Canadian federal government
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| Formation | 1867 |
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| Country | Canada |
| Website | canada.ca |
| Crown | |
| Head of state | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Viceregal representative | Governor General David Johnston |
| Seat | Rideau Hall |
| Legislative (Queen-in-Parliament) | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Meeting place | Centre Block |
| Executive (Queen-in-Council) | |
| Main body | Queen's Privy Council for Canada |
| Leader | President of the Privy Council |
| Main organ | Cabinet |
| Head of government | Prime Minister Justin Trudeau |
| Meeting place | Langevin Block |
| Judicial (Queen on the Bench) | |
| Court | Supreme court |
The Government of Canada (French: Gouvernement du Canada) or more formally Her Majesty's Government (French: Gouvernement de Sa Majesté), is the federal government of Canada, a country in North America, composed of 10 provinces, Ottawa (the nation's capital), and 3 territories. The head of government is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whose party the Liberal Party of Canada won the majority of seats in the Canadian Parliament in the 2015 Canadian federal election.
In Canadian English, the term can mean either the collective set of institutions or specifically the Queen-in-Council. In both senses, the construct was established at Confederation—through the Constitution Act, 1867—as a federal constitutional monarchy, wherein the Canadian Crown acts as the core, or "the most basic building block," of its Westminster-style parliamentary democracy. The Crown is thus the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Canadian government, with powers vested in the Prime Minister, the Canadian Parliament, and federal courts. Further elements of governance are outlined in the rest of the Canadian constitution, which includes written statutes, court rulings, and unwritten conventions developed over centuries.
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