Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
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The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario is the Crown’s representative in the province, performing constitutional, ceremonial, and community duties on behalf of the Canadian monarch.
Aliases (4)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional office
→
provincial public office → vice-regal representative → |
| appointedBy |
Governor General of Canada
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| appointmentOnAdviceOf |
Prime Minister of Canada
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|
| associatedWith |
Government of Ontario
→
Legislative Assembly of Ontario → |
| assumedOffice |
2014-09-23
→
|
| ceremonialRole |
Chancellor of the Order of Ontario
→
Patron of various provincial organizations → representing the Crown at official events in Ontario → |
| communityRole |
promoting civic engagement in Ontario
→
recognizing outstanding achievement through awards → |
| constitutionalRole |
appointing members of the Executive Council of Ontario
→
appointing the Premier of Ontario → dissolving the Legislative Assembly of Ontario → ensuring Ontario always has a government → granting Royal Assent to provincial legislation → proroguing the Legislative Assembly of Ontario → reading the Speech from the Throne → summoning the Legislative Assembly of Ontario → |
| country |
Canada
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|
| createdBy |
Constitution Act, 1867
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|
| dateEstablished |
1867-07-01
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| firstHolder |
Henry William Stisted
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|
| flag |
Standard of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
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| jurisdiction |
Ontario
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|
| languageOfWork |
English
→
French → |
| memberOf |
Executive Council of Ontario
→
Order of Canada (ex officio) → Order of Ontario (ex officio Chancellor) → |
| officeHeldBy |
Elizabeth Dowdeswell
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|
| officeType |
subnational monarchy office
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| partOf |
Canadian constitutional monarchy
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|
| positionHeld |
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
→
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario → |
| precedence |
ranks immediately after the Governor General in Ontario
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| reportsTo |
monarch of Canada (constitutionally)
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|
| represents |
Crown in Right of Ontario
→
monarch of Canada → |
| residence |
Government House, Ontario
→
Ontario Heritage Trust–owned vice-regal residence in Toronto → |
| seat |
Toronto
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|
| style |
Her Honour the Honourable
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|
| symbol |
Crown of Canada
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|
| termLength |
customary term of about five years
→
serves at pleasure of the Governor General → |
Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Premier of Ontario
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appointedBy |
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Order of Ontario
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chancellor |
|
Order of Ontario
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conferredBy |
|
Order of Ontario
("Lieutenant Governor in Council of Ontario")
→
|
establishedBy |
|
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
("Standard of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario")
→
|
flag |
|
Ontario
→
|
headOfStateRepresentativeTitle |
|
Premier of Ontario
→
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isDifferentFrom |
|
Elizabeth Dowdeswell
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|
positionHeld |
|
Government of Ontario
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|
representativeOfHeadOfState |