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The Parliament of Canada ( French : Parlement du Canada ) is the federal legislative branch of Canada , seated at Parliament Hill in the national capital, Ottawa . Formally, the body consists of the Canadian monarch —represented by her governor general —the Senate , and the House

The government of Canada , formally called Her Majesty's Government , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] is the system whereby the federation of Canada is administered by a common authority; in Canadian English, the term can mean either the collective set of institutions or specifically the Queen-in-Council

The monarchy of Canada is the core of both Canada 's federalism and its Westminster-style parliamentary democracy , [ 1 ] being the foundation of the executive , legislative , and judicial branches of the Canadian government and each provincial government . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The monarchy

The Senate of Canada ( French : Le Sénat du Canada ) is a component of the Parliament of Canada , along with the monarch (represented by the governor general ) and the House of Commons . The Senate consists of 105 members appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the prime

The Governor General of Canada ( French [masculine]: Gouverneur général du Canada , or [feminine]: Gouverneure générale du Canada ) is the federal viceregal representative of the Canadian monarch , Queen Elizabeth II , who is equally shared with 15 other sovereign nations in a form

The House of Commons of Canada ( French : Chambre des communes du Canada ) is a component of the Parliament of Canada , along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General ) and the Senate . [ 1 ] The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members

The monarchy of Canada forms the core of each Canadian provincial jurisdiction 's Westminster-style parliamentary democracy , being the foundation of the executive , legislative , and judicial branches of government in each province . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The monarchy has been headed since

The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly referred to as the British Parliament , the Westminster Parliament or, formerly, the Imperial Parliament ) is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories . Parliament

The Cabinet of Canada ( French : Cabinet du Canada ) is a body of ministers of the Crown that, along with the Canadian monarch , and within the tenets of the Westminster system , forms the government of Canada . Chaired by the prime minister , the Cabinet is a committee of the Queen's

The Prime Minister of Canada ( French : Premier ministre du Canada ) is the primary minister of the Crown , chairman of the Cabinet , and thus head of government for Canada , charged with advising the Canadian monarch or viceroy on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them