Websites to support the study of Canada's Constitution and Charter of Rights & Freedoms
Consolidated Statutes and Regulations
Provides access to major laws, constitutional documents, statutes, etc. of Canada. Searchable by title and subject. Includes repealed acts and non statutory regulations. Features a special listing of the most frequently accessed statutes. Links to related statutory resources.
Library and Archives Canada
Provides a well organized collection for the study of Canadian history. Topics include: people, places, postal archives, war, aboriginal peoples, government, and living memory. Includes an online research tool and genealogy section.
Canada’s Constitutional Evolution, 1663-2000
Features over 50 milestone documents in Canada’s constitutional history. Includes maps, portraits, etc. Click on VISIT to access the douments from the various time periods. Each time period has a brief historical introduction to the document collection.
Canadian Constitutional Documents; A legal history
Features the full text of many primary source documents in Canada’s history. Includes some speeches and brief statements of the importance of the Act or document. Also includes some provincial documents.
Online Modern History Review -- Historical Documents: Canada
Features a wide range of primary source documents for Canadian history studies. Organized as follows: Constitutional documents; Western Canada; Central Canada; Maritimes & Newfoundland; Native peoples & Land claims.
Constitution Acts, 1867 to1982
Provides “ the text of the Constitution Act, 1867 (formerly the British North America Act, 1867), together with amendments made to it since its enactment, and the text of the Constitution Act, 1982, as amended since its enactment. The Constitution Act, 1982 contains the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and other new provisions, including the procedure for amending the Constitution of Canada.” Links to related sites.
Historical Text Archive - Canada
An extensive site with a great deal of information on Canadian history. Topics include: New France, the fur trade, History of Quebec, Canadian heritage sites, constitutional issues, Canada’s role in the world wars, Asian Canadian resources, etc.
Sources of Canadian Law
Provides an extensive text based discussion of the soruces of Canadian law. Includes a discussion of English law and the Code Napoleon, law reform, making new laws and explains the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The Canada Site
This is the primary internet site of the government of Canada. Allows access to all other Canadian government pages through links. Can be searched.
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