CANADA ACT


Meaning of CANADA ACT in English

or Constitution Act

Measure formally ending British power to legislate for Canada, approved by the British Parliament on March 25, 1982, and proclaimed by Queen Elizabeth II on April 17, 1982.

The document contains the British North America Act and was approved by all the Canadian provinces except Quebec, which was denied its claim of a constitutional veto by Canada's Supreme Court.

Britannica Concise Encyclopedia.      Краткая энциклопедия Британика.