British North America Act 1867

1. Introductory Text

2. I.—PRELIMINARY

   1. 1. Short Title.

   2. 2. Application of Provisions referring to the Queen.

3. II.—UNION

   1. 3. Declaration of Union.

   2. 4. Construction of subsequent Provisions of Act.

   3. 5. Four Provinces.

   4. 6. Provinces of Ontario and Quebec.

   5. 7. Provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

   6. 8. Decennial Census.

4. III.— EXECUTIVE POWER

   1. 9. Declaration of Executive Power in the Queen.

   2. 10. Application of Provisions referring to Governor General.

   3. 11. Constitution of Privy-Council for Canada.

   4. 12. All Powers under Acts to be exercised by Governor General with Advice of Privy Council, or alone.

   5. 13. Application of Provisions referring to Governor General in Council.

   6. 14. Power to Her Majesty to authorize Governor General to appoint Deputies.

   7. 15. Command of armed Forces to continue to be vested in the Queen.

   8. 16. Seat of Government of Canada.

5. IV.—LEGISLATIVE POWER

   1. 17. Constitution of Parliament of Canada.

   2. 18. Privileges, &c, of Houses.

   3. 19. First Session of the Parliament of Canada.

   4. 20. Yearly Session of the Parliament of Canada.

   5. The Senate

      1. 21. Number of Senators.

      2. 22. Representation of Provinces in Senate.

      3. 23. Qualifications of Senator.

      4. 24. Summons of Senator.

      5. 25. Summons of First Body of Senators.

      6. 26. Addition of Senators in certain Cases.

      7. 27. Reduction of Senate to normal Number.

      8. 28. Maximum Number of Senators.

      9. 29. Tenure of Place in Senate.

      10. 30. Resignation of Place in Senate.

      11. 31. Disqualification of Senators.

      12. 32. Summons on Vacancy in Senate.

      13. 33. Questions as to Qualifications and Vacancies in Senate.

      14. 34. Appointment of Speaker of Senate.

      15. 35. Quorum of Senate.

      16. 36. Voting in Senate.

   6. The House of Commons

      1. 37. Constitution of House of Commons in Canada.

      2. 38. Summoning of House of Commons.

      3. 39. Senators not to sit in House of Commons.

      4. 40. Electoral Districts of the Four Provinces.

      5. 41. Continuance of existing Election Laws until Parliament of Canada otherwise provides.

      6. 42. Writs for First Election.

      7. 43. As to Casual Vacancies.

      8. 44. As to Election of Speaker of House of Commons.

      9. 45. As to filling up Vacancy in Office of Speaker.

      10. 46. Speaker to preside.

      11. 47. Provision in case of Absence of Speaker.

      12. 48. Quorum of House of Commons.

      13. 49. Voting in House of Commons.

      14. 50. Duration of House of Commons.

      15. 51. Decennial Re-adjustment of Representation.

      16. 52. Increase of Number of House of Commons.

   7. Money Votes; Royal Assent

      1. 53. Appropriation and Tax Bills.

      2. 54. Recommendation of Money Votes.

      3. 55. Royal Assent to Bills, &c.

      4. 56. Disallowance by Order in Council of Act assented to by Governor General.

      5. 57. Signification of Queen's Pleasure on Bill reserved.

6. V.—PROVINCIAL CONSTITUTIONS

   1. Executive Power

      1. 58. Appointment of Lieutenant Governors of Provinces.

      2. 59. Tenure of Office of Lieutenant Governor.

      3. 60. Salaries of Lieutenant Governors.

      4. 61. Oaths, &c. of Lieutenant Governor.

      5. 62. Application of Provisions inferring to Lieutenant Governor.

      6. 63. Appointment of Executive Officers for Ontario and Quebec.

      7. 64. Executive Government of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

      8. 65. Powers to be exercised by Lieutenant Governor of Ontario or Quebec with Advice, or alone.

      9. 66. Application of Provisions referring to Lieutenant Governor in Council,

      10. 67. Administration in Absence, &c. of Lieutenant Governor.

      11. 68. Seats of Provincial Governments.

   2. Legislative Power

      1. 1.—ONTARIO

         1. 69. Legislature for Ontario.

