War Measures Act |The War Measures Act, 1914| |An Act to confer
certain powers upon the Governor in Council and to amend the
Immigration Act| |Citation||5 George V, Chap. 2| |Enacted
by||Parliament of Canada| |Date assented to||August 22, 1914|
The War Measures Act (5 George V, Chap. 2) was a statute of the
Parliament of Canada that provided for the declaration of war,
invasion, or insurrection, and the types of emergency measures
that could thereby be taken. The act was brought into force
three times in Canadian history: First World War  In the First
World War, a state of war with Germany was declared by the
United Kingdom on behalf of the entire British Empire. Canada
was notified by telegraphic despatch accordingly, effective 4
August 1914, and that status remained in effect until 10 January
1920. The War Measures Act, 1914 was subsequently adopted on 22
August 1914 to ratify all steps taken by Canada from the
declaration of war, to continue until the war was over. Sections
2 to 6 of the original Act in pa