Canadian Senate Divisions

Canadian Senate divisions refers to two things. First, to the four regional Senate divisions of 24 senators as set out in the Constitution of Canada (as defined in subsection 52(2) of the Constitution Act, 1982, consisting of the Canada Act 1982 (including the Constitution Act, 1982), all acts and orders referred to in the schedule (including the Constitution Act, 1867, formerly the British North America Act), and any amendments to these documents. (While not within any of the original four Senate divisions, seats are also allocated to Newfoundland and Labrador and the three territories.) Second, it refers to divisions within a province represented by senators from the Canadian Senate, also known as "senatorial designation", although under the Constitution only Quebec has official Senate divisions within the province. Senators from other provinces may simply "designate" a district they wish to symbolically represent within their province.