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Acts The Acts of the Apostles ( grc-koi, Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων, ''Práxeis Apostólōn''; la, Actūs Apostolōrum) is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells of the founding of the Christian Church and the spread of its message ...
of the
Parliament of Canada The Parliament of Canada (french: Parlement du Canada) is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the King, the Senate, and the House of Commons. By constitutional convention, the ...
. Many of these Acts have had one or more amending Acts.


1867 – 1899

* ''Aliens and Naturalization Act'', 1868 * ''Fisheries Act'', 1868 * ''
Gradual Enfranchisement Act The ''Gradual Enfranchisement Act'' (long name ''An Act for the gradual enfranchisement of Indians, the better management of Indian affairs, and to extend the provisions of the Act 31st Victoria, Chapter 42'') was an 1869 act of the 1st Cana ...
'', 1869 * ''
Manitoba Act The ''Manitoba Act, 1870'' (french: link=no, Loi de 1870 sur le Manitoba)Originally entitled (until renamed in 1982) ''An Act to amend and continue the Act 32 and 33 Victoria, chapter 3; and to establish and provide for the Government of the Pro ...
'', 1870 * ''
Bank Act The ''Bank Act'' (1991, c. 46) (the ''Act'') is an act of the Parliament of Canada respecting banks and banking. History The ''Bank Act'' was originally passed in 1871. The terms of the ''Act'' provide for a statutory review of the ''Act'' ...
'', 1871 * ''
Dominion Lands Act The ''Dominion Lands Act'' (long title: ''An Act Respecting the Public Lands of the Dominion'') was an 1872 Canadian law that aimed to encourage the settlement of the Canadian Prairies and to help prevent the area being claimed by the United Sta ...
,'' 1872 * '' Supreme and Exchequer Courts Act,'' 1875 * ''
Indian Act The ''Indian Act'' (, long name ''An Act to amend and consolidate the laws respecting Indians'') is a Canadian act of Parliament that concerns registered Indians, their bands, and the system of Indian reserves. First passed in 1876 and still ...
,'' 1876 * '' Canada Temperance Act,'' 1878 * ''Naturalization and Aliens Act,'' 1881 * ''
Chinese Immigration Act The ''Chinese Immigration Act, 1885'' was a Canadian Act of Parliament that placed a head tax of $50 () on all Chinese immigrants entering Canada. It was based on the recommendations published in the Royal Commission on Chinese Immigration in 1 ...
,'' 1885 * ''
Rocky Mountains Park Act The ''Rocky Mountains Park Act'' was enacted on June 23, 1887, by the Parliament of Canada, establishing Banff National Park which was then known as "Rocky Mountains Park". The act was modelled on the '' Yellowstone Park Act'' passed by the Un ...
'', 1887 * ''
Criminal Code A criminal code (or penal code) is a document that compiles all, or a significant amount of a particular jurisdiction's criminal law. Typically a criminal code will contain offences that are recognised in the jurisdiction, penalties that migh ...
,'' 1892 * ''
Canada Evidence Act The ''Canada Evidence Act'' (french: Loi sur la preuve au Canada) is an act of the Parliament of Canada, first passed in 1893, that regulates the rules of evidence in court proceedings under federal law. As law of evidence is largely set by comm ...
'', 1893 * '' Quebec Boundary Extension Act,'' 1898


