XI. ADMISSION OF OTHER COLONIES
146. It shall be lawful for the Queen, by and with the
Advice of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, on
Addresses from the Houses of the Parliament of Canada, and from
the Houses of the respective Legislatures of the Colonies or
Provinces of Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, and British
Columbia, to admit those Colonies or Provinces, or any of them,
into the Union, and on Address from the Houses of the Parliament
of Canada to admit Rupert's Land and the North-western Territory,
or either of them, into the Union, on such Terms and Conditions
in each Case as are in the Addresses expressed and as the Queen
thinks fit to approve, subject to the Provisions of this Act; and
the Provisions of any Order in Council in that Behalf shall have
effect as if they had been enacted by the Parliament of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
147. In case of the Admission of Newfoundland and
Prince Edward Island, or either of them, each shall be entitled
to a Representation in the Senate of Canada of Four Newfoundland
Members, and (notwithstanding anything in this Act) in case of
the Admission of Newfoundland the normal Number Of Senators shall
be Seventy-six and their maximum Number shall be Eighty-two; but
Prince Edward Island when admitted shall be deemed to be
comprised in the Third of Three Divisions into which Canada is,
in relation to the Constitution of the Senate, divided by this
Act, and accordingly, after the Admission of Prince Edward
Island, whether Newfoundland is admitted or not, the
Representation of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in the Senate
shall, as Vacancies occur, be reduced from Twelve to Ten Members
respectively, and the Representation of each of those Provinces
shall not be increased at any Time beyond Ten, except under the
Provisions of this Act for the Appointment of Three or Six
additional Senators under the Direction of the Queen.
Constitution Act 1867