Levels and Branches

The Canadian Government contains three different levels: Federal, Provincial, and Municipal. The Federal Government is divided into three parts: Executive branch, Legislative branch, and the Judicial branch. Each level of Government has different aspects and responsibilities to take care of.

Federal Responsibilities: Defense, criminal law, employment insurance, postal service, census, copyrights & patents, trade regulation, external relations, money and banking, transportation, citizenship, and aboriginal affairs.

Provincial Responsibilities: Property and civil rights, administration of justice, natural resources and environment, education, health, and welfare of inhabitants.

Municipal Responsibilities: Water supply, sewage, waste collection, public transit, land use planning, libraries, emergency services, animal control, and economic development

The Legislative branch of the government has the responsibility to debate, amend, and make laws. It consists of Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) who work at the Legislative Assembly.

The Executive branch of the government operates, implements, and enforces all of the laws produced by the legislative branch. It is comprised of the Queen, who in Canada, is represented by the Governor General and the Executive Council, which made up of ministers in the Cabinet.

The Judiciary branch administers justice by applying laws, protecting the rights of inhabitants, and punishing the ones who break laws. The judiciary branch is comprised of Canada's system of courts and judges and performs independently from the other branches of government.

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