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, 1867Aliens and Naturalization Act, 1868Fisheries Act, 1868Gradual Enfranchisement Act, 1869Manitoba Act, 1870Bank Act, 1871Dominion Lands Act, 1872Parliament of Canada Act, 1875Supreme and Exchequer Courts Act, 1875Indian Act, 1876Canada Temperance Act, 1878Naturalization and Aliens Act, 1881Chinese Immigration Act, 1885Rocky Mountains Park Act, 1887Criminal Code, 1892Canada Evidence Act, 1893Quebec Boundary Extension Act, 1898
1900 – 1929
Alberta Act, 1905Saskatchewan Act' 1905Lord's Day Act, 1906Juvenile Delinquents Act, 1908Immigration Act, 1910Naval Service Act, 1910Quebec Boundaries Extension Act, 1912Finance Act, 1914Naturalization Act, 1914War Measures Act, 1914Income Tax Act, 1917 Military Service Act, 1917Military Voters Act, 1917Wartime Elections Act, 1917Civil Service Act, 1918Statistics Act, 1918Women's Franchise Act 1918Canada Highways Act, 1919Dominion Elections Act, 1920Food and Drugs Act, 1920Canadian Nationals Act 1921Chinese Immigration Act, 1923Combines Investigation Act 1923National Defence Act, 1923
National Parks Act, 1930Natural Resources Acts, 1930Unemployment and Farm Relief Act, 1931Bank of Canada Act, 1934Public Works Construction Act, 1934Succession to the Throne Act, 1937National Housing Act, 1938National Resources Mobilization Act, 1940Family Allowance Act, 1945Canadian Citizenship Act, 1946Canadian Overseas Telecommunication Corporation Act, 1948
1950 – 1979
Canada Council for the Arts Act, 1957Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services Act, 1957Canadian Bill of Rights, 1960Narcotic Control Act, 1961Canada Labour Code, 1967Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1968–69Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act, 1970Consumer Packaging and Labeling Act, 1970Weights and Measures Act, 1970Divorce Act, 1968 - replaced by Divorce Act, 1985Canada Wildlife Act, 1973National Symbol of Canada Act, 1975Anti-Inflation Act 1975Immigration Act, 1976Canadian Human Rights Act, 1977Canadian Football Act 1974
1980 – 1989
Tax Court of Canada Act, 1980Privacy Act, 1982Access to Information Act, 1983Tax Court of Canada Act, 1983Western Grain Transportation Act, 1983Canada Health Act, 1984Foreign Extraterritorial Measures Act, 1984Young Offenders Act, 1984Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Act, 1985Auditor General Act, 1985Canada Agricultural Products Act, 1985Divorce Act Aeronautics Act, R.S. 1985Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, 1985Canada Business Corporations Act, 1985Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, 1985Criminal Records Act, 1985Lobbying Act, 1985Pest Control Products Act, 1985Radiocommunication Act, 1985Employment Equity Act, 1986Canada Agricultural Products Act, 1988Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse Act, 1988Canadian Multiculturalism Act, 1988Emergencies Act, 1988Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act, 1988Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, 1988Official Languages Act, 1988
1990 – 1999
Canadian Space Agency Act, 1990Integrated Circuit Topography Act, 1990Broadcasting Act, 1991Bank Act, 1991Contraventions Act, 1992Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992, 1992Telecommunications Act, 1993Firearms Act 1995Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, 1996Oceans Act, 1996Winding-up and Restructuring Act, 1996Customs Tariff Act,, 1997Nuclear Safety and Control Act, S.C. 1997Tobacco Act, 1997Canada Marine Act, 1998DNA Identification Act, 1998Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, 1999Clarity Act, 1999Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act, 1999
2000 – 2009
Canada Elections Act, 2000Canada National Parks Act, 2000Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act, 2000Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, 2000Canada Foundation for Sustainable Development Technology Act, 2001Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, 2001Proceeds of Crime and Terrorist Financing Act, 2001Anti-Terrorism Act, 2001Species at Risk Act, 2002Youth Criminal Justice Act, 2002Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2003An Act to amend the Criminal Code (protection of children and other vulnerable persons) and the Canada Evidence Act, 2004Assisted Human Reproduction Act, 2004International Transfer of Offenders Act, 2004Pledge to Africa Act, 2004Civil Marriage Act, 2005Quarantine ActWage Earner Protection Program Act, 2005Federal Accountability Act, 2006Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act, 2007Veterans' Bill of Rights, 2007Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act, 2008Official Development Assistance Accountability Act,, 2008Tackling Violent Crime Act, 2008Electronic Commerce Protection Act, 2009
2010 – 2019
Canada Consumer Product Safety Act, 2010Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act, 2010Copyright Modernization Act, 2012Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act, 2012Jobs and Growth Act, 2012, 2012Preventing Persons from Concealing Their Identity during Riots and Unlawful Assemblies Act, 2012Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act, 2012Safe Streets and Communities Act,, 2012Succession to the Throne Act, 2013, 2013Combating Terrorism Act, 2013Fair Elections Act, 2014Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act, 2014Anti-terrorism Act, 2015, 2015An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code, 2016Cannabis Act, 2018Tobacco and Vaping Products Act, 2018 Accessible Canada Act, 2019Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act, 2019Impact Assessment Act and Canadian Energy Regulator Act, 2019Oil Tanker Moratorium Act, 2019
2020 – present
Preserving Provincial Representation in the House of Commons Act, 2022Online News Act, 2023Online Streaming Act, 2023