Section 98 of the Constitution Act, 1867
Section 98 of the Constitution Act, 1867 is a provision of the Constitution of Canada relating to the qualifications for judges of the provincial superior, district and county courts in the province of Quebec.
The Constitution Act, 1867 is the constitutional statute which established Canada. Originally named the British North America Act, 1867, the Act continues to be the foundational statute for the Constitution of Canada, although it has been amended many times since 1867. It is now recognised as part of the supreme law of Canada.
''Constitution Act, 1867''
The Constitution Act, 1867 is part of the Constitution of Canada and thus part of the supreme law of Canada. It was the product of extensive negotiations by the governments of the British North American provinces in the 1860s. The Act sets out the constitutional framework of Canada, including the structure of the federal government and the powers of the federal government and the provinces. Originally enacted in 1867 by the British Parliament under the name the British North America Act, 1867, in 1982 the Act was brought under full Canadian control through the Patriation of the Constitution, and renamed the Constitution Act, 1867. Since Patriation the Act can only be amended in Canada, under the amending formula set out in the Constitution Act, 1982.Text of section 98
Section 98 reads:Section 98 is found in Part VII of the Constitution Act, 1867, dealing with the judicature. It has not been amended since the Act was enacted in 1867.