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The following list outlines the structure of the federal government of Canada, the collective set of federal institutions which can be grouped into the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. In turn, these are further divided into departments, agencies, and other organizations which support the day-to-day function of the Canadian state.
This category includes departments, agencies, and crown corporations created by the government or Parliament of Canada by statute or regulation. It does not include the Governor General of Canada , the Parliament of Canada , or the federal courts of Canada (see Court system of Canada ).
The Government of Canada (French: Gouvernement du Canada) is the body responsible for the federal administration of Canada.The term Government of Canada refers specifically to the executive, which includes ministers of the Crown (together in the Cabinet) and the federal civil service (whom the Cabinet direct); it is alternatively known as His Majesty's Government (French: Gouvernement de Sa ...
The monarch of Canada is represented in Canada by the Governor General of Canada See also: Category:Governors general of Canada Pages in category "Heads of state of Canada"
This is a list of current heads of state and heads of government.In some cases, mainly in presidential systems, one leader is head of state and head of government.In other cases, mainly in semi-presidential and parliamentary systems, the head of state and the head of government are different people.
Canada is a constitutional monarchy where the monarch is the ceremonial head of state. In practice, executive authority is entrusted to the Cabinet , a committee of ministers of the Crown chaired by the prime minister of Canada that act as the executive committee of the King's Privy Council for Canada and are responsible to the democratically ...
Canada is a federation that comprises ten provinces and three territories. Its government is structured as a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy, with a monarch as its sovereign and a Prime Minister as its head of government. Each of the country's provinces and territories also has a head of government, called premier in English.
Cabinet of Canada; Deputy prime ministers of Canada (1977–) Ministers of agriculture (1867–) Ministers of Canadian heritage (1996–) Ministers of citizenship and immigration (1994–) Ministers of the environment (1971–) Ministers of finance (1867–) Ministers of fisheries and oceans (1979–) Ministers of foreign affairs (1995–)