Government of Canada

The Government of Canada is a constitutional monarchy. It has a monarch, who currently is King Charles III. He appoints a Governor General to Canada to represent himself. The country is run by a democratically elected government, led by a Prime Minister. A Parliament is elected, usually every five years. From the parliament, a cabinet is organized with the prime minister as leader.

Government of Canada
French: Gouvernement du Canada
Federal government
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Overview
Established	July 1, 1867 (1867-07-01)
Country	Canada
Leader	Prime Minister (Justin Trudeau)
Appointed by	Governor General (Mary Simon) on the advice of the prime minister
Main organ	Privy Council (de jure) Cabinet (de facto)
Responsible to	House of Commons
Headquarters	Ottawa, Ontario
Website	canada.ca/en

The prime minister (currently Justin Trudeau) is the head of government, who is invited by the Crown to form a government after securing the confidence of the House of Commons, which is typically determined through the election of enough members of a single political party in a federal election to provide a majority of seats in Parliament, forming a governing party.

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