This is a list of leaders and office-holders of Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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Canadian incumbents by year

This is a list of Canadian incumbents in any given year. This includes cabinet ministers, premiers and lieutenant governors of provinces, mayors, Supreme Court justices, religious leaders, and others.See also: Timeline of Canadian history...

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Monarchs

• Monarchs of Canadian territories (1534 –)
• Monarchs of Canada (1867 –)

Governors General

• Governors General of Canada (1627-)

Heads of government

• Prime Ministers of Canada (1867-)
• Premiers of the Province of Canada (1841–1867)

Cabinet ministers

Also known as Ministers of the Crown

Minister of the Crown

Minister of the Crown is the formal constitutional term used in the Commonwealth realms to describe a minister to the reigning sovereign. The term indicates that the minister serves at His/Her Majesty's pleasure, and advises the monarch, or viceroy, on how to exercise the Crown prerogatives...

• Cabinet of Canada
  Cabinet of Canada
  The Cabinet of Canada is a body of ministers of the Crown that, along with the Canadian monarch, and within the tenets of the Westminster system, forms the government of Canada...
  
  
• Deputy Prime Ministers of Canada (1977-)
• Ministers of Agriculture (1867-)
• Ministers of Canadian Heritage (1996-)
• Ministers of Citizenship and Immigration (1994-)
• Ministers of the Environment (1971-)
• Ministers of Finance (1867-)
• Ministers of Fisheries and Oceans (1979-)
• Ministers of Foreign Affairs (1995-)
• Ministers of Forestry (1990–1995)
• Ministers of Health (1944-)
• Ministers of Human Resources Development (1996–2003)
• Ministers of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (1966-)
• Ministers of Industry (1995-)
• Ministers of Industry, Science and Technology (1990–1995)
• Ministers of Intergovernmental Affairs (1993-)
• Ministers for International Cooperation (1996-)
• Ministers of International Trade (1983-)
• Ministers of Justice (1867-)
• Ministers of National Defence (1923-)
• Ministers of Natural Resources (1995-)
• Ministers of Pensions and National Health (1928–1944)
• Ministers of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (2003-)
• Ministers of Public Works and Government Services (1996-)
• Ministers of Railways and Canals (1879–1936)
• Ministers of Veterans Affairs (1944-)
• Secretaries of State for External Affairs (1909–1995)

Parliamentary office-holders

• Leaders of the Opposition (1867-)
• Canadian senators
• Members of the Canadian House of Commons
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  The 39th Canadian Parliament was in session from April 3, 2006 until September 7, 2008. The membership was set by the 2006 federal election on January 23, 2006, and it has changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections...
  
  

Lieutenant Governors

• Lieutenant Governors of Alberta
• Lieutenant Governors of British Columbia
• Lieutenant Governors of Manitoba
• Lieutenant Governors of New Brunswick
• Lieutenant Governors of Newfoundland and Labrador
• Lieutenant Governors of Nova Scotia
• Lieutenant Governors of Ontario
• Lieutenant Governors of Prince Edward Island
• Lieutenant Governors of Quebec
• Lieutenant Governors of Saskatchewan

Heads of government

• Premiers of Alberta
• Premiers of British Columbia
• Premiers of Manitoba
• Premiers of New Brunswick
• Premiers of Newfoundland and Labrador
• Premiers of Nova Scotia
• Premiers of Ontario
• Premiers of Prince Edward Island
• Premiers of Quebec
• Premiers of Saskatchewan

for the premiers in any given year.

Executive councils

For the executive councils (cabinet) of each province, see Executive Council (Canada)

Executive Council (Canada)

Executive Councils in the provinces and territories of Canada are constitutional organs headed by the Lieutenant Governor.The Cabinet is an informal grouping within the Council, headed by a provincial Premier, whom hold de facto power over the body...

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Territories

Unlike the provinces, the territories of Canada have no inherent jurisdiction

Inherent jurisdiction

Inherent jurisdiction is a doctrine of the English common law that a superior court has the jurisdiction to hear any matter that comes before it, unless a statute or rule limits that authority or grants exclusive jurisdiction to some other court or tribunal...

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Commissioners

Unlike the Governor General or a Lieutenant-Governor, who are representatives of the Queen of Canada, Commissioners are not vice-regal representatives. They are appointed by the federal government as a delegate of cabinet. Under the federal statute

Statute

A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs a state, city, or county. Typically, statutes command or prohibit something, or declare policy. The word is often used to distinguish law made by legislative bodies from case law, decided by courts, and regulations...

s governing the territories, the Commissioners act in accordance with written instructions from cabinet or the minister responsible (currently the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development).

• Commissioners of Northwest Territories
  Commissioners of Northwest Territories
  The Commissioner of the Northwest Territories is the Canadian federal government’s representative in Northwest Territories and the territory's Chief Executive Officer...
  
  
• Commissioners of Nunavut
  Commissioners of Nunavut
  This is a list of the Commissioners of Nunavut, Canada, since its creation in 1999. As of 12 May 2010, the commissioner is Edna Elias.-History:The position of Commissioner was created in 1999 with the creation of the new territory...
  
  
• Commissioners of Yukon

Heads of government

• Premiers of the Northwest Territories
• Premiers of Nunavut
• Premiers of Yukon

Municipalities

In Canada, incorporated municipalities are creations of the provincial and territorial governments. They have no independent existence under the Constitution.

• List of mayors in Canada

See also

• Lists of office-holders