Parliament of Canada
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The Parliament of Canada is the bicameral national legislature responsible for making federal laws and overseeing the government in Canada.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bicameral legislature
→
federal legislature → national legislature → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Parliament of Canada
→
surface form: "Canadian Parliament"
|
| appointingAuthorityUpperHouse | Governor General of Canada → |
| appointmentsOnAdviceOf | Prime Minister of Canada → |
| ceremonialHead |
Charles III, King of Canada
→
surface form: "Monarch of Canada"
|
| constitutionalMonarch |
Charles III, King of Canada
→
surface form: "Monarch of Canada"
|
| country | Canada → |
| createdBy | Constitution Act, 1867 → |
| established | 1867 → |
| hasComponent |
Governor General of Canada
→
House of Commons of Canada → Charles III, King of Canada →
surface form: "Monarch of Canada"
Senate of Canada → |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
all provinces of Canada
→
all territories of Canada → |
| hasPower |
amend certain parts of the Constitution of Canada
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approve federal budget → hold the government to account → pass federal legislation → |
| jurisdiction |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
→
surface form: "federal government of Canada"
|
| language |
English
→
French → |
| legalBasis |
Constitution Act, 1867
→
Constitution Act, 1982 → |
| legislativeType | bicameral → |
| locatedIn |
Canada
→
Ontario → Ottawa → |
| lowerHouse | House of Commons of Canada → |
| meetsAt |
Parliament Hill
→
surface form: "Parliament Hill, Ottawa"
|
| meetsIn |
Centre Block (historical)
→
Supreme Court of Canada Building →
surface form: "Senate of Canada Building"
Parliament Hill →
surface form: "West Block (temporary House of Commons chamber)"
|
| numberOfChambers | 2 → |
| partOf | political system of Canada → |
| representativeOfMonarch | Governor General of Canada → |
| role |
controls public finances at the federal level
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makes federal laws → oversees the Government of Canada → represents Canadian citizens → |
| seat | Parliament Hill → |
| selectionMethodUpperHouse | appointed → |
| supervises |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
→
surface form: "Government of Canada"
|
| upperHouse | Senate of Canada → |
| votingSystemLowerHouse | first-past-the-post → |
| website | https://www.parl.ca → |
Referenced by (50)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Canadian Parliament"
subject surface form: "Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms"
subject surface form: "National Capital Region (Canada)"
subject surface form: "Tax Court of Canada"
subject surface form: "Canadian federal government"
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
→
parentOrganization
→
Parliament of Canada
→
subject surface form: "Orléans (federal electoral district)"
subject surface form: "Speaker of the Senate of Canada"
subject surface form: "General amending formula"