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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.