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The '''Canadian Government''', formally '''Her Majesty's Government in Canada''', is the [[federal government]] of [[Canada]].  Powers and structure of the federal government are set out in the Constitution of Canada.

== Usage ==
In [[Canadian English]], the word ''[[government]]'' is used to refer both to the whole set of institutions that govern the country (following American usage, but where Britons would use ''[[state]]''), and to the current political leadership (following British usage, but where Americans would use ''[[administration]]'').  For example a Canadian could be a ''government employee'' but never a ''state employee'', and they would support or oppose the policies of the ''[[28th Canadian Ministry|Harper government]]'' but never the ''Harper administration''.

Because Canada is a [[federation]], ''the government'' may refer to the [[federal government|federal]], [[provincial]] or [[municipal]] government. In this article, ''government'' refers to the structure of the Canadian federal state.

== Executive power ==
=== Head of State ===  
[[Image:Queen of canada wob.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Her Majesty [[Queen [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]], Queen of Canada, wearing the [[Monarch|Sovereign]]'s insignia of the [[Order of Canada]] and the [[Order of Military Merit (Canada)|Order of Military Merit]]]]
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(contracted; show full). As a result, responsibilities for new functions of government such as labour law or social welfare had to be accommodated under powers specified in the [[British North America Act]]. Many ended up being assigned to the [[provinces and territories of Canada|provinces]], so that today Canada is a highly [[decentralize]]d [[federation]]. Further decentralization of functions has been implemented to accommodate [[Quebec]]. All provinces however have the right to assume the powers now exercised only by Quebec
; [[Alberta]] and [[Ontario]] have expressed interest in doing so.{{fact|date=December 2007}}.

Each province has a [[Lieutenant-Governor (Canada)|lieutenant-governor]] to represent the [[Monarchy of Canada|Canadian sovereign]], a [[Premier (Canada)|premier]] and [[cabinet]] to advise the [[viceroy]]{{clarifyme}}, and a ([[unicameral]]) legislature. Provincial governments operate under a [[parliamentary system]] similar in nature to that of the federal government, with the premier chosen in the same manner as the prime minister. Lieutenant governors are appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.canada.ca/ Official website of the Government of Canada] 
* [http://www.gg.ca/ Governor General of Canada] 
* [http://www.pm.gc.ca/ Prime Minister of Canada] 
* [http://direct.srv.gc.ca/cgi-bin/direct500/BE Government Telephone Directory] 
* [http://publiservice.gc.ca/directories/infor_e.html Information on the Government of Canada]<!-- Seems down. Chealer 20080609 -->
* [http://publiservice.gc.ca/directories/email/email_e.html Federal government e-mail naming standards] 
* [http://publiservice.gc.ca/forms/formsdept_e.html Government Forms]
* [http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/ Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat] 
* [http://gov.canadiancontent.net/ Government of Canada search engine] 
* [http://publiservice.gc.ca/directories/genenq/enquiries_e.html General Enquiries - Federal Government Organizations] 
* [http://publiservice.gc.ca/directories/pgtd/pgtd_e.html Provincial Government Telephone Directories]

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