Canadá - Governo - Perfil - 2000

Capital

Ottawa

Independência

1 Julho 1867 (from UK)

Feriado nacional

Canada Day, 1 Julho (1867)

Constitución

17 Abril 1982 (Constitution Act); originally, the machinery of the government was set up in the British North America Act of 1867; charter of rights and unwritten customs

Sufrágio

18 anos de idade; universal

Poder Executivo

chefe do estado:Queen ELIZABETH II (desde 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General Adrienne CLARKSON (desde 7 October 1999)
cabeça de governo:Prime Minister Jean CHRETIEN (desde 4 November 1993)
cabinet:Federal Ministry chosen by the prime minister from among the members of his own party sitting in Parliament
elections:none; the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister for a five-year term; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party in the House of Commons is automatically designated by the governor general to become prime minister