The Lord's Day Act, R.S.C. 1970, c.L-13, prohibited commercial activity on Sundays.
In a 1980s case about Sunday shopping, R. v. Big M Drug Mart, the Supreme Court of Canada found the Act to be of no force and effect as it infringed on the guarantee of freedom of religion and conscience in s. 2 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms .
The text of the Act was therefore not included in the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985.
The Table of Acts Not Consolidated in R.S.C. 1985 lists the Lord's Day Act as unconstitutional.
References
- Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms - Justice Laws
- R. v. Big M Drug Mart, [1985] 1 S.C.R. 295 - CanLII
- Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970 - contains full-text of the Lord's Day Act. There were two subsequent amendments: see S.C. 1981 c. 47, s. 31 and S.C. 1983-84, c. 18, s. 215. - on-site at Courthouse Libraries
- Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985 - contains Table of Acts Not Consolidated - on-site at Courthouse Libraries