List of acts of the Parliament of Canada

This is an incomplete list of the continuing acts of the Parliament of Canada. Many of these acts have had one or more amending acts.

1867 – 1899

• Customs Act, 1867
• Aliens and Naturalization Act, 1868
• Fisheries Act, 1868
• Gradual Enfranchisement Act, 1869
• Manitoba Act, 1870
• Bank Act, 1871
• Dominion Lands Act, 1872
• Parliament of Canada Act, 1875
• Supreme and Exchequer Courts Act, 1875
• Indian Act, 1876
• Canada Temperance Act, 1878
• Naturalization and Aliens Act, 1881
• Chinese Immigration Act, 1885
• Rocky Mountains Park Act, 1887
• Criminal Code, 1892
• Canada Evidence Act, 1893
• Quebec Boundary Extension Act, 1898

1900 – 1929

• Alberta Act, 1905
• Saskatchewan Act' 1905
• Lord's Day Act, 1906
• Juvenile Delinquents Act, 1908
• Immigration Act, 1910
• Naval Service Act, 1910
• Quebec Boundaries Extension Act, 1912
• Finance Act, 1914
• Naturalization Act, 1914
• War Measures Act, 1914
• Income Tax Act, 1917 (originally known as The Income War Tax Act)
• Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1917
• Military Service Act, 1917
• Military Voters Act, 1917
• Wartime Elections Act, 1917
• Civil Service Act, 1918
• Statistics Act, 1918
• Women's Franchise Act 1918
• Canada Highways Act, 1919
• Dominion Elections Act, 1920
• Food and Drugs Act, 1920
• Canadian Nationals Act 1921
• Chinese Immigration Act, 1923
• Combines Investigation Act 1923
• National Defence Act, 1923

1930 – 1949

• National Parks Act, 1930
• Natural Resources Acts, 1930
• Unemployment and Farm Relief Act, 1931
• Bank of Canada Act, 1934
• Public Works Construction Act, 1934
• Succession to the Throne Act, 1937
• National Housing Act, 1938
• National Resources Mobilization Act, 1940
• Family Allowance Act, 1945
• Canadian Citizenship Act, 1946
• Canadian Overseas Telecommunication Corporation Act, 1948

1950 – 1979

• Canada Council for the Arts Act, 1957
• Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services Act, 1957
• Canadian Bill of Rights, 1960
• Narcotic Control Act, 1961
• Canada Labour Code, 1967
• Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1968–69
• Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act, 1970
• Standards Council of Canada Act 1970
• Consumer Packaging and Labeling Act, 1970
• Weights and Measures Act, 1970
• Divorce Act, 1968 - replaced by Divorce Act, 1985
• Canada Wildlife Act, 1973
• National Symbol of Canada Act, 1975
• Anti-Inflation Act 1975
• Immigration Act, 1976
• Canadian Human Rights Act, 1977
• Canadian Football Act 1974

1980 – 1989

• Tax Court of Canada Act, 1980
• Privacy Act, 1982
• Access to Information Act, 1983
• Tax Court of Canada Act, 1983
• Western Grain Transportation Act, 1983
• Canada Health Act, 1984
• Foreign Extraterritorial Measures Act, 1984
• Young Offenders Act, 1984
• Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Act, 1985
• Auditor General Act, 1985
• Canada Agricultural Products Act, 1985
• Divorce Act (R.S., 1985, c. 3 (2nd Supp.))
• Aeronautics Act, R.S. 1985
• Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, 1985
• Canada Business Corporations Act, 1985
• Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, 1985
• Criminal Records Act, 1985
• Lobbying Act, 1985
• Pest Control Products Act, 1985
• Radiocommunication Act, 1985
• Employment Equity Act, 1986
• Canada Agricultural Products Act, 1988
• Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse Act, 1988
• Canadian Multiculturalism Act, 1988
• Emergencies Act, 1988
• Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act, 1988
• Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, 1988
• Official Languages Act, 1988

1990 – 1999

• Canadian Space Agency Act, 1990
• Integrated Circuit Topography Act, 1990
• Broadcasting Act, 1991
• Bank Act, 1991
• Contraventions Act, 1992
• Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992, 1992
• Telecommunications Act, 1993
• Firearms Act 1995
• Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, 1996
• Oceans Act, 1996
• Winding-up and Restructuring Act, 1996
• Customs Tariff Act,, 1997
• Nuclear Safety and Control Act, S.C. 1997
• Tobacco Act, 1997
• Canada Marine Act, 1998
• DNA Identification Act, 1998
• Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, 1999
• Clarity Act, 1999
• Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act, 1999

2000 – 2009

• Canada Elections Act, 2000
• Canada National Parks Act, 2000
• Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act, 2000
• Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, 2000
• Canada Foundation for Sustainable Development Technology Act, 2001
• Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, 2001
• Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act, 2001
• Anti-Terrorism Act, 2001
• Species at Risk Act, 2002
• Youth Criminal Justice Act, 2002
• Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2003
• An Act to amend the Criminal Code (protection of children and other vulnerable persons) and the Canada Evidence Act, 2004
• Assisted Human Reproduction Act, 2004
• International Transfer of Offenders Act, 2004
• Pledge to Africa Act, 2004
• Civil Marriage Act, 2005
• Quarantine Act
• Wage Earner Protection Program Act, 2005
• Federal Accountability Act, 2006
• Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act, 2007
• Veterans' Bill of Rights, 2007
• Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act, 2008
• Official Development Assistance Accountability Act,, 2008
• Tackling Violent Crime Act, 2008
• Electronic Commerce Protection Act, 2009

2010 – 2019

• Canada Consumer Product Safety Act, 2010
• Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act, 2010
• Copyright Modernization Act, 2012
• Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act, 2012
• Jobs and Growth Act, 2012, 2012
• Preventing Persons from Concealing Their Identity during Riots and Unlawful Assemblies Act, 2012
• Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act, 2012
• Safe Streets and Communities Act,, 2012
• Succession to the Throne Act, 2013, 2013
• Combating Terrorism Act, 2013
• Fair Elections Act, 2014
• Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act, 2014
• Anti-terrorism Act, 2015, 2015
• An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code, 2016
• Cannabis Act, 2018
• Tobacco and Vaping Products Act, 2018 (formerly the Tobacco Act)
• Accessible Canada Act, 2019
• Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act, 2019
• Impact Assessment Act and Canadian Energy Regulator Act, 2019
• Oil Tanker Moratorium Act, 2019

2020 – present

• Preserving Provincial Representation in the House of Commons Act, 2022
• Online News Act, 2023
• Online Streaming Act, 2023

External links

• Statutes of Canada, 1867 to 1872 at Canadiana.org
• Acts of the Parliament of the Dominion of Canada, 1873 to 1900 at Canadiana.org
• Acts of the Parliament (of the Dominion) of Canada, 1901 to 1997 at the Internet Archive
• Acts of the Parliament of Canada, 1987 to 2025 at the Government of Canada Publications catalogue.
• Official Justice Laws Website of the Canadian Department of Justice
• Constitutional Acts, Consolidated Statutes, and Annual Statutes at the Canadian Legal Information Institute
• Canadian Constitutional Documents: A Legal History at the Solon Law Archive.