# Claim 885

The War Measures Act took effect on August 25, 1939, one week before Canada's own declaration of war, and Cabinet used it to bring in the Defence of Canada Regulations.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

- Statement: The War Measures Act took effect on August 25, 1939, one week before Canada's own declaration of war, and Cabinet used it to bring in the Defence of Canada Regulations.
- Field: occurred_on
- Value: Act and Regulations take effect
- About: [incident 1939-canada-defence-of-canada-regulations-censorship](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1939-canada-defence-of-canada-regulations-censorship)
- Source: War Measures Act. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/war-measures-act
- Publisher: The Canadian Encyclopedia
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-26
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current

## Quotation from the source

> One week before Canada declared war, the Act was used to implement the Defence of Canada Regulations

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