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Orders in Council Database

The Order in Council (OIC) Search Engine gives you the option to search with a variety of parameters. Search results will give the P.C. number, the registration number for Part II of the Canada Gazette, the authority, the sponsoring department and a brief description of the OIC.

Orders in Council

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It is possible to search OICs from 1990 to the present. The full text of OICs is available for items approved starting November 1, 2002, via the "attachments" link (created using HTML); please contact the Orders in Council Division through the "Contact Us" section for original copies of OICs for the past five years. Any OIC older than five years can be obtained from the Library and Archives Canada Reference Centre by telephone at (613) 996-5115 or 1-866-578-7777 (toll free in Canada and the United States), by Fax (613) 995-6274, or by visiting their website.

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To access Orders in Council 1867-1910 visit the Orders in Council Research Tool (Library and Archives Canada)

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The Orders in Council available through this website are not to be considered to be official versions, and are provided only for information purposes. If you wish to obtain an official version, please contact the Orders in Council Division via the "Contact Us" link.