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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

But the Investment Canada Act kicks in if there is foreign control.

From Reuters Sep. 24, 2013

The Canada Act, or, as it is better known, the Constitutional Act, cut off Upper Canada.

From The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton by Wood, William Charles Henry

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