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Canada is a constitutional monarchy, a federal state
(with 10 largely self-governing provinces and two territories controlled by the central
government) and parliamentary democracy with two official languages (English and French) and two systems of law: civil law (in Quebec) and common law
(elsewhere).
The Crown is personified by
Her Majesty Queen
Elizabeth II - the head of state, and represented in Canada by the
Governor General, the Right Honourable
Michaëlle Jean.
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Canada's
Parliament is made up of the Queen, the Senate and the House of Commons.
Each Member of the House of Commons is chosen in federal elections
that usually take place every three or four years and represents one of Canada’s 301 constituencies, or
ridings. The Senate (the Upper House), patterned after the British House
of Lords with 105 members appointed, not elected.
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The responsibilities of the federal Parliament include national
defense, trade and commerce, the banking and monetary system, criminal law, citizenship, fisheries, aeronautics, shipping, railways, telecommunications and atomic energy.
The provincial legislatures are responsible for such matters as education, property and civil rights, the administration of justice, health care, natural resources, social security, and municipal institutions.
23 january 2006 Federal Election's Results (303 seats)
Conservative
Party-126
Liberal
Party-101;;
Bloc Québécois
- 50;
NDP- 30;
Other-1
Exhaustive
list of Government of Canada departments and agencies,
as
well as links to Web sites maintained by organizations for which various
departments and agencies are responsible.
Provincial
and Territorial Governments of the Canada's 10 provinces and
3 territories
The
Supreme Court of Canada is Canada's highest court. It is the
final general court of appeal, the last judicial resort for all litigants,
whether individuals or governments.
The
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, entrenched in the Canadian
Constitution, which sets out certain fundamental freedoms and rights that neither Parliament nor any provincial legislature acting alone can change. These include equality rights, mobility rights and legal rights, together with freedoms such as speech, association and peaceful
assembly
Canada
and International Organizations
Canada is a member of more international organizations (73) than any other
country in the world.
Canada has been an active and committed
participant in the United Nations since its founding in 1945 in San
Francisco, where Canada played a key role in the drafting of the
Charter.
Canada and United Nations
Now, Canada support and participate in peace operations led by the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO),
the European Union (EU) and the
African Union (AU).
Canada supports the Commonwealth and its democracy building programs
through our annual contributions to the Commonwealth Secretariat and the
Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation. |
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The Canadian Flag
adopted by
Parliament on February 15, 1965, now recognized as Canada's Flag Day. |
Currency
The Canadian dollar is divided into 100 cents.
Canada
holidays
Holidays
in the provinces and territories (in
addition to holidays at the national level)
For more information
The Official Web Site for the British Monarchy
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Speech
from the Throne
EN*FR
National
Defense EN * FR
National
Capital EN * FR
Order
of Canada
EN * FR
Current
Ministry
EN * FR
Canadian
Representatives Abroad
EN * FR
Canada and United Nations EN * FR
G8
and Canada EN * FR
Government
Canada - useful links on the Canada Business Portal FR*EN*BG
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