1900 – 1929

* ''
Alberta Act The ''Alberta Act'' (french: Loi sur l'Alberta), effective September 1, 1905, was the act of the Parliament of Canada that created the province of Alberta. The ''Act'' is similar in nature to the '' Saskatchewan Act'', which established the p ...
,'' 1905 * ''
Saskatchewan Act ''The Saskatchewan Act'', S. C. 1905, c. 42. (the ''Act'') is an Act of the Parliament of Canada which established the new province of Saskatchewan, effective September 1, 1905. Its long title is ''An Act to establish and provide for the gov ...
,'' 1905 * ''
Juvenile Delinquents Act The ''Juvenile Delinquents Act'' (french: Loi sur les jeunes délinquants), SC 1908, c 40 was a law passed by the Parliament of Canada to improve its handling of juvenile crime. The act established procedures for the handling of juvenile offenses ...
,'' 1908 * ''Immigration Act,'' 1910 * ''
Naval Service Act The ''Naval Service Act'' was a statute of the Parliament of Canada, enacted in 1910. The Act was put forward by the Liberal government of Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier to establish a Canadian navy. Prior to the passage of the Act, Canad ...
'', 1910 * '' Quebec Boundaries Extension Act,'' 1912 * ''
Finance Act A Finance Act is the headline fiscal (budgetary) legislation enacted by the UK Parliament, containing multiple provisions as to taxes, duties, exemptions and reliefs at least once per year, and in particular setting out the principal tax rates f ...
,'' 1914 * ''Naturalization Act,'' 1914 * ''
War Measures Act The ''War Measures Act'' (french: Loi sur les mesures de guerre; 5 George V, Chap. 2) was a statute of the Parliament of Canada that provided for the declaration of war, invasion, or insurrection, and the types of emergency measures that could t ...
,'' 1914 * '' Military Service Act'', 1917 * ''
Military Voters Act The ''Military Voters Act'' was a World War I piece of Canada, Canadian legislation passed in 1917, giving the right to vote to all Canadian soldiers. The act was significant for swinging the newly enlarged military vote in the Unionist Party (C ...
'', 1917 * ''
Wartime Elections Act The Canadian ''Wartime Elections Act'' was a bill passed on September 20, 1917 by the Conservative government of Robert Borden during the Conscription Crisis of 1917 and was instrumental in pushing Liberals to join the Conservatives in the formatio ...
'', 1917 * '' Statistics Act,'' 1918 * '' Civil Service Act,'' 1918 * ''
Canada Highways Act The ''Canada Highways Act'' was a 1919 act of the Dominion Parliament of Canada. The Act established a fund to support the construction of provincial highways as part of the post- World War I reconstruction program of Robert Borden's Unio ...
'', 1919 * ''
Dominion Elections Act The ''Dominion Elections Act'' was a bill passed by the House of Commons of Canada in 1920, under Robert Borden's Unionist Party (Canada), Unionist government. The Act allowed white women to run for the Parliament of Canada. However, women from ...
'', 1920 * ''
Food and Drugs Act The ''Food and Drugs Act'' (the ''Act'') (formal title ''An Act respecting food, drugs, cosmetics and therapeutic devices'') is an act of the Parliament of Canada regarding the production, import, export, transport across provinces and sale of f ...
,'' 1920 * ''Canadian Nationals Act'' 1921 * ''
Chinese Immigration Act The ''Chinese Immigration Act, 1885'' was a Canadian Act of Parliament that placed a head tax of $50 () on all Chinese immigrants entering Canada. It was based on the recommendations published in the Royal Commission on Chinese Immigration in 1 ...
,'' 1923 * ''
Combines Investigation Act The ''Combines Investigation Act'' was a Canadian Act of Parliament, implemented in 1910, passed in 1923 by MacKenzie King, which regulated certain corporate business practices that were anti-competitive. It prohibited monopolies, misleading adve ...
'' 1923 * ''
National Defence Act The ''National Defence Act'' (NDA; ; ''LDN'') is an Act of the Parliament of Canada, which is the primary enabling legislation for organizing and funding the military of Canada. The Act created the Department of National Defence, which merged th ...
'', 1923


1930 – 1949

* '' National Parks Act'', 1930 * ''
Natural Resources Acts The Natural Resources Acts were a series of Acts passed by the Parliament of Canada and the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan in 1930 to transfer control over crown lands and natural resources within these provi ...
,'' 1930 * ''
Unemployment and Farm Relief Act The ''Unemployment and Farm Relief Act'' - ''An Act to confer certain powers upon the Governor in Council in respect to unemployment and farm relief, and the maintenance of peace, order and good government in Canada,'' (french: Loi remédiant au ...
,'' 1931 * ''
Bank of Canada Act The ''Bank of Canada Act'' (the Act) is a statute that sets out the governance structure and powers of the Bank of Canada, which was created in 1934 as Canada's central bank. Prior to 1934, Canada had no central bank and fragmented control of t ...
'', 1934 * '' Public Works Construction Act,'' 1934 * '' Succession to the Throne Act'', 1937 * '' National Housing Act,'' 1938 * ''
National Resources Mobilization Act The ''National Resources Mobilization Act, 1940'' (4 George VI, Chap. 13) was a statute of the Parliament of Canada passed to provide for better planning of a much greater Canadian war effort, both overseas and in military production at home. Sco ...
,'' 1940 * ''
Family Allowance Act The ''Family Allowance Act'' (the Act) is an Act of the Parliament of Canada, legislated in 1944 and initiated in 1945, as the first universal Welfare, welfare program implemented in Canada, passed under the leadership of Prime Minister William Ly ...
'', 1945 * '' Canadian Citizenship Act,'' 1946 * ''
Canadian Overseas Telecommunication Corporation Act Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
,'' 1948