         2. 70. Electoral Districts.

      2. 2.—QUEBEC

         1. 71. Legislature for Quebec.

         2. 72. Constitution of Legislative Council.

         3. 73. Qualification of Legislative Councillors.

         4. 74. Resignation, Disqualification, &c.

         5. 75. Vacancies.

         6. 76. Questions as to Vacancies, &c.

         7. 77. Speaker of Legislative Council.

         8. 78. Quorum of Legislative Council.

         9. 79. Voting in Legislative Council.

         10. 80. Constitution of Legislative Assembly of Quebec.

      3. 3.—ONTARIO and QUEBEC

         1. 81. First Session of Legislatures.

         2. 82. Summoning of Legislative Assemblies.

         3. 83. Restriction on Election of Holders of Offices.

         4. 84. Continuance of existing Election Laws.

         5. 85. Duration of Legislative Assemblies.

         6. 86. Yearly Session of Legislature.

         7. 87. Speaker, Quorum, &c.

      4. 4.—NOVA SCOTIA AND NEW BRUNSWICK

         1. 88. Constitutions of Legislatures of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

      5. 5.—ONTARIO, QUEBEC, AND NOVA SCOTIA.

         1. 89. First Elections.

      6. 6.—THE FOUR PROVINCES.

         1. 90. Application to Legislatures of Provisions respecting Money Votes.

7. VI.—DISTRIBUTION OR LEGISLATIVE POWERS

   1. Powers of the Parliament

      1. 91. Legislative Authority of Parliament of Canada.

   2. Exclusive Powers of Provincial Legislatures

      1. 92. Subjects of exclusive Provincial Legislation.

   3. Education

      1. 93. Legislation respecting Education.

   4. Uniformity of Laws in Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick

      1. 94. Legislation for Uniformity of Laws in Three Provinces.

   5. Agriculture and Immigration

      1. 95. Concurrent Powers of Legislation respecting Agriculture, &c.

8. VII.—JUDICATURE

   1. 96. Appointment of Judges.

   2. 97. Selection of Judges in Ontario, &c.

   3. 98. Selection of Judges in Quebec.

   4. 99. Tenure of Office of Judges of Superior Courts.

   5. 100. Salaries, &c. of Judges.

   6. 101. General Court of Appeal, &c.

9. VIII.—REVENUES ; DEBTS; ASSETS ; TAXATION.

   1. 102. Creation of Consolidated Revenue Fund.

   2. 103. Expenses of Collection, &c.

   3. 104. Interest of Provincial Public Debts.

   4. 105. Salary of Governor General.

   5. 106. Appropriation from Time to Time.

   6. 107. Transfer of Stocks, &c.

   7. 108. Transfer of Property in Schedule.

   8. 109. Property in Lands, Mines, &c.

   9. 110. Assets connected with Provincial Debts.

   10. 111. Canada to be liable to, Provincial Debts.

   11. 112. Debts of Ontario and Quebec.

   12. 113. Assets of Ontario and Quebec.

   13. 114. Debt of Nova Scotia.

   14. 115. Debt of New Brunswick.

   15. 116. Payment of Interest to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

   16. 117. Provincial Public Property.

   17. 118. Grants to Provinces.

   18. 119. Further Grant to New Brunswick.

   19. 120. Form of Payments

   20. 121. Canadian Manufactures, &c.

   21. 122. Continuance of Customs and Excise Laws.

   22. 123. Exportation and Importation as between Two Provinces.

   23. 124. Lumber Dues in Now Brunswick.

   24. 125. Exemption of Public Lands, &c.

   25. 126. Provincial Consolidated Revenue Fund.

10. IX.—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

    1. General

       1. 127. As to Legislative Councillors of Provinces becoming Senators.

       2. 128. Oath of Allegiance, &c.

       3. 129. Continuance of existing Laws, Courts, Officers, &c.

       4. 130. Transfer of Officers to Canada.

       5. 131. Appointment of new Officers.

       6. 132. Treaty Obligations.

       7. 133. Use of English and French Languages.

    2. Ontario and Quebec

       1. 134. Appointment of Executive Officers for Ontario and Quebec.

