Canada Government

For starters… Canada created its own constitution in 1982. However, Canada’s government still has ties to Great Britain- the Queen of England is also the Queen of Canada! Therefore, Canada is a constitutional monarchy AND a parliamentary democracy

Leaders Chief of State- Head of Government- Monarch Queen Elizabeth II Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Federal Canada is a federation Powers are shared between a central government and a number of political units

British Commonwealth An association of nations consisting of the United Kingdom and several former British colonies that are now independent states but still pay allegiance to the British Crown

African British Commonwealth Nations Botswana Cameroon Ghana Kenya Lesotho Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Nigeria Rwanda Seychelles Sierra Leone South Africa Swaziland Uganda United Republic of Tanzania Zambia

Asian British Commonwealth Nations Bangladesh Brunei Darussalam India Malaysia Maldives Pakistan Singapore Sri Lanka

Caribbean and the Americas British Commonwealth Nations Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas, The Barbados Belize Canada Dominica Grenada Guyana Jamaica St Kitts and Nevis St Lucia St Vincent and The Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago

European British Commonwealth Nations Cyprus Malta United Kingdom

Pacific British Commonwealth Nations Australia Fiji Kiribati Nauru New Zealand Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu

Rights and Freedoms The Canadian constitution guarantees citizens personal rights and freedoms like we have in the U.S. Citizens vote for representatives in parliament