Sub-series consists of records relating to the proclamation of the Constitution Act, 1982. The sub-series includes the original proclamation declaring that the Constitution Act, 1982, would come into effect on 17 April 1982. This proclamation was signed by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on Parliament Hill, Ottawa, on 17 April 1982, as part of the official proclamation ceremony. A second original copy of the proclamation was signed inside the Parliament Buildings, Ottawa, on the same day. The sub-series also includes the original "Constitutional Amendment Proclamation, 1983" providing for the first amendment to the Constitution Act, 1982. It resulted from a draft amendment proposed at a constitutional conference, held in March 1983, which identified certain rights of aboriginal peoples. This proclamation, which was signed at Rideau Hall, Ottawa, on 21 June 1984, guaranteed that a series of constitutional conferences would be held over several years to define special rights for Indians, Inuit and Métis in Canada that were eventually to be included in the Constitution. Also included in this sub-series is the original "Constitutional Amendment Proclamation, 1987" (Newfoundland Act), providing for the second amendment to the Constitution Act, 1982. This proclamation, and the schedule attached to it, officially granted Pentecostal Assemblies in Newfoundland the same rights and privileges with respect to denominational schools, etc. as those held by other educational institutions in Newfoundland at the date of Union in 1949. The sub-series also contains the original "Constitutional Amendment Proclamation, 1993 (New Brunswick)," providing for the third amendment to the Constitution Act, 1982. The proclamation and the schedule attached to its, officially grants bilingual status (English and French) to the Province of New Brunswick.
