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A Reference Question in Canada is a submission by the federal or a provincial government to the Supreme Court of Canada or the provinces respective Court of Appeal in which the submitting government would like the court to answer a legal question regarding the Constitution Acts, the constitutionality of federal or provincial acts, or the powers of the Parliament of Canada, or that of provincial legislatures. References made to a provincial Court of Appeal can be appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada.


Notable Reference Questions

Re: Manitoba Language Rights, 1984 Re: Same-Sex Marriage, 2004 Re: Secession of Quebec, 1998 Re: Ng Extradition, 1991 Re: David Milgaard Conviction, 1991 Re: Resolution to Amend the Constitution, 1981

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