1. Provincial Government

2. Provincial Responsibilities
Aboriginal Relations
Agriculture and Rural Development
Culture
Education
Energy
Enterprise and Advanced Education
Environment and Sustainable Resource Development Health
Human Services
Infrastructure
International & Intergovernmental Relations
Justice and Solicitor General
Municipal Affairs
Parks and Recreation
Transportation
Service Ontario
Treasury Board and Finance

3. Premier Courts Criminal Cabinet Civil Civil Service Family
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Premier
Courts
House of Assembly
Criminal
Cabinet
National
Assembly
Civil
Legislative Assembly
Civil Service
Family

4. Legislative Branch House of Assembly National Assembly
Legislative Assembly

5. House of Assembly, National Assembly or Legislative Assembly
House of Assembly in Newfoundland & Labrador and Nova Scotia
National Assembly in Quebec
Legislative Assembly in:
P.E.I.
New Brunswick
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia

6. Members of Provincial Parliament (or Members of Legislative Assemblies)
Provincial elections
Ontario is divided into 107 electoral districts, also referred to as ridings. The number of electoral districts is determined by population distribution
Elected and function the same as at the federal level – the governing party introduces bills and have to face the opposition
Current MPP for Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock:
(Progressive Conservative Party)
Laurie Scott

7. Executive Branch
Premier
Cabinet
Civil Service

8. Her Honour the Honourable
Lieutenant- Governor
Representative of the Crown at the provincial level like the Governor General is for the federal level
Responsibilities:
Visits around the province
Opening provincial legislature
Swearing in cabinet members
Signing bills and calling elections on the advice of Premier
Current Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario:
Her Honour the Honourable
Elizabeth Dowdeswell

9. Current Premier of Ontario:
Premier & Cabinet
Leader of the party that wins the most seats in in a provincial election
Each premier appoints a cabinet
Responsibilities:
As party leader, the premier must be able to explain party policies and programs, and be able to put them into action
Main communicator of provincial government plans and priorities with the federal government and with other provincial and territory governments in Canada
Current Premier of Ontario:
(Liberal Party)
Kathleen Wynne

10. Northwest Territories & Nunavut
Government run by consensus instead – members do not belong to political parties
After they are elected, they in turn elect a Premier, Speaker, and Cabinet
Everything has to be passed by all members
Based on First Nations and Inuit forms of government

11. Judicial Branch
Courts
Criminal
Civil
Family

12. Judicial Branch
Criminal: A person may be prosecuted criminally for any offences found in the Criminal Code or any other federal statute containing criminal offences
Civil: deals with disputes between private parties, or negligent acts that cause harm to others
Family: dealing with family relationship, marriage, and divorce