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Canada Act

American  

noun

  1. the act of the British parliament of 1962 that transferred to the Canadian federal government complete control over the constitution of Canada.


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The combination of the mining companies was cleared under the Investment Canada Act.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

Full governmental independence would be achieved even later, via the Canada Act of 1982, in which the British Parliament transferred the power to change Canada's constitution to the Canadian Parliament.

From Time • Jun. 30, 2017

The Investment Canada Act and other rules give Ottawa the ability to block acquisitions by foreigners, and it’s almost certain the Canadian government will use these powers to stop Lenovo.First,

From Forbes • Oct. 20, 2013

"The Investment Canada Act applies where a foreign investor acquires control of a Canadian business," Cimpaye said.

From Reuters • Sep. 24, 2013

By the Canada Act of 1791 one-seventh of the lands then ungranted had been set apart for the support of a 'Protestant Clergy.'

From Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin by James, Eighth Earl of Elgin

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