House of Commons of Canada

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component of the Parliament of Canada legislative body lower house of parliament

The House of Commons of Canada is the elected legislative chamber where Members of Parliament debate and pass federal laws and hold the government to account.

Aliases (3)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	component of the Parliament of Canada → legislative body → lower house of parliament →
abbreviation	HoC → House of Commons →
appoints	Prime Minister of Canada (indirectly, through confidence) →
budgetaryRole	approves taxation measures → authorizes government spending →
buildingComplex	Parliament Buildings →
city	Ottawa →
confidenceRelationship	Government of Canada must maintain confidence of the House →
constitutionalDocument	Constitution Act, 1867 → Constitution Act, 1982 →
constitutionalMaximumTerm	5 years →
country	Canada →
countryCapital	Ottawa →
electoralDistricts	338 federal ridings →
eligibility	members elected by Canadian citizens →
establishedBy	Constitution Act, 1867 →
foundationDate	1867 →
governmentType	federal →
hasChamberType	elected chamber →
hasWebsite	https://www.ourcommons.ca →
jurisdiction	federal matters under the Constitution of Canada →
legislativeChamberOf	Parliament of Canada →
legislativeProcessRole	introduces most government bills → reviews and amends bills →
location	Parliament Hill →
meetsIn	Centre Block (historically) → West Block of Parliament Hill →
memberTitle	Member of Parliament →
nativeName	Chambre des communes du Canada →
numberOfMembers	338 →
officialLanguage	English → French →
otherChamber	Senate of Canada →
oversightFunction	parliamentary committees → question period →
partOf	federal legislature of Canada →
predecessor	House of Assembly of New Brunswick → House of Assembly of Nova Scotia → Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada →
presidingOfficerTitle	Speaker of the House of Commons →
province	Ontario →
role	debates federal legislation → holds the Government of Canada to account → passes federal laws →
termLength	up to 4 years →
votingSystem	first-past-the-post →

Referenced by (44)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Carleton → Conservative Party of Canada → Glengarry—Prescott—Russell → Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston → Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes → Nepean → Orléans (federal electoral district) → Ottawa South → Papineau → Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke → St. John’s East → Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry →	representedIn
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell → Orléans (federal electoral district) → Ottawa Centre → Ottawa—Vanier → Scott Reid → Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry →	legislativeBody
Canada → Canadian federal government → Dominion of Canada → Parliament of Canada →	lowerHouse
House of Commons of Canada ("House of Commons") →	abbreviation
Prime Minister of Canada →	associatedBody
Constitution Act, 1867 →	definesInstitution
Member of Parliament →	electedTo
2019 Canadian federal election →	electoralBody
Ottawa South →	federalElectoralDistrictOf
Liberal Party of Canada →	federalLevel
Kanata—Carleton →	federalRepresentationLevel
Parliament of Canada →	hasComponent
Centre Block (historical) →	housed
Orléans (federal electoral district) →	jurisdiction
2021 Canadian federal election →	legislativeBodyElected
Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston ("House of Commons") →	legislativeChamber
Martha Black →	memberOf
House of Commons of Canada ("Chambre des communes du Canada") →	nativeName
Ken Dryden →	parliament
James Shaver Woodsworth →	parliamentaryBody
Charles Taylor ("Canadian House of Commons") →	ranForOffice
General amending formula →	requiresApprovalFrom
Cabinet of Canada →	responsibleTo
Liberal Government (1905–1915) ("House of Commons") →	strengthened
Government Chief Whip →	typicalChamber