure of Office of Lieutenant Governor . 24 60. Salaries of Lieutenant Governors . ..