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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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
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
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.

Parliament of Canada alsoKnownAs Parliament of Canada
this entity surface form: "Canadian Parliament"
Royal Assent appliesTo Parliament of Canada
Section 33 (Notwithstanding clause) appliesTo Parliament of Canada
subject surface form: "Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms"
Part X – Intercolonial Railway bindingOn Parliament of Canada
subject surface form: "National Capital Region (Canada)"
CCI createdBy Parliament of Canada
Federal Court of Appeal createdBy Parliament of Canada
Federal Court of Canada createdBy Parliament of Canada
SCC createdBy Parliament of Canada
subject surface form: "Supreme Court of Canada"
Constitution Act, 1867 definesInstitution Parliament of Canada
Canada Pension Plan enactedBy Parliament of Canada
National Defence Act enactedBy Parliament of Canada
Tax Court of Canada establishedBy Parliament of Canada
TCC establishedBy Parliament of Canada
subject surface form: "Tax Court of Canada"
Supreme Court of Canada foundedBy Parliament of Canada
Canadian Museum of Nature governingBody Parliament of Canada
Parliament Hill governingBody Parliament of Canada
Centre Block (historical) governmentBodyServed Parliament of Canada
Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston governmentalBody Parliament of Canada
St. John’s East governmentalJurisdiction Parliament of Canada
Ottawa isSeatOf Parliament of Canada
Canadian Forces Reorganization Act jurisdiction Parliament of Canada
Carleton jurisdiction Parliament of Canada
Kanata—Carleton legislativeBody Parliament of Canada
Nepean legislativeBody Parliament of Canada
Ottawa South legislativeBody Parliament of Canada
Papineau legislativeBody Parliament of Canada
House of Commons of Canada legislativeChamberOf Parliament of Canada
Canada legislature Parliament of Canada
subject surface form: "Canadian federal government"
Dominion of Canada legislature Parliament of Canada
Orléans partOf Parliament of Canada
subject surface form: "Orléans (federal electoral district)"
Senate of Canada partOf Parliament of Canada
Speaker of the Senate partOf Parliament of Canada
subject surface form: "Speaker of the Senate of Canada"
Speaker of the Senate of Canada partOf Parliament of Canada
National Historic Site of Canada recognizedBy Parliament of Canada
Department of National Defence reportsTo Parliament of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada reportsTo Parliament of Canada
Ottawa Centre representedIn Parliament of Canada
Constitution Act, 1982 requestedBy Parliament of Canada
subject surface form: "General amending formula"
Cabinet of Canada responsibleTo Parliament of Canada