The Constitution of Canada is the supreme law of Canada, outlining the country's system of government and the civil and human rights of its citizens and non-citizens, and combining codified acts, treaties between the Crown and Indigenous peoples, and uncodified traditions and conventions. Its core written provisions, which take precedence over all other laws, include the Constitution Act 1867 and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and Section 52 of the Constitution Act 1982 declares the Constitution of Canada the supreme law of Canada, with any inconsistent law of no force or effect. The Supreme Court of Canada has held that the Constitution also includes unwritten fundamental principles, among them federalism, democracy, constitutionalism, the rule of law and respect for minorities.
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Key ProvisionA composite constitution combining the British North America Act of 1867 and the Constitution Act, 1982, which patriated it on 17 April 1982. 1 Classification
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Constitution of Canada, the current constitutional order of Canada.
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The Constitution of Canada comprises core written documents and provisions that are constitutionally entrenched.
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The Constitution of Canada is the supreme law of Canada, outlining the country's system of government and the civil and human rights of its citizens and non-citizens, and combining codified acts, treaties between the Crown and Indigenous peoples, and uncodified traditions and conventions.
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