SCHEDULE B CONSTITUTION ACT, 1982
Part I Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Democratic Rights
3 Democratic rights of citizens
Every citizen of Canada has the right to vote in an election of members of the House of Commons or of a legislative assembly and to be qualified for membership therein.
4 Maximum duration of legislative bodies
1
No House of Commons and no legislative assembly shall continue for longer than five years from the date fixed for the return of the writs at a general election of its members.
2
[Continuation in special circumstances] In time of real or apprehended war, invasion or insurrection, a House of Commons may be continued by Parliament and a legislative assembly may be continued by the legislature beyond five years if such continuation is not opposed by the votes of more than one-third of the members of the House of Commons or the legislative assembly, as the case may be.
5 Annual sitting of legislative bodies
There shall be a sitting of Parliament and of each legislature at least once every twelve months.