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On 26 December 2025, it was proposed that this article be moved from Canadian federalism to Federalism in Canada. The result of the discussion was moved.

Page move

There is much more we can discuss here about this constitution when someone gets around to it and there are some interesting cases that could be cited and linked here.

I moved the page from the awkward name of "Federal Provincial Distribution of Legislative Powers" to "Canadian federalism", for what (to me) seems obvious reasons. The so-called "division of powers" is what, in Constitutional terms, is called Federalism. It's a well-defined term and is far more widely used than "Federal Provincial distribution...etc". Hope I'm not ruffling any feathers with the moving of the page. Cheers! - PullUpYourSocks 01:31, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)

BTW this article could really use some fixing-up. For starters I really don't think it's necessary to quote ALL of s.91 and s.92. It seems a bit excessive. - PullUpYourSocks 01:49, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Crucial details missing

This page is missing much important information concerning the constitutional framework for Canadian federalism, such as discussion of: The POGG clause, illustrative vs exhaustive powers, disallowance, the relative important of separation of powers (then & now), the role of JCPC interpretation, etc... You cannot really understand the shape of Canadian federalism without a clear understanding of these concepts.

Requested move 26 December 2025

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. Moved as an uncontested request with minimal participation. If there is any objection within a reasonable time frame, please ask me to reopen the discussion; if I am not available, please ask at the technical requests page. (closed by non-admin page mover) Jeffrey34555 (talk) 04:09, 6 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Canadian federalism → Federalism in Canada – If you look at Federalism (disambigulation), you would usually see a pattern of a Federalism in [Country] rather then [Country]Ian federalism. I wanted the article to be more consistant with the rest of the other articles' title and don't get why "Canadian federalism" is the title in the first place rather then "Federalism in Canada." GuesanLoyalist (talk) 07:04, 26 December 2025 (UTC) — Relisting. Vestrian24Bio 04:24, 2 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Note: WikiProject Governments of Canada, WikiProject Canadian law, and Canadian Wikipedians' notice board have been notified of this discussion. Vestrian24Bio 04:24, 2 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.