       2. 135. Powers, Duties, &c. of Executive Officers.

       3. 136. Great Seals.

       4. 137. Construction of temporary Acts.

       5. 138. As to Errors in Names.

       6. 139. As to Issue of Proclamations before Union, to commence after Union.

       7. 140. As to Issue of Proclamations after Union.

       8. 141. Penitentiary.

       9. 142. Arbitration respecting Debts, &c.

       10. 143. Division of Records.

       11. 144. Constitution of Townships in Quebec.

11. X.—INTERCOLONIAL RAILWAY

    1. 145. Duty of Government and Parliament of Canada to make Railway herein described.

12. XI.—ADMISSION OF OTHER COLONIES

    1. 146. Power to admit Newfoundland, &c. into the Union.

    2. 147. As to Representation of Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island in Senate.

13. 1. THE FIRST SCHEDULE

       Electoral Districts of Ontario

       1. PART A EXISTING ELECTORAL DIVISIONS

          1. COUNTIES

             1. 1. Prescott.

             2. 2. Glengarry.

             3. 3. Stormont.

             4. 4. Dundas.

             5. 5. Russell.

             6. 6. Carleton.

             7. 7. Prince Edward.

             8. 8. Halton.

             9. 9. Essex.

          2. RIDINGS OF COUNTIES

             1. 10. North Riding of Lanark.

             2. 11. South Riding of Lanark.

             3. 12. North Riding of Leeds and North Riding of Grenville.

             4. 13. South Riding of Leeds. 14 South Riding of Grenville.

             5. 15. East Riding of Northumberland.

             6. 16. West Riding of Northumberland (excepting therefrom the Township of South...

             7. 17. East Riding of Durham.

             8. 18. West Riding of Durham.

             9. 19. North Riding of Ontario.

             10. 20. South Riding of Ontario.

             11. 21. East Riding of York.

             12. 22. West Riding of York.

             13. 23. North Riding of York.

             14. 24. North Riding of Wentworth.

             15. 25. South Riding of Wentworth.

             16. 26. East Riding of Elgin.

             17. 27. West Riding of Elgin.

             18. 28. North Riding of Waterloo.

             19. 29. South Riding of Waterloo.

             20. 30. North Riding of Brant.

             21. 31. South Riding of Brant.

             22. 32. North Riding of Oxford.

             23. 33. South Riding of Oxford.

             24. 34. East Riding of Middlesex..

          3. CITIES, PARTS OF CITIES, AND TOWNS

             1. 35. West Toronto.

             2. 36. East Toronto.

             3. 37. Hamilton.

             4. 38. Ottawa.

             5. 39. Kingston.

             6. 40. London.

             7. 41. Town of Brockville, with the Township of Elizabethtown thereto attached....

             8. 42. Town of Niagara, with the Township of Niagara thereto attached....

             9. 43. Town of Cornwall, with the Township of Cornwall thereto attached....

       2. PART B NEW ELECTORAL DIVISIONS

          1. 44. The Provisional Judicial District of ALGOMA.

    2. THE SECOND SCHEDULE

       Electoral Districts of Quebec specially fixed

    3. THE THIRD SCHEDULE

       Provincial Public Works and Property to be the Property of Canada

       1. 1. Canals, with Lands and Water Power connected therewith.

       2. 2. Public Harbours.

       3. 3. Lighthouses and Piers, and Sable Island.

       4. 4. Steamboats, Dredges, and public Vessels.

       5. 5. Rivers and Lake Improvements.

       6. 6. Railways and Railway Stocks, Mortgages, and other Debts due by...

       7. 7. Military Roads.

       8. 8. Custom Houses, Post Offices, and all other Public Buildings, except...

       9. 9. Property transferrer, by the Imperial Government, and known as Ordnance...

       10. 10. Armouries, Drill Sheds, Military Clothing, and Munitions of War, and...

    4. THE FOURTH SCHEDULE

       Assets to be the Property of Ontario and Quebec conjointly

    5. THE FIFTH SCHEDULE

       1. OATH OF ALLEGIANCE

       2. DECLARATION OF QUALIFICATION