Constitutional patriation

Constitutional patriation refers to the process of bringing a nation's constitution from being governed by an external authority, like the British Parliament, to being fully under the country's own control. In Canada, this happened in 1982 when the country formally took responsibility for amending and updating its constitution through the Constitution Act, rather than relying on Britain. This process allowed Canada to have greater sovereignty and self-determination, enabling its government and people to make constitutional changes independently.