1950 – 1979

* ''
Canada Council for the Arts Act The Canada Council for the Arts (french: Conseil des arts du Canada), commonly called the Canada Council, is a Crown corporation established in 1957 as an arts council of the Government of Canada. It acts as the federal government's principal i ...
'', 1957 * ''
Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services Act The ''Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services Act'' (HIDS) is a statute passed by the Parliament of Canada in 1957 that reimbursed one-half of provincial and territorial costs for hospital and diagnostic services administered under provinci ...
'', 1957 * '' Canadian Bill of Rights'', 1960 * ''
Narcotic Control Act The ''Narcotic Control Act'' (the ''Act''), passed in 1961, was one of Canada's national drug control statutes prior to its repeal by the 1996 ''Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.'' It implemented the provisions of the Single Convention on Nar ...
'', 1961 * '' Canada Labour Code'', 1967 * '' Criminal Law Amendment Act'', 1968–69 * ''
Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act The ''Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act'' (1970, R.S.C. 1985) (the ''Act'') is a Government of Canada statute to prevent pollution of areas of the arctic waters adjacent to the mainland and islands of the Canadian arctic. The Government of Can ...
'', 1970 * ''
Consumer Packaging and Labeling Act A consumer is a person or a group who intends to order, or uses purchased goods, products, or services primarily for personal, social, family, household and similar needs, who is not directly related to entrepreneurial or business activities. T ...
'', 1970 * ''
Weights and Measures Act A weights and measures act is a kind of legislative act found in many jurisdictions establishing technical standards for weights and measures. Notable acts of this type include: * Various Weights and Measures Acts (UK) or the various legislative ...
'', 1970 * '' Divorce Act,'' 1968 - replaced by ''Divorce Act'', 1985 * ''
Canada Wildlife Act The ''Canada Wildlife Act'' (the Act) is a statute of the Government of Canada. It specifies the requirements for a geographic area in Canada to be designated a National Wildlife Area by the Canadian Wildlife Service division of Environment Canad ...
'', 1973 * ''National Symbol of Canada Act'', 1975 * ''
Anti-Inflation Act The Anti-Inflation Act (french: Loi anti-inflation) was an Act of the Parliament of Canada, introduced by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's government and passed in 1975, which aimed to slow down the rapidly increasing price and wage inflation. ...
'' 1975 * ''
Immigration Act Immigration Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used for legislation in many countries relating to immigration. The Bill for an Act with this short title will have been known as a Immigration Bill during its passage through Parliament ...
'', 1976 * ''
Canadian Human Rights Act The ''Canadian Human Rights Act'' (french: Loi canadienne sur les droits de la personne) is a statute passed by the Parliament of Canada in 1977 with the express goal of extending the law to ensure equal opportunity to individuals who may be vi ...
,'' 1977 * ''
Canadian Football Act The ''Canadian Football Act'' (1974), also known in its long title as ''An Act respecting Canadian Professional Football'', was a proposed Act by the Parliament of Canada in April 1974 designed to give a government-protected monopoly over profe ...
'' 1974


