The Parliament of Canada (French: Parlement du Canada) is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. By constitutional convention, the House of Commons is dominant, with the Senate rarely opposing its will.The Senate reviews legislation from a less partisan …

In Canada, the bill passes through the following stages: First reading: This stage is a mere formality.; Second reading: As in the UK, the stage involves a debate on the general principles of the bill and is followed by a vote.Again, the second reading of a government bill is usually approved. A defeat for a Government bill on this reading signifies a major loss.

The 41st Canadian Parliament was in session from June 2, 2011 to August 2, 2015, with the membership of its House of Commons having been determined by the results of the 2011 federal election held on May 2, 2011. Parliament convened on June 2, 2011, with the election of Andrew Scheer as Speaker, followed the next day with the Speech from the Throne. ...

This article is a list of the prime ministers of Canada by their time in office.The list starts with Confederation on July 1, 1867, and the first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald.It includes all prime ministers since then, up to the current prime minister, nor do they have term limits.Instead, they can stay in office as long as their government has the confidence of a majority in the ...

The Canadian Anti-terrorism Act (French: Loi antiterroriste) (the Act) was passed by the Parliament of Canada in response to the September 11, 2001, attacks in the United States.It received Royal Assent on December 18, 2001, as Bill C-36. The "omnibus bill" [citation needed] extended the powers of government and institutions within the Canadian security …

The Canada Act 1982 (1982 c. 11; French: Loi de 1982 sur le Canada) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and one of the enactments which make up the Constitution of Canada.It was enacted at the request of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada to patriate Canada's Constitution, ending the power of the British Parliament to amend the Constitution.

A Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) is an elected member of the Legislative Assembly of the Canadian province of Ontario.Elsewhere in Canada, the titular designation "Member of Provincial Parliament" has also been used to refer to members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1791 to 1838, and to members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec …

The Office of the Auditor General of Canada was named one of "Canada's Top 100 Employers" by Mediacorp Canada Inc. five years in a row (2008-2012), and was featured in Maclean's newsmagazine. [7] The commissioner of the environment and sustainable development, was created by Parliament in 1995 as an aide to the AGC, and has offices within the ...

The resulting Data Protection Directive was adopted by the European Parliament and ministers from national governments in 1995 and had to be transposed into national law by the end of 1998. ... Canada. In Canada, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) went into effect on 1 January 2001, applicable to private ...

Le premier ministre du Canada (en anglais : Prime Minister of Canada) est l'officiel qui joue le rôle de ministre de la Couronne, de président du Cabinet et par conséquent de chef du gouvernement du Canada.Officiellement, il est nommé par le gouverneur général mais par convention constitutionnelle, le premier ministre doit avoir la confiance de la Chambre des communes.