The British North America Act gave provinces the power to create criminal statutes.

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The British North America Act (now known as the Constitution Act, 1867) gave provinces the power to create criminal statutes under section 92(13), which grants them exclusive jurisdiction over "the Administration of Justice in the Province, including the Constitution, Maintenance, and Organization of Provincial Courts, both of Civil and of Criminal Jurisdiction, and including Procedure in Civil Matters in those Courts."

The British North America Act Gave Provinces the Power to Create