1980 – 1989

* ''
Tax Court of Canada Act The ''Tax Court of Canada Act'' was a 1983 Act of the Parliament of Canada concerning the Tax Court of Canada The Tax Court of Canada (TCC; french: Cour canadienne de l'impôt), established in 1983 by the '' Tax Court of Canada Act'', is a f ...
,'' 1980 * '' Privacy Act,'' 1982 * ''
Access to Information Act Access may refer to: Companies and organizations * ACCESS (Australia), an Australian youth network * Access (credit card), a former credit card in the United Kingdom * Access Co., a Japanese software company * Access Healthcare, an Indian BPO se ...
'', 1983 * ''
Tax Court of Canada Act The ''Tax Court of Canada Act'' was a 1983 Act of the Parliament of Canada concerning the Tax Court of Canada The Tax Court of Canada (TCC; french: Cour canadienne de l'impôt), established in 1983 by the '' Tax Court of Canada Act'', is a f ...
,'' 1983 * ''
Western Grain Transportation Act The ''Western Grain Transportation Act'' was a 1983 Canadian federal statute under which the formula for calculating a transport subsidy was modified. The subsidy, informally called the Crow Rate, Crow benefit or Crow subsidy, had been provided s ...
'', 1983 * ''
Canada Health Act The ''Canada Health Act'' (CHA; ''french: Loi canadienne sur la santé'') is a statute of the Parliament of Canada, adopted in 1984, which establishes the framework for federal financial contributions to the provincial and territorial health in ...
'', 1984 * ''
Foreign Extraterritorial Measures Act The ''Foreign Extraterritorial Measures Act'' (french: Loi sur les mesures extraterritoriales étrangères) is a statute of Canada. The Act was enacted by the Canadian Parliament in 1984 and became effective February 14, 1985, in an attempt to blo ...
'', 1984 * ''
Young Offenders Act The ''Young Offenders Act'' (YOA; french: Loi sur les jeunes contrevenants) (the ''Act'') was an act of the Parliament of Canada, granted Royal Assent in 1982 and proclaimed in force on April 2, 1984, that regulated the criminal prosecution of C ...
'', 1984 * '' Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Act'', 1985 * '' Auditor General Act'', 1985 * ''
Canada Agricultural Products Act The ''Canada Agricultural Products Act'' (french: Loi sur les produits agricoles au Canada, CAPA) is an Act of the Parliament of Canada. It institutes the Board of Arbitration and the Review Tribunal, the decisions of which are cognizable by ...
'', 1985 * '' Divorce Act'' (R.S., 1985, c. 3 (2nd Supp.)) * ''
Aeronautics Act The ''Aeronautics Act R.S. 1985, c. A-2'' (french: Loi sur l'aéronautique) is the legislation that governs civil aviation in Canada. The Act consists of a lengthy interpretation section which defines many key terms: * Part I deals with Aeronau ...
'', R.S. 1985 * ''
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act The ''Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act'' (BIA; french: Loi sur la faillite et l'insolvabilité) (the ''Act'') is one of the statutes that regulates the law on bankruptcy and insolvency in Canada. It governs bankruptcies, consumer and commercial prop ...
'', 1985 * ''
Canada Business Corporations Act The ''Canada Business Corporations Act'' (CBCA; french: Loi canadienne sur les sociétés par actions) is an act of the Parliament of Canada regulating Canadian business corporations. Corporations in Canada may be incorporated federally, under t ...
,'' 1985 * ''
Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act The ''Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act'' (CCAA; french: Loi sur les arrangements avec les créanciers des compagnies) is a statute of the Parliament of Canada that allows insolvent corporations owing their creditors in excess of $5 million to ...
'', 1985 * ''
Criminal Records Act The ''Criminal Records Act'' (the ''Act'') is a piece of Canadian legislation intended to provide for the relief of persons who have been convicted of offences and have subsequently rehabilitated themselves. It became law in 1985. The purpose of ...
,'' 1985 * '' Pest Control Products Act,'' 1985 * ''
Radiocommunication Act The ''Radiocommunication Act'' (french: Loi sur la radiocommunication) is an Act of Parliament respecting radiocommunication in Canada. It was enacted in 1985. The ''Radiocommunication Act'' is administered by the Government of Canada's Innovatio ...
'', 1985 * ''
Employment Equity Act Employment equity, as defined in federal Canadian law by the ''Employment Equity Act'' (french: Loi sur l’équité en matière d’emploi), requires federal jurisdiction employers to engage in proactive employment practices to increase the represe ...
,'' 1986 * ''
Canada Agricultural Products Act The ''Canada Agricultural Products Act'' (french: Loi sur les produits agricoles au Canada, CAPA) is an Act of the Parliament of Canada. It institutes the Board of Arbitration and the Review Tribunal, the decisions of which are cognizable by ...
'', 1988 * ''
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse Act The ''Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse Act'' (french: Loi sur le Centre canadien de lutte contre les toxicomanies) is Government of Canada legislation royal assent, signed into law on September 13, 1988. The purpose of the Act is to establish t ...
'', 1988 * ''
Emergencies Act The ''Emergencies Act'' (french: Loi sur les mesures d'urgence) is a statute passed by the Parliament of Canada in 1988 which authorizes the Government of Canada to take extraordinary temporary measures to respond to public welfare emergencies, ...
,'' 1988 * ''
Canadian Multiculturalism Act The ''Canadian Multiculturalism Act'' (french: Loi sur le multiculturalisme canadien) is a law of Canada, passed in 1988, that aims to preserve and enhance cultural diversity, i.e. multiculturalism, in Canada. Background On 8 October 1971, Pr ...
,'' 1988 * ''
Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act The ''Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act'' is an act of the Parliament of Canada. The ''Act'' was enacted in 1988 in response to a long-standing and widespread concern that Canada’s heritage railway stations were not being protected. B ...
'', 1988 * ''
Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act A mutual legal assistance treaty (MLAT) is an agreement between two or more countries for the purpose of gathering and exchanging information in an effort to enforce public or criminal laws. A mutual legal assistance request is commonly used to ...
'', 1988 * '' Official Languages Act, 1988


