Constitution Act, 1867 / Loi constitutionnelle de 1867
The several Provinces shall retain all their respective Public Property not otherwise disposed of in this Act, subject to the Right of Canada to assume any Lands or Public Property required for Fortifications or for the Defence of the Country.
- Jurisdiction
- Canada
- Provision
- 117
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
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Official sourceThe several Provinces shall retain all their respective Public Property not otherwise disposed of in this Act, subject to the Right of Canada to assume any Lands or Public Property required for Fortifications or for the Defence of the Country.
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Constitution Act, 1867 / Loi constitutionnelle de 1867 · laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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