Canadian Parliament
Canada's federal legislature
Canadian Parliament is the federal legislative body of Canada, consisting of three components: the monarch (represented by the Governor General), the appointed Senate, and the elected House of Commons.
Laws require approval from all three.
The bill passed Canadian Parliament after months of debate.
The term distinguishes federal from provincial legislatures.
- ConfederationAlliance of sovereign entities
- SenateLegislative body, often bicameral's elder
- Speaker of the HouseLower chamber's presiding officer
- Governor GeneralViceregal position's formal address
- Prime MinisterParliamentary head of state
governance system type
Canadian Parliamentauthoritarian regime
Government with concentrated, unchecked power
dictatorship · military junta · one-party state · absolute monarchy · totalitarian government
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