▁not ▁mean ▁that ▁there ▁are ▁not ▁other ▁things ▁which ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁constitution ... ▁[ The ▁schedule ] ▁is ▁not ▁an ▁exhaust ive ▁list ." ▁ ▁The ▁government ' s ▁stated ▁position ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁was ▁that ▁" The ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁laws ▁of ▁succession ▁do ▁not ▁require ▁a ▁constitution al ▁am end ment . ▁The ▁laws ▁gover ning ▁succession ▁are ▁UK ▁law ▁and ▁are ▁not ▁part ▁of ▁Canada ' s ▁constitution . ▁Specifically , ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁enumer ated ▁in ▁the ▁schedule ▁to ▁our ▁Constitution ▁Act , ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁Canada . ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁laws ▁of ▁succession ▁do ▁not ▁const itute ▁a ▁change ▁to ▁the ▁' office ▁of ▁The ▁Queen ', ▁as ▁cont empl ated ▁in ▁the ▁Constitution ▁Act , ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁The ▁' office ▁of ▁The ▁Queen ' ▁includes ▁the ▁S over eign ' s ▁constitution al ▁status , ▁powers ▁and ▁rights ▁in ▁Canada . ▁Ne ither ▁the ▁ban ▁on ▁the ▁mar ri ages ▁of ▁he irs ▁to ▁Roman ▁C athol ics , ▁nor ▁the ▁common ▁law ▁gover ning ▁male ▁preference ▁prim ogen iture , ▁can ▁properly ▁be ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁royal ▁powers ▁or ▁pr er og atives ▁in ▁Canada . ▁As ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁succession ▁is ▁therefore ▁determined ▁by ▁UK ▁law ▁and ▁not ▁by ▁the ▁so ver eign , ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁powers ▁and ▁rights ▁have ▁not ▁been ▁alter ed ▁by ▁the ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁laws ▁gover ning ▁succession