Proclamation of the Constitution Act, 1982

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Proclamation of the Constitution Act, 1982

Item ID number:

3782519

Hierarchical level:

File

Date:

1982.

Reference:

R1002-6-6-E, RG68, Volume number: 886/1--886/3

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3782519

Context of this record:

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Industry Canada fonds

Registrar General sous-fonds

Proclamations

Proclamation of the Constitution Act, 1982, and Constitution Amendments of 1983, 1987 and 1993

Proclamation of the Constitution Act, 1982
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Date(s):

1982.

Bilingual equivalent:

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Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

0.01 m of textual records

Language of material:

English

Added language of material:

English, French

Finding aid no.:

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68-6

Additional information:

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General Note:

This original copy of the Proclamation of the Constitution Act, 1982 is the one which was signed by HM Queen Elizabeth II on Parliament Hill, 17 April 1982. Damaged slightly by rain during the signing ceremony, this version is informally known as the 'raindrop' copy. A second original Proclamation exists: see RG 68 vol 887. A framed reproduction of this Proclamation is vol 3352.

Physical description note:

Dimensions are approximately 48.3 x 61 cm.

Exhibitions note:

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Exhibition title: Canada Collects. Curators: Mary Montgomery, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario; 2007.10.06 - 2008.01.06., Exhibition Title: Constitution Display. National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; 1992.06.29 - 1992.08.04., Exhibition Title: Treasured Memories 1: A National Archives of Canada Exhibition [125th Anniversary of the National Archives]. Curator: Martin Tétreault, National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; 1997.05.14-1997.06.14., Exhibition Title: Constitution Display. National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; 1987.07.03 - 1987.08.04., Exhibition Title: Proclamation of the Constitution Act - Executive Tour. Gatineau Preservation Centre, Gatineau, Quebec; 2002.06.04., Exhibition Title: Constitution Document Exhibition. National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; 1991.06.28 - 1991.07.22., Venue: Canada History Centre Announcement. Curator: Martin Tétreault and Paulette Dozois, Government Conference Centre, Ottawa, Ontario; 2003.05.26 - 2003.05.26 (special event - one day only - 2003.05.26)., Exhibition Title: Department of Justice: 20th Anniversary of the Proclamation of the Constitution and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Ottawa Congress Centre, Ottawa, Ontario; 2002.04.17 - 2002.04.17., Exhibition title: Protecting Rights in Canada, Venue: Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Winnipeg, Manitoba; 2014.09.20 - 2016.08.20., Exhibition title: Foundations: The Words That Shaped Canada. Library of Parliament, Ottawa, Ontario; 2017.03.06 - 2017.12.31., Exhibition Title: Treasured Memories 2: A National Archives of Canada Exhibition. [125th Anniversary of the National Archives]. Curator: Martin Tétreault, National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; 1998.02.01 - 1998.09.30., Exhibition title: Canada's Legal System. Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Winnipeg, Manitoba; 2019.08.12 - 2020.02.12

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886/1 : 886/1 is original 886/2 is original housing and certificate of authenticity 886/3 is the preservation storage container obtained for permanent housing of the original document
886/2 : 886/1 is original 886/2 is original housing and certificate of authenticity 886/3 is the preservation storage container obtained for permanent housing of the original document
886/3 : 886/1 is original 886/2 is original housing and certificate of authenticity 886/3 is the preservation storage container obtained for permanent housing of the original document

Source:

Government

Former archival reference no.:

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RG68
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[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [RG68] 886/1--886/3

[Consultation 99 Closed pending processing]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada / e008125379
Copyright: Government of Canada

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