Crown in right of Canada

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The Crown in right of Canada is the legal embodiment of the Canadian state and its executive authority, personified by the monarch and exercised by the federal government and its representatives.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional monarchy
legal person
sovereign state authority
actsThrough Cabinet of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada
alsoKnownAs Crown in right of Canada
surface form: the Canadian Crown

the Crown
Crown in right of Canada
surface form: the Crown in Canada
basisIn Constitution Act, 1867
Constitution Act, 1982
constitutionalMonarch Charles III, King of Canada
surface form: King Charles III
country Canada
distinctFrom Crown in right of each Canadian province
employerOf federal public service of Canada
exercises executive authority of Canada
prerogative powers
royal prerogative in defence
royal prerogative in foreign affairs
royal prerogative in the appointment of ministers
royal prerogative in the dissolution of Parliament
governs Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
surface form: federal government of Canada
hasBranch Cabinet of Canada
surface form: Crown-in-Council

Crown-in-Parliament
Crown
surface form: Crown-on-the-Bench
hasJurisdiction federal level of Canada
hasOfficialLanguage English
French
headOfState monarch of Canada
holds sovereign authority in Canada
legalConceptIn Canadian constitutional law
legalDoctrine the Crown is continuous and never dies
legalEmbodimentOf Canadian state
owns federal public lands of Canada
partOf Canadian constitutional monarchy
partyTo Crown-Indigenous treaties in Canada
federal treaties of Canada
personifiedBy monarch of Canada
relatedConcept Crown in right of British Columbia
Crown in right of Canada self-linksurface differs
surface form: Crown in right of Ontario

Crown in right of Canada self-linksurface differs
surface form: Crown in right of Quebec
representedBy Privy Council Office
surface form: Privy Council for Canada

federal ministers
Governor General of Canada
surface form: governor general of Canada
roleIn executive branch of Canada
judicial branch of Canada
legislative branch of Canada
seatOfGovernment Ottawa
symbolizedBy Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
surface form: royal coat of arms of Canada

royal crown

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Crown as corporation sole relatedTo Crown in right of Canada
this entity surface form: the Crown in right of Canada
the Crown in Right of Saskatchewan distinctFrom Crown in right of Canada
this entity surface form: the Crown in Right of Canada
HMC (Her Majesty’s Canadian) Ships allegiance Crown in right of Canada
subject surface form: HMC Ships
this entity surface form: Her Majesty in right of Canada
National symbols of Canada includes Crown in right of Canada
this entity surface form: Canadian Crown
Skarù∙ręʼ treatyRelationshipWith Crown in right of Canada
this entity surface form: Crown in Right of Canada
Crown in the Canadian provinces sharesMonarchWith Crown in right of Canada
this entity surface form: Crown in the federal jurisdiction of Canada
Crown in the Canadian provinces distinctFrom Crown in right of Canada
this entity surface form: Crown in right of Canada (federal Crown)
Belizean_Crown distinctFrom Crown in right of Canada
this entity surface form: Canadian_Crown
CMM associatedWith Crown in right of Canada
this entity surface form: Crown in Right of Canada