Levels of government

• • Federal
  • Provincial
  • Municipal
• Federal:

  • Responsible for issues that affect Canada as a whole country
  • National security
  • Defense/military
  • International relations
  • Citizenship/immigration
  • Printing of money
  • Banking
  • Postal services 
  • Taxes
• Provincial:

  • Responsible for issues that affect province as a whole
  • Education/schools
  • Health care
  • Environment
  • Social assistance
  • Energy generation
  • Natural resources
  • Driver/vehicle licensing
  • Agriculture
• Municipal:

  • Deals with issues conceding the community
  • Public parks
  • Libraries
  • Social services
  • Local police
  • Fire services
  • Garbage/recycling
  • Public transportation
  • Property taxes
  • Water
  • Snow removal
• federal parliament consists of 

  • The house of commons: made up of elected MPs from every province and territory
  • Prime minister: the MPs party who gets the most votes has their leader as the Prime Minister
  • The senate: made up of senators appointed by the governor general on advice of prime ministers
  • The monarch: represented by governor general