1990 – 1999

* ''
Canadian Space Agency Act The Canadian Space Agency (CSA; french: Agence spatiale canadienne, ASC) is the national space agency of Canada, established in 1990 by the ''Canadian Space Agency Act''. The President of the Canadian Space Agency, president is Lisa Campbell (ci ...
,'' 1990 * '' Integrated Circuit Topography Act,'' 1990 * ''
Broadcasting Act Broadcasting Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used for legislation in Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom that relates to broadcasting. The Bill for an Act with this short title will usually h ...
,'' 1991 * ''
Bank Act The ''Bank Act'' (1991, c. 46) (the ''Act'') is an act of the Parliament of Canada respecting banks and banking. History The ''Bank Act'' was originally passed in 1871. The terms of the ''Act'' provide for a statutory review of the ''Act'' ...
,'' 1991 * ''
Contraventions Act The ''Contraventions Act'' (the ''Act'') is a statute enacted by the federal Parliament of Canada The Parliament of Canada (french: Parlement du Canada) is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed ...
,'' 1992 * ''
Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 The ''Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992'' (french: Loi de 1992 sur le transport des marchandises dangereuses) is a Canadian law that regulates the transportation of dangerous goods in the country. The introduction defines it as ''An Act ...
'', 1992 * '' Telecommunications Act'', 1993 * ''
Controlled Drugs and Substances Act The ''Controlled Drugs and Substances Act'' (french: Loi réglementant certaines drogues et autres substances) (the ''Act'') is Canada's federal drug control statute. Passed in 1996 under Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's government, it repeals ...
,'' 1996 * ''
Winding-up and Restructuring Act The ''Winding-up and Restructuring Ac''t (french: Loi sur les liquidations et les restructurations) ("WURA") (the ''Act'') is a statute of the Parliament of Canada that provides for the winding up of certain corporations and the restructuring of ...
,'' 1996 * ''
Nuclear Safety and Control Act The ''Nuclear Safety and Control Act'' (the ''Act'') of Canada replaced the ''Atomic Energy Control Act'' of 1946 with new, more effective and explicit legislation to regulate the activities of the Nuclear industry in Canada, Canadian nuclear indu ...
'', S.C. 1997 * '' Tobacco Act'', 1997 * ''
Canada Marine Act The ''Canada Marine Act'' (CMA; french: Loi maritime du Canada) (the Act) was passed in 1998 under the stewardship of David Collenette, who was Canada's Minister of Transport (Canada), Minister of Transport at that time. It was intended to moderniz ...
'', 1998 * '' DNA Identification Act'', 1998 * ''
Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 The ''Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999'' (''CEPA, 1999''; french: Loi canadienne sur la protection de l'environnement (1999)) is an act of the 36th Parliament of Canada, whose goal is to contribute to sustainable development through p ...
'', 1999 * ''
Clarity Act The ''Clarity Act'' (french: Loi sur la clarté référendaire) (known as Bill C-20 before it became law) (the act) is legislation passed by the Parliament of Canada that established the conditions under which the Government of Canada would ent ...
,'' 1999 * ''
Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act The ''Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act'' (CFPOA, french: Loi sur la corruption d’agents publics étrangers) (the ''Act'') is an anti-corruption law in force in Canada. It was passed in 1999, ratifying the OECD Convention on Combating Br ...
,'' 1999


