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
  • 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.