British North America Act †
the act of the British Parliament that created the Dominion of Canada in 1867, uniting the provinces of Ontario and Quebec (formerly United Canada), Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick.
- 1958  They add that . . . Canada already has a written constitution in the British North America Act.
- 1961  As an agency of the federal government, EMO [Emergency Measures Organization] must function within the framework of the British North America Act. . . .