What is the British North America Act (1867) commonly known as today?

• A. The Constitution Act, 1867.
• B. The Canada Act, 1867
• C. The Union Act, 1867
• D. The Imperial Act, 1867

Answer: (A)

The idea being tested is how Canada’s founding constitutional document is named today. The British North America Act of 1867 is the instrument that created Confederation and set up Canada’s initial federal framework. After Canada patriated its constitution in 1982, that same act was formally incorporated into the larger Constitution Act, 1982 and given the name Constitution Act, 1867. So, in current usage, the BNA Act is commonly known as the Constitution Act, 1867 because it remains the foundational constitutional document, just reidentified within Canada's modern constitutional framework. The other titles aren’t the modern name for this instrument.