Constitution Act, 1982 / Loi constitutionnelle de 1982
(1) Paragraph 23(1)(a) shall come into force in respect of Quebec on a day to be fixed by proclamation issued by the Queen or the Governor General under the Great Seal of Canada.
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- Canada
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- 59
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- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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Official source(1) Paragraph 23(1)(a) shall come into force in respect of Quebec on a day to be fixed by proclamation issued by the Queen or the Governor General under the Great Seal of Canada. Marginal note: Authorization of Quebec (2) A proclamation under subsection (1) shall be issued only where authorized by the legislative assembly or government of Quebec. End note (110) Marginal note: Repeal of this section (3) This section may be repealed on the day paragraph 23(1)(a) comes into force in respect of Quebec and this Act amended and renumbered, consequentially upon the repeal of this section, by proclamation issued by the Queen or the Governor General under the Great Seal of Canada. Marginal note: Short title and citations
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Constitution Act, 1982 / Loi constitutionnelle de 1982 · laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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