How does Discover Canada describe Canada’s system of government?
- A constitutional monarchy, a parliamentary democracy and a federal state
- A direct democracy without representatives
- A military government
- A presidential republic
Answer: A constitutional monarchy, a parliamentary democracy and a federal state
The guide describes Canada as a constitutional monarchy, a parliamentary democracy and a federal state. Canadians are bound together by a shared commitment to the rule of law and to the institutions of parliamentary government.
Learn more: Three key facts about Canada’s government
- Three key facts: Canada is a federal state, a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy.
- Canadians are bound together by a shared commitment to the rule of law and to the institutions of parliamentary government.
- Canada is the only constitutional monarchy in North America; it has inherited the oldest continuous constitutional tradition in the world.
- Canada’s institutions uphold “Peace, Order, and Good Government”, a key phrase in the British North America Act of 1867, Canada’s original constitutional document.