Queen’s Privy Council for Canada

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Canadian federal institution advisory body privy council

The Queen’s Privy Council for Canada is a formal body of advisors to the Canadian monarch that underpins the country’s system of executive government, with membership typically including current and former cabinet ministers and other distinguished public figures.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Queen’s Privy Council for Canada canonical 6
King’s Privy Council for Canada 5
Privy Council for Canada 3

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian federal institution ⓘ
advisory body ⓘ
privy council ⓘ
advises Charles III, King of Canada ⓘ
surface form: Canadian monarch

Crown in right of Canada ⓘ
surface form: Crown in Right of Canada
appointingAuthority monarch of Canada ⓘ
appointmentsMadeBy Governor General of Canada ⓘ
surface form: governor general of Canada
appointmentsMadeOnAdviceOf Prime Minister of Canada ⓘ
surface form: prime minister of Canada
archivesHeldBy Privy Council Office ⓘ
associatedBody Queen’s Privy Council for Canada self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: King’s Privy Council for Canada
ceremonialRole formal body for issuing proclamations and Orders in Council ⓘ
formal body for swearing in ministers ⓘ
constitutionalMonarch Charles III, King of Canada ⓘ
surface form: Charles III
constitutionalProvision section 11 of the Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ
constitutionalStatus constitutional body ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
governancePrinciple responsible government ⓘ
hasMember cabinet minister ⓘ
distinguished public figure ⓘ
former cabinet minister ⓘ
hasOath Oath of Allegiance (United Kingdom) ⓘ
surface form: Privy Councillor’s oath
historicalNameVariant Queen’s Privy Council for Canada self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: King’s Privy Council for Canada
jurisdiction federal ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalBasis Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ
meetsAt Ottawa ⓘ
membershipIncludes current federal cabinet ministers ⓘ
other eminent Canadians ⓘ
prime minister of Canada ⓘ
some chief justices of Canada ⓘ
some former prime ministers ⓘ
some provincial premiers ⓘ
membershipType lifetime appointment ⓘ
partOf executive branch of the Government of Canada ⓘ
primaryFunctionInPractice executive decision-making through Cabinet ⓘ
privileges use of the honorific The Honourable for life ⓘ
relatedConcept the King-in-Council ⓘ
surface form: Crown-in-Council

Governor in Council of Canada ⓘ
surface form: Governor in Council
role advising the Crown on the exercise of executive powers ⓘ
formal source of executive authority for Orders in Council ⓘ
underpinning the system of responsible government in Canada ⓘ
scopeOfAdvice matters of state and public policy ⓘ
seat Parliament Hill ⓘ
subordinateUnit Cabinet of Canada ⓘ
Treasury Board of Canada ⓘ
supportedBy Privy Council Office ⓘ
typeOfMembership non-elected ⓘ
typicalActiveSubset Cabinet of Canada ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Prime Minister of Canada → memberOf → Queen’s Privy Council for Canada ⓘ
Governor General of Canada → memberOf → Queen’s Privy Council for Canada ⓘ
this entity surface form: King’s Privy Council for Canada
Secretary of State for External Affairs → memberOf → Queen’s Privy Council for Canada ⓘ
John Diefenbaker → hasHonor → Queen’s Privy Council for Canada ⓘ
this entity surface form: PC (Privy Councillor of Canada)
Adrienne Clarkson → memberOf → Queen’s Privy Council for Canada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council for Canada
Treasury Board of Canada → memberOf → Queen’s Privy Council for Canada ⓘ
Stephen Harper → memberOf → Queen’s Privy Council for Canada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council of Canada
Queen’s Privy Council for Canada → associatedBody → Queen’s Privy Council for Canada self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: King’s Privy Council for Canada
Queen’s Privy Council for Canada → historicalNameVariant → Queen’s Privy Council for Canada self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: King’s Privy Council for Canada
Art Eggleton → memberOf → Queen’s Privy Council for Canada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council of Canada
Privy Counsellor (United Kingdom) → relatedConcept → Queen’s Privy Council for Canada ⓘ
this entity surface form: King's Privy Council for Canada
John Carr Munro → memberOf → Queen’s Privy Council for Canada ⓘ
this entity surface form: King's Privy Council for Canada
Leader of the Official Opposition (Canada) → memberOf → Queen’s Privy Council for Canada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council for Canada
Queen of Canada → linkedInstitution → Queen’s Privy Council for Canada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council for Canada
Andrew McNaughton → memberOf → Queen’s Privy Council for Canada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council of Canada
Canadian politics → executiveBody → Queen’s Privy Council for Canada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council (Canada)
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry → memberOf → Queen’s Privy Council for Canada ⓘ
Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development → memberOf → Queen’s Privy Council for Canada ⓘ
Minister of Rural Economic Development → memberOf → Queen’s Privy Council for Canada ⓘ
Minister of Canadian Heritage → isMemberOf → Queen’s Privy Council for Canada ⓘ
this entity surface form: King’s Privy Council for Canada
President of the Treasury Board → memberOf → Queen’s Privy Council for Canada ⓘ
this entity surface form: King’s Privy Council for Canada