provincial law

American  

[pruh-vin-shuhl law] / prəˈvɪn ʃəl ˈlɔ /

noun

1. in a country comprising quasi-autonomous provinces, such as Canada, a law or body of laws passed by the legislature of a province.

   Prospective adoptive parents in British Columbia are required by provincial law to attend workshops on parenting.

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provincial law

British Columbia made the U.N. declaration provincial law in 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026

With just a canoe and a tent, the 20-year-old and his family have travelled more than 400 kilometres to protest a provincial law that designated the area a "special economic zone" for mining.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2025

That full probe will only take place if it appears criminal, federal or provincial law may have been broken, officials said.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 25, 2023

It may not have seemed like a step in that direction when, in 2019, British Columbia enshrined the U.N. declaration’s terms into provincial law.

From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2021

Osgoode Hall, Toronto, the seat of the provincial law courts, is named after him.

From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various