Canada lacks a constitution.
In 1931 , Canada achieved near total independence from the United Kingdom with the Statute of Westminster 1931 , but at the time , Canada decided to allow the British Parliament to temporarily retain the power to amend Canada 's constitution , on request from the Parliament of Canada .	Parliament	Parliament of Canada	United Kingdom	United Kingdom	Statute of Westminster	Statute of Westminster 1931	British	British colonization of the Americas	Canada	Province of Canada	Statute of Westminster 1931	Statute of Westminster 1931	Parliament of Canada	Parliament of Canada