2000 – 2009

* ''
Canada Elections Act The ''Canada Elections Act'' (french: Loi électorale du Canada; full title: ''An Act respecting the election of members to the House of Commons, repealing other Acts relating to elections and making consequential amendments to other Acts'', full ...
'', 2000 * ''
Canada National Parks Act The ''Canada National Parks Act'' is a Canadian federal law that regulates protection of natural areas of national significance. As of March 2019, the ''Canada National Parks Act'' extended federal protection to 47 national parks and park reserves ...
'', 2000 * '' Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act'', 2000 * ''
Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act The ''Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act'' (PIPEDA; french: Loi sur la protection des renseignements personnels et les documents électroniques) is a Canadian law relating to data privacy. It governs how private sector ...
,'' 2000 * ''
Canada Foundation for Sustainable Development Technology Act The ''Canada Foundation for Sustainable Development Technology Act'' (french: Loi sur la Fondation du Canada pour l'appui technologique au développement durable) (the Act) is a Government of Canada statute to establish a foundation called ''Sust ...
'', 2001 * ''
Immigration and Refugee Protection Act The ''Immigration and Refugee Protection Act'' (''IRPA'') is an Act of the Parliament of Canada, administered by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), that replaced the '' Immigration Act, ...
'', 2001 * ''Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act,'' 2001 * '' Anti-Terrorism Act,'' 2001 * ''
Species at Risk Act The ''Species at Risk Act'' (SARA) (the ''Act'') is a piece of Canadian federal legislation which became law in Canada on December 12, 2002. It is designed to meet one of Canada's key commitments under the International Convention on Biological D ...
'', 2002 * ''
Youth Criminal Justice Act The ''Youth Criminal Justice Act'' (YCJA; french: Loi sur le système de justice pénale pour les adolescents) (the ''Act'') is a Canadian statute, which came into effect on April 1, 2003. It covers the prosecution of youths for criminal offen ...
,'' 2002 * ''
Canadian Environmental Assessment Act The ''Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012'' (CEAA 2012) (the ''Act'') and its regulations established the legislative basis for the federal practice of environmental assessment in most regions of Canada from 2012 to 2019. It was repealed w ...
,'' 2003 * '' Assisted Human Reproduction Act'', 2004 * ''
International Transfer of Offenders Act The ''International Transfer of Offenders Act'' (french: Loi sur le transfèrement international des délinquants) is Canadian federal legislation. Passed in 2004, it allows Canadians who had been convicted of a crime in another nation to apply to ...
'', 2004 * '' Pledge to Africa Act'', 2004 * ''
Wage Earner Protection Program Act The ''Wage Earner Protection Program Act'' (french: Loi sur le Programme de protection des salariés; S.C. 2005, c. 47, s.1), is an act of the Parliament of Canada. It was part of a package of reforms to the insolvency law of Canada that were bro ...
,'' 2005 * ''
Civil Marriage Act The ''Civil Marriage Act'' is a federal statute legalizing same-sex marriage across Canada. At the time it became law, same-sex marriage had already been legalized by court decisions in all Canadian jurisdictions except Alberta, Prince Edward ...
,'' 2005 * '' Federal Accountability Act,'' 2006 * ''
Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act The Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act (the Act) came into force in Canada on April 15, 2007. The Act creates two distinct processes: a disclosure process and a reprisal complaints process. It also creates two new bodies: the Office of the ...
'', 2007 * ''
Veterans' Bill of Rights The ''Veterans' Bill of Rights'' is a bill of rights in Canada for veterans of the Canadian Forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police.Melinda Dalton, "Harper unveils vets bill of rights; PM visits region to make policy announcement," ''The Record'' ...
,'', 2007 * ''
Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act The ''Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act'' (long title:An Act To Protect Heritage Lighthouses (french: Loi sur la protection des phares patrimoniaux)) is an Act of the Parliament of Canada (designated Bill S-215) for the designation and preservat ...
'', 2008 * ''
Official Development Assistance Accountability Act The ''Official Development Assistance Accountability Act'' (french: Loi sur la responsabilité en matière d’aide au développement officielle) is Government of Canada, Canadian federal legislation that governs how development aid given to fore ...
,'', 2008 * ''
Tackling Violent Crime Act The ''Tackling Violent Crime Act'' is an omnibus statute that was given royal assent on February 28, 2008. The statute primarily deals with strengthening gun control in Canada as well as fighting drunk driving, drug-impaired driving Drivi ...
,'' 2008 * ''
Electronic Commerce Protection Act The ''Electronic Commerce Protection Act'' (french: Loi sur la protection du commerce électronique, ECPA) is anti- spam legislation introduced in 2009 by the Government of Canada at the House of Commons. History Spam legislation in Canada was ...
,'' 2009


