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.