CANADA’S FEDERAL, PROVINCIAL, AND MUNICIPAL

GOVERNMENTS:A COMPARISON

Finish this statement:

Life without Government would be….

Our Government Classifications ___________________________: “Rule by the

people” Requires:

___________________– the right to vote A _____________– fundamental rules

_________________________: follows a constitution and British ___________(Model)

The _______is at the head of our government ______________: divided into 3 levels – _______,

__________, ____________ ___________: Political system in which individuals who

share a ______________organize themselves into parties to ________________for the right to __________

Ex. Liberal, Conservative, NDP, Green, BlocQuebecois

Canada’s 3 Levels of Government

1) ________2) __________3) _________

Federal Government

FEDERAL Responsibilities: __________policy ______________ _________and __________ _________laws _______________ National _________ ______________insurance ____________peoples _______system

Provincial Government

PROVINCIAL Responsibilities: ___________ ____________

**federal government pays a portion of the cost of health care and higher education

___________taxation Provincial ________ Management of _________________ ______and _________ _______________________programs ___________

Municipal Government MUNICIPAL Responsibilities:

Libraries Local schools Police & fire departments Public transportation & local roads Parks & recreation Water & sewage Garbage & recycling collection Zoning bylaws, building

codes/permits/licenses Structure:

Elected municipal members: mayors and councillors work to pass by-laws (laws only for that municipality)

Individual citizens most directly participate here

Federal vs Provincial Structure Comparison

 

Federal Provincial

EXECUTIVE BRANCH•Monarch•Governor General•Prime Minister•CabinetLEGISLATIVE BRANCH•House of Commons (Member of Parliament - MP)•SenateJUDICIAL BRANCH•Supreme Court of Canada•Federal Court of Appeal•Federal Court•Tax Court

EXECUTIVE BRANCH•Monarch•Lieutenant Governor•Premier•CabinetLEGISLATIVE BRANCH•Provincial Legislature (Member of the Legislative Assembly – MLA)•n/aJUDICIAL BRANCH•Supreme Court of Canada•Provincial Court of Appeal•Provincial/Territorial Superior Court

Elections and forming a government at the Federal and Provincial Levels:

STEP 1: ______________ ________create and run for _______on a __________ All Canadians _____________may vote The country/province is divided into _________(aka: _______,

____________, ________districts) (an area with approx. _______ people) that elect one person

STEP 2: _______________________ The party that won the ____________forms the government The leader of this party becomes the ____________of the

country/province The party with the _____________________becomes the _______

____________(leader of the official opposition) STEP 3: ________________________

The new government begins to run the country following a __________– putting a ______________________

Types of Governments ________________________(ultimate goal of a political party)

A party has ______________________________in the country/province This allows the government to ___________________the support of

another _______

_______________________ When a government _____________________to Parliament than any other

party, _____________than all the other ______________________ To _____________, the government must have the ________of the

________ parties ________________because may be _________by a ____________________by

__________membersExampleLiberal 45NDP 21Conservative 34Green Party 1Bloc Quebecois 3

 

_______________________ formal arrangement by which political parties work together for a

period of time or to meet a specific objective