Senate of Canada

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component of the Parliament of Canada upper house of parliament

The Senate of Canada is the unelected upper chamber of the Canadian Parliament that reviews, amends, and approves legislation passed by the House of Commons.

Aliases (3)

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf component of the Parliament of Canada →
upper house of parliament →
appointmentMethod appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister →
constitutionalBasis Constitution Act, 1867 →
constitutionalMonarch Charles III, King of Canada →
surface form: "Monarch of Canada"
country Canada →
establishedBy Constitution Act, 1867 →
formerMeetingPlace Centre Block (historical) →
surface form: "Centre Block"
hasAdditionalRegionalRepresentation Newfoundland and Labrador →
Territories →
hasChamberType upper house →
hasHouseColor red →
hasJurisdiction federal →
hasLegislativePower can veto most legislation →
cannot amend constitutional amendments unilaterally →
cannot initiate money bills →
hasMaximumNumberOfMembers 105 →
hasMemberTitle Senator →
hasMotto Chamber of sober second thought →
hasNativeName Senate of Canada →
surface form: "Sénat du Canada"
hasNumberOfMembers 105 →
hasNumberOfSenatorialDivisions 4 →
hasOfficialLanguage English →
French →
hasPresidingOfficer Speaker of the Senate of Canada →
hasPresidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the Senate →
hasTermType until age 75 →
hasTypeOfMembership independent senators →
party-affiliated senators →
hasWebsite https://sencanada.ca →
inception 1867 →
isElected false →
legislativeRole amends legislation →
approves legislation →
conducts committee studies →
initiates certain legislation →
represents regional interests →
reviews legislation →
locatedIn Ottawa →
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Ontario →
locatedInCountry Canada →
mandatoryRetirementAge 75 →
meetsIn Senate of Canada Building →
partOf Parliament of Canada →
representedBy Governor General of Canada →
representsRegion Eastern Canada →
surface form: "Maritimes"

Ontario →
Quebec, Canada →
surface form: "Quebec"

Western Canada →
usesVotingSystem no formal voting system for appointment →

Referenced by (19)

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

Constitution Act, 1867 → definesInstitution → Senate of Canada →
Parliament of Canada → hasComponent → Senate of Canada →
Senate of Canada → hasNativeName → Senate of Canada →
this entity surface form: "Sénat du Canada"
Centre Block (historical) → housed → Senate of Canada →
Speaker of the Senate of Canada → memberOf → Senate of Canada →
House of Commons of Canada → otherChamber → Senate of Canada →
Speaker of the Senate of Canada → partOf → Senate of Canada →
Speaker of the Senate → presidesOver → Senate of Canada →
subject surface form: "Speaker of the Senate of Canada"
Chamber of sober second thought → refersTo → Senate of Canada →
Speaker of the Senate of Canada → reportsTo → Senate of Canada →
Canadian Conservative Party → representedIn → Senate of Canada →
subject surface form: "Conservative Party of Canada"
Liberal Party of Canada → representedIn → Senate of Canada →
Speaker of the Senate → represents → Senate of Canada →
subject surface form: "Speaker of the Senate of Canada"
this entity surface form: "Senate of Canada in its official capacities"
Speaker of the Senate → represents → Senate of Canada →
subject surface form: "Speaker of the Senate of Canada"
this entity surface form: "Senate of Canada in relations with the Crown"
subject surface form: "General amending formula"
Canada → upperHouse → Senate of Canada →
subject surface form: "Canadian federal government"
Dominion of Canada → upperHouse → Senate of Canada →
Parliament of Canada → upperHouse → Senate of Canada →