2010 – present

* ''
Canada Consumer Product Safety Act The ''Canada Consumer Product Safety Act'' is an Act of the Parliament of Canada that passed into law on December 14, 2010. This law replaced Part I of the ''Hazardous Products Act''. It was originally introduced in the 2nd session of the 39th ...
'', 2010 * ''
Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act The ''Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act'' (the ''Act'', french: Loi visant l’élimination des pourriels sur les réseaux Internet et sans fil), is Canada's anti-spam legislation (also known as CASTL) that received Royal Assent on December 1 ...
,'' 2010 * ''
Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act The ''Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act'' (informally referred to as Bill C-38) is an Act of the Parliament of Canada. This omnibus bill was introduced by Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance under Prime Minister Steven Harper's majority ...
,'' 2012 * '' Jobs and Growth Act, 2012,'' 2012 * '' Preventing Persons from Concealing Their Identity during Riots and Unlawful Assemblies Act'', 2012 * ''
Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act Protection is any measure taken to guard a thing against damage caused by outside forces. Protection can be provided to physical objects, including organisms, to systems, and to intangible things like civil and political rights. Although th ...
'', 2012 * ''
Safe Streets and Communities Act The ''Safe Streets and Communities Act'' is a bill that was passed by the 41st Canadian Parliament 154–129 on March 12, 2012. When Parliament re-convened in September 2011, the Minister of Justice introduced the ''Safe Streets and Communities ...
,'', 2012 * '' Succession to the Throne Act, 2013,'' 2013 * '' Combating Terrorism Act,'' 2013 * '' Fair Elections Act,'' 2014 * ''
Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act The ''Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act'' (S.C. 2014, c. 31) was introduced by the Conservative government of Stephen Harper on November 20, 2013, during the 41st Parliament, and received royal assent on December 9, 2014. Commonly known ...
'', 2014 * ''
Anti-terrorism Act, 2015 The ''Anti-terrorism Act, 2015'', introduced and commonly referred to as Bill C-51, is an act of the Parliament of Canada passed by the Harper government that broadened the authority of Canadian government agencies to share information about ind ...
,'' 2015 * ''
An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code ''An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code'' (french: Loi modifiant la Loi canadienne sur les droits de la personne et le Code criminel) is a law passed by the Parliament of Canada. The law adds gender expression and ...
'', 2016 * ''
Cannabis Act The ''Cannabis Act'' (also known as Bill C-45) is a law which legalized recreational cannabis use in Canada in combination with its companion legislation Bill C-46, ''An Act to Amend the Criminal Code''. The law is a milestone in the legal hi ...
'', 2018 * ''
Tobacco and Vaping Products Act The ''Tobacco and Vaping Products Act'' (the Act) is a Canadian law to regulate the production, marketing and sale of tobacco and vaping products. The law replaced the ''Tobacco Act'', Bill C-71 during the 35th Canadian Parliament in 1997, which i ...
'', 2018 (formerly the ''Tobacco Act'') * ''
Accessible Canada Act The ''Accessible Canada Act'' (french: Loi canadienne sur l’accessibilité, long title: ''An Act to ensure a barrier-free Canada'', ''Loi visant à assurer un Canada sans obstacles'') (ACA) builds on the ''Canadian Human Rights Act'', focusi ...
'', 2019 * '' Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act'', 2019 * ''
Impact Assessment Act and Canadian Energy Regulator Act The ''Impact Assessment Act'' and ''Canadian Energy Regulator Act'', also referred to as Bill C-69, are two acts of the Parliament of Canada passed together by the 42nd Canadian Parliament in 2019. The bills gives authority to the federal governm ...
'', 2019 * '' Oil Tanker Moratorium Act'', 2019 {{Div col end


See also

* List of Canadian provincial Acts


External links


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Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
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