Lord's Day Act (Canada)

Lord's Day Act
Parliament of Canada
  • An Act respecting the Lord's Day
Enacted byParliament of Canada
Assented toJuly 13, 1906
CommencedMarch 1, 1907

The Lord's Day Act was a federal law to regulate and prohibit activities on Sundays in Canada. It was in force from 1907 until 1985, when it was found to be unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of Canada. Campaigned for by members of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, it was passed in 1906. Notably, the Act allowed that it would not supersede any provincial or municipal laws made for the same purpose.

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