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View the Proclamation of the Constitution Act, 1982
July 1, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
395 Wellington Street
Free admission
This Canada Day, view a part of Canadian history!
On your way to Parliament Hill for the Canada Day festivities, stop by Library and Archives Canada to see the original document of the Proclamation bringing into force the Constitution Act, 1982.
The Proclamation, signed on Parliament Hill on April 17, 1982, brought the Act into effect resulting in Canada’s full political independence from Britain.
For more information, visit our website: www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/constitution/